Faculty and leadership development opportunities at UGA
The UGA Office of Faculty Affairs offers a range of online programs in support of faculty development and success. Upcoming programs include:
Fall 2021 Creating a Sustainable Writing Practice Cohort
- Application deadline: Friday, June 11
- Facilitators: Elizabeth Davis, coordinator of the UGA writing certificate program, and Lindsey Harding, director of the UGA writing intensive program
Take your writing skills and habits to the next level. The Creating a Sustainable Writing Practice Cohort will focus on best practices in setting achievable goals, building low-stakes accountability, managing daily and writing-related stress, and establishing/enriching a sustainable writing practice. We welcome new participants and alumni of the program.
2021-2022 Aspire Fellows
- Application deadline: Friday, June 11
- Facilitator: Mary Carney, director of programming in faculty affairs
In UGA’s Aspire Fellows Program, mid-career and senior faculty will build on their existing successes and strengths to realize new aspirational goals and achievements. Each fellow will formulate an individualized professional development plan to define and achieve their aspirations. Growing from this work, participants will complete a signature project and extend their professional impact. Individual and small group coaching sessions will focus on developing and implementing professional development plans and signature projects.
Koru Basic 1.0: Mindfulness and Meditation
- Date: Thursdays, June 17 and 24
- Time: 3:45 p.m.
- Register today
- Facilitator: Kiz Adams, UGA well-being coordinator and certified Koru instructor
Mindfulness has become quite the buzzword these days. What place does mindfulness have in a work setting? Well, as it turns out, a lot. We now have the science that proves that developing mindfulness through the practice of meditation reduces stress, improves focus, and leads to better decision-making.
Koru Mindfulness is a four-week series offered to faculty through the Faculty Learning Series in which participants meet weekly for 60–75 minutes to learn and practice skills for mindfulness. The program was developed by two physicians at Duke University’s Health Center and has been used successfully there for 15 years to help individuals learn skills for managing stress and reducing anxiety.
What is required of participants?
- A commitment to attend all four training sessions
- Is a member of UGA faculty
- An open and curious mind
- A desire to approach life in a less stressed, calmer, more focused way
- A sincere willingness to try to practice the techniques learned in the class for 10 minutes a day
If you are interested in this event, please sign up through the Professional Education Portal by searching “Koru.”