New Faculty Orientation

Supporting University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s new faculty

Origins of Cooperative Extension

Educational Program Development

• Conducting Issues & Needs Assessments
• Plan of Work (POW)
• Criteria for Setting Program Priorities
• Program Evaluation
• A Road Map — An Evaluation Planning Guide
• Applied Research
• Grants, Contracts & Special Funds

Reappointment Packet Development

• Suggested Timeline for Reappointment / Promotion Packet Development
• Record-Keeping Tips
• Data Gathering and Analysis Tips (Powerpoint) (you may be prompted to log in to the UMS myCampus Portal; use your Gmail user name and password)
• Reappointment Packet Sample Tables and Layouts (Word)
• Program Summary Samples
• Sample Template for Promotion Packet (Word)

Scholarship & Professional Activity

• Creating and Using a Professional Network
• Performance Area III: Scholarship & Professional Activity
• Scholarship Assessment Guide (Word)
• Standards to Evaluate All Forms of Scholarship
• Journal of Extension Articles about Scholarship
• Start-Up Funding Proposal Guidelines (Word)
  • Start-Up Funding Letter (Word)
  • Start-Up Funding Budget (Excel)

New Faculty Mentoring Handbook (Word)

• Mentoring Tools
• Faculty Employee Orientation Checklist (Word)

Peer Committees

• Reappointment/Promotion Peer Committees
• Standing & Ad Hoc Peer Committees

Additional Info

• Job Stresses and How to Cope with Them
• Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
• Faculty Services: Resources for Faculty at Fogler Library

Acknowledgments