Leaders Forum February 10, 2005

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Leaders Forum February 10, 2005
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Attracting, Recruiting, and RETAINING Faculty
Members New Leaders

Leaders Forum February 10, 2005
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Faculty Recruitment Retention

• Jennifer Hale
• Coordinator, Office of Faculty Recruitment
  Retention
• February 10, 2005

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Goals of OFRR

• Provide information tools to those involved in
  academic searches in order to enhance their
  ability to attract and hire the best candidates
• Ensure that the process of integrating
  newly-appointed faculty and their families into
  the University and the city is comprehensive,
  efficient and welcoming

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Faculty Feedback

• Held information sessions with 40
  probationary/tenured faculty members who joined
  Western between July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2004
• Participants from all Faculties who had no
  assistance from a central office during the
  relocation process

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Purpose of Information Sessions

• To learn from faculty members about their
  experiences of joining Western
• To identify opportunities and priorities to
  improve recruitment and retention performance

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Emerging Issues

• The following issues were consistently raised in
  each information session(in order of frequency)
• Immigration
• Appreciation
• Information availability (Relocation issues)
• Spousal Employment
• Social Networking
• Mentoring
• Research resources

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OFRR Activities

• Information packages sent to short-listed
  candidates containing information on Western and
  London
• Personalized information to questions
• Orientation Handbook to provide answers to
  general questions in a timely efficient manner

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OFRR Activities

• Collaboration with Faculties and Departments to
  improve current practice
• Identifying concerns of faculty members
• Assistance with the immigration process
• Assistance with spousal employment (long way to
  go)

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Future Priorities

• Continue working with Faculties Departments to
  bring in new hires
• To better the orientation process
• Further understanding of faculty concerns for
  retention purposes

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Choosing Western Integrating Here

• Dr. Radoslav Dimitrov, Assistant Professor,
  Political Science
• Dr. Blaine Chronik, Canada Research Chair,
  Medical PhysicsAssistant Professor, Physics and
  Astronomy
• Dr. Kathleen Kevany, Director, Centre for New
  Students, Office of the Registrar

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Choosing Western Integrating Here

• Table Discussion
• One thing its really important to include in a
  new faculty member or new leader orientation is

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Articles on Recruitment and Orientation

• Staff orientation guidelines
• http//www.uwo.ca/humanresources/facultystaff/n
  ew_employ/new_staff_checklist.htm
• Faculty and employee recruitment and orientation
  
• http//www.lib.uwo.ca/business/orientationretentio
  n.html

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Next Steps

• Watch for Leaders Digest - Forum Summary
• NEW DATE for next Forum April 1, 2005,
  100-300 Saugeen Lounge, with Dr. Tim
  Porter-OGrady
• Staff Leaders Conference!!! Feb. 21-24