Welcome to UW - La Crosse

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Welcome to UW - La Crosse
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Who are IAS?

• Instructional Academic Staff (IAS)
• non-tenure track faculty
• approximately 200 IAS (35 total faculty)
• vs. Tenure-Track Faculty
• vs. Non-Instructional AS (NIAS)
• lab managers, administration

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Mentoring

• Optional, but recommended
• Mentors - within and outside department
• Within - gain direct knowledge of course
• Outside - objective and impartial
• See brochure

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General Information

• Office Information
• Documents Supplies
• Faculty ID Card
• Teaching Information
• Parking
• Dining Service
• Child Care
• Paychecks
• Important Dates
• Furlough Days
• Helpful Websites

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Office Information

• Office Phone - provided by department
• Telephone
• 54 e.g., 785-1111 - dial 51111 on campus
• off campus -
• dial 8 first for local toll free calls
• Dial 3 first for long-distance
• SW Wisconsin area code 608
• Campus Address
• University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
• Department
• Office
• 1725 State Street
• La Crosse, WI 54601

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Documents Supplies

• Documents
• SAVE EVERYTHING!!!
• should have received
• Campus directory (October)
• Course catalog
• Department bylaws - http//www.uwlax.edu/provost/a
  dministration/by-laws.html
• Contract link to Employee/AS Handbooks
• Benefits Information
• Supplies (see your department ADA Academic
  Dept. Associate)
• Keys - provided by department
• Office Supplies - provided by department
• Other (business cards, etc.) - Purchasing
  Services (http//www.uwlax.edu/pu
  rchasing)
• Campus Stores (office furniture, etc.)
  (http//www.uwlax.edu/stores OR
  http//www.uwlax.edu/purchasing)
• Procurement Card if applicable

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Faculty ID Card

• ID card needed for library, GCA classroom and
  field house activities.
• Apply for card in 223 Cartwright Center
  (745-400)
• Bring USA Drivers License or passport
• Can use as credit/debit card

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Teaching Information

• Schedule provided by department chair or program
  director
• varies by individual by semester
• Expectations
• Effective classroom delivery
• Office Hours
• Testing Grading
• Service, Professional Development/Scholarship
  varies
• Amount of involvement in syllabus/course/curriculu
  m development based on title and will vary by
  individual and department.
• Textbook Rental UW-L Bookstore
  
• (http//www.uwlax.edu/Bookstore)
• Periodic IAS Liaison emails

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Parking

• Parking monitored year round (7am-7pm M-F)
• Permits available at Protective Services Office
  OR online
• http//www.uwlax.edu/parking
• call 785-8061 with questions
• Meters available in most lots
• 75 per hour
• Short Term meters - 25 for 20 mins.
• Daily Permit
• 5 per day

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Dining Service

• Cartwright Center
• The Galley
• The Cellar
• Trattoria
• Cyber Café
• Whitney Center
• Dining Room
• Blimpies Sub Shop
• Badger Street Station
• Chars
• Murphy Library
• Murphys Mug
• Re-usable take-out containers available
• http//www.dineoncampus.com/uwlacrosse/?cmdMenus2
  

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Child Care

• CAMPUS CHILD CENTER
• Ages 1 to 12
• M-F 700am to 530 or 600pm
• Waiting List
• Director Sue Wrobel
• http//www.uwlax.edu/childcare/index.htm

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Paychecks

• Direct deposit is recommended
• 9 month October 1 through June 1
• Many banks will set up 12 month pay option.
• Summer school pay dates vary

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Important Dates

• http//mastercalendar.uwlax.edu/MasterCalendar/def
  ault.aspx
• (click on Administrative Calendar)

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Furlough Days

• state mandated furlough 3.065 pay reduction
  for next biennium
• 9 month employee 6 days of furlough
• Dates
• Friday, November 26, 2010 (System Wide)
• Friday, January 14, 2011
• Monday, March 14, 2011
• Monday, May 16, 2011
• Floating Dates non-instruction days
• http//www.uwlax.edu/hr/furloughs.htm

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Helpful Websites

• UWL Home Page http//www.uwlax.edu
• IAS - http//www.uwlax.edu/facultysenate/committe
  es/ias
• Human Resources - http//www.uwlax.edu/hr
• Faculty Senate - http//www.uwlax.edu/facultysenat
  e
• PAPD Job Book -http//www.uwlax.edu/papd/Job
  book/jobbook-table-of-contents.htm
• Office of Student Life - http//www.uwlax.edu/Stud
  entLife/
• Disability Resources Services -
  http//www.uwlax.edu/DRS
• Murphy Library - http//www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrar
  y
• Academic Advising Center - http//www.uwlax.edu/ad
  vising
• UW - System - http//www.wisconsin.edu
• Faculty Development D2L https//uwlax.courses.w
  isconsin.edu/
• Use facdev.guest for login and password

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Technology

• Classroom Technology
• ITS (Information Technology Services)
• Academic Technology Services
• User Name Password
• Email
• Aerie
• D2L
• Digital Measures

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Classroom Technology

• 85 of classrooms are tech-equipped (portable
  carts also available)
• Visualizer, PC, VCR/DVD, projector
• http//www.uwlax.edu/edtech/classmod/
• General Computing Access (GCA) Labs
• Located in Wimberly Hall, Murphy Library Wing
  Tech Center
• http//www.uwlax.edu/gca/
• Pay for Print policy

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Information Technology Service

• http//www.uwlax.edu/its
• ITS Support Center (www.uwlax.edu/itssupport)
• 5-8774
• 103 Wing (730am to 430pm M-F)
• software downloads
• technology training online tutorials

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Academic Technology Services

• http//www.uwlax.edu/edtech/
• creates effective instructional and promotional
  multi-media materials
• conceives and designs innovative learning
  environments
• provides faculty and staff technology training
  and development
• provides digital imaging, photography, and
  graphic design services
• produces digital videos
• develops, designs and maintains web sites for
  campus clients
• offers teleconferencing, web casting, cable and
  satellite services
• provides on-line learning support
• continually researches and develops emerging
  technologies
• has achieved significant technology, customer
  service and professional development

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User Name Password

• User Name 8 plus 4
• first 8 letters of last name . first 4 letters
  of first name (e.g., Kerrie Hoar hoar.kerr)
• Default Password
• 8 digits last 4 SS birthdate month day
• CHANGE THIS ASAP!
• Strong Password
• 8 characters change every 120 days and 3 of 4
  following CAPITAL Letters, lower case Letters
  Symbols (!_at_), numbers (0-9) - e.g. Jumpr0pe
• Applicable to email, D2L, WINGS - must select for
  Digital Measures

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Email

• accessible on off campus
• Eagle Apps (google)
• http//www.uwlax.edu
• Click on email access
• Login - eagle/8.4
• Password
• Online Support http//www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/o
  nlinehelp/email.htm

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WINGS

• courses offered
• advising
• class schedule
• class lists
• grade submission
• FERPA
• http//www.uwlax.edu
• click on WINGS
• user name password
• Online Support
• http//www.uwlax.edu/wings/help/fac_staff.htm

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Desire to Learn (D2L)

• Classroom Information
• posting grades, syllabus, handouts, online
  assignments and quizzes, etc.
• Only current student can access (add others)
• Transfer current semester content to future
  semesters
• 3-part ITS workshop
• http//www.uwlax.edu
• click on D2L
• user name password
• Online Support
• http//www.uwlax.edu/itssupport/onlinehelp/desire2
  learn.htm

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Digital Measures

• electronic portfolio
• annual report
• career progression
• update periodically
• online tutorial available
• http//www.uwlax.edu
• click on Faculty Staff
• click on E-portfolio Portal
• user name password
• password is set by DM - can change

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• Technology Services
• Jen Snook Faculty Technology Training
  Consultant
• Jim Jorstad Director of Academic Technology
  Services

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IAS Issues

• Becky LeDocq Faculty Senate Chair
• Kerrie Hoar IAS Liaison
• Joy Gutknecht Human Resource Manager

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IAS Issues

• Governance
• Contracts
• Titles
• Professional Development
• Research
• Service
• Career Progression
• Workload
• IDP Position Description

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Governance

• Faculty Senate
• Committees

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Contracts

• New IAS have 1-year fixed-term terminal contracts
  (August 30, 2010 May 27, 2010)
• renewable multi-year contracts may be issued
• Long-term programmatic needs
• Long-term funding stability
• IAS performance

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UW-L IAS Titles

• Lecturer Series
• Associate Lecturer
• Lecturer
• Senior Lecturer
• Distinguished Lecturer

• Clinical Professor Series
• Clinical Instructor
• Clinical Assistant Professor
• Clinical Associate Professor
• Clinical Professor
• Clinical Distinguished Professor

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Workload Position Description

• Total Workload standard minimum teaching load
  additional workload equivalency activities
• Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours
  (8 ch)
• Teaching Load contact hours spent in classroom
  instruction
• 1.0 FTE 12 contact hours 0.5 FTE 6 contact
  hours
• Additional Workload Equivalency equivalent to
  3(4) contact hours
• Vary by college, department and/or individual
• Determined by dept. chair or program director -
  approved by Dean
• E.g., additional teaching hours, considerations
  for class size, writing content, preps, course
  type, student level (undergrad/grad),
  non-instructional duties (lab prep, program
  director, coach, etc.), scholarly activities,
  service activities, etc.

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Professional Development

• Required for IAS to stay current in his/her
  discipline
• May also be required for individual /or
  department certification or accreditation
• Include workshops, conferences, literature
  reviews, etc.
• Professional Development Grants are available
  (see http//www.uwlax.edu/grants/index.htm)

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Research

• Any creative endeavor that results in original
  contributions to ones discipline, is reviewed
  by ones peers and whose results are widely
  published.
• NOT a requirement for most IAS
• Research Grants are available (see
  http//www.uwlax.edu/provost/grants/index.htm)

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Service

• Refers to departmental, college and/or university
  service
• University committee requests due in March for
  following academic year
• See Faculty Senate bylaws for full list of
  committees description
  (http//www.uwlax.edu/FacultySenate)

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Career Progression General Policies

• Accrue semesters
• appt. disregarded
• Summer J-Term not counted
• Years at other institutions negotiated with Dean
  at time of initial appointment
• After 4 semesters away from UW-L - lose YOS
• Must be at UW-L immediately prior to CP
  application
• CP based on accomplishments - not YOS
• 1,000 salary bump with CP approval
• See full policy for details

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Position Description

• Total Workload standard minimum teaching load
  additional workload equivalency activities
• Total Workload not to exceed 15(16) contact hours
  (8 ch)
• Teaching Load contact hours spent in classroom
  instruction
• 1.0 FTE 12 contact hours 0.5 FTE 6 contact
  hours
• Additional Workload Equivalency equivalent to
  3(4) contact hours
• Vary by college, department and/or individual
• Determined by dept. chair or program director -
  approved by Dean
• E.g., additional teaching hours, considerations
  for class size, writing content, preps, course
  type, student level (undergrad/grad),
  non-instructional duties (lab prep, program
  director, coach, etc.), scholarly activities,
  service activities, etc.

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Individual Development Plan (IDP)

• Annual evaluation of IAS is required
• IDP is developed by chair and IAS in
  collaboration
• statement of goals
• fulfillment of goals
• discussion of career progression

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• ANY QUESTIONS?

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• WINGS PeopleSoft
• Jan Von Ruden
• Associate Registrar

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• Student Services
• Paula Knudson Asst. Chancellor Dean of
  Students
• Jennifer Bell Disability Resource Services
• Antiowana Williams Multicultural Student
  Services
• Mary Coady Student Support Services

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• Center for Advancing Teaching Learning (CATL)
• 161 Wing

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• Murphy Library Tour

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• UWL Virtual Tour
• http//www.uwlax.edu/map