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Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility Accelerator Plan
Welcome! Associate Provost Debra Walker King joins Provost Fouke in encouraging all UF faculty members to respond or comment on the “Accelerator Plan” submitted May 30, 2006 to The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility. This page provides access to that document. In accordance with the Sloan Award guidelines, the plan proposes methods to achieve “measurable, positive outcomes” that meet identified goals in each of the following areas:
- Creating new career flexibility policies and programs;
- Expanding and improving current policies and programs;
- Increasing the number of faculty using these policies and programs; and
- Widening acceptance of career flexibility within the university community, including by faculty.
The document you will read is the product of collaborative efforts made by a faculty committee charged to lay the groundwork for a much broader discussion which will intensify throughout the fall of 2006. During that conversation the Associate Provost of Faculty Development will build additional communication venues that allow stakeholders, including UF Faculty Senate and UFF representatives, to participate fully. Thank you for your comments.
About the Sloan Award Competition
As one of the five winners of The Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility selected in July 2006, UF will receive an accelerator award grant in the amount of $250,000 to enhance faculty career flexibility. Winners were selected by a panel of judges, all of whom have been recognized for their leadership in higher education. For more information about the competition please visit the American Council on Education web page.
Please send all faculty comments to dwking @ aa.ufl.edu.
