Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs: Indiana University Bloomington

A commitment to faculty success

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs strives to create an environment where faculty at Indiana University Bloomington can flourish.

We provide a wide range of resources for faculty—from recruitment to retirement—with the aim of developing faculty careers, enhancing productivity, and cultivating academic leadership. We also define faculty rights and responsibilities on the IU Bloomington campus, and work to foster a nurturing campus climate.

Celebration of Distinguished Teaching dinner

Attendees stand and applaud at a Faculty Council meeting

Spring 2022-2023 Start of Semester

Welcome back for the start of the Spring semester 2022-2023. Find vital information to assist you prepare for the upcoming semester with our Start of Semester memo.

Announcements

Carrie Docherty named vice provost for faculty and academic affairs

Carrie Docherty, professor of kinesiology and Interim Vice Provost for Strategy and Innovation, has been named Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington, effective May 8.

Sonneborn, Provost Professors and Burgan Award recipients

Congratulations to our 2023 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award recipient Debby Herbenick; to our 2023 Provost Professor recipients: Tessa Bent, Richard Hardy, and Scott Shackelford; to our 2023 Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Award recipient: Jon Kay; and to our 2023 M.A. “Venkat” Distinguished Service Award recipient: Kirsten Grønbjerg.

Congratulations to our 2022-2023 OJFA Recipients

Congratulations to Xindan Wang, Amanda Mejia, Brandon Barker, Brielle Stark, Sagar Samtani, Tennisha Riley, winners of the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award.

IU HR and Healthy IU launch new website to support employee mental health

As part of the ongoing effort to improve access to mental health care for the IU community, IU Human Resources and Healthy IU have teamed up to develop and launch a new website to support employee mental well-being.

Herman B Wells Professorship

Congratulations to Asma Afsaruddin, recipient of the 1950 Herman B Wells Professorship.

Employment Accommodation Requests

The VPFAA office works with faculty, student academic appointees, and other academics needing assistance with a reasonable workplace accommodation. You can request an accommodation by filling out the Confidential Accommodation Request Form (linked here). If you would like to discuss an accommodation or need assistance with a request, please email vpfaa@indiana.edu.

Fall 2022: External Reviewer Invitation Template

When contacting external reviewers for any promotion or tenure case, it is important to make sure that campus policies are reflected in the request letter. The original template for the invitation letter can be found on the last pages of the Guidelines for Tenure and Promotion Reviews at IUB and the Guidelines for Promotion Reviews for Research, Teaching and Clinical Ranks at IUB. We have provided a version of these letters with the mandatory language updates regarding clock extensions and COVID impact; one for tenure-track and one for non-tenure-track.

Our thoughts and support are with Kim's family, friends, and community members impacted by this loss

Kim was an incredibly talented and generous colleague, a welcome resource for faculty and staff, and a strong advocate for women and underrepresented populations at IU and in higher education. She often spoke of kindness as a guiding principle in her life, and we all benefited from that perspective both in her professional and personal interactions. She will be deeply missed.

Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty & Academic Affairs