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.

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.

The VPFAA Office extends our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Vice Provost Kimberly Geeslin.

Announcements

Town halls set for grad leader finalists

David Daleke and Padraic Kenney are finalists for a new position: dean of the IU Bloomington Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education.

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.

Sonneborn, Provost Professors and Burgan Award recipients

Congratulations to our 2022 Tracy M. Sonneborn Award recipient Sanya Carley; to our 2022 Provost Professor recipients: Amanda Diekman, Betsi Grabe, and John Salzer; and to our 2022 Mary Burgan Distinguished Service Award recipient: Liese van Zee.

Congratulations to our 2021-2022 OJFA Recipients

Congratulations to Liza Black, Cathy Cheng, Ore Koren, Molly Rosenberg and Jennifer Silva, winners of the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award.

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.

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