Objective: Recruit and retain an exceptional diverse and global faculty
- Address salary compression and inversion; provide raises that bring salaries to nationally competitive levels
- Increase international residencies and exchanges (e.g., Franklin International Scholars Program, Willson Center)
- Seek partnerships with the provost's office, human resources, and other units to create a partner-hire program
- Explore innovative recruitment packages and competitive incentives
- Pursue faculty recruitment through diverse avenues (e.g., opportunity hires, cluster hires, open searches)
Objective: Create a culture that rewards and recognizes faculty excellence
- Expand opportunities to reward and recognize faculty excellence and leadership in disciplinary organizations
- Coordinate faculty nominations for national awards
- Expand the number of special and named professorships
- Celebrate faculty achievements in diverse print and online media
Objective: Support faculty renewal, development, and quality of work life
- Encourage faculty participation in intensive professional development opportunities such as Study in a Second Discipline, Public Service and Outreach Fellowships, Senior Teaching Fellows, and the University System of Georgia Executive Leadership Institute
- Establish mid-career awards that provide support for travel, research, students, and career development
- Explore options for flexible scheduling of teaching to enhance summer course offerings and provide intensive research terms
- Promote understanding and consistent use of the Family and Medical Leave and Suspending Tenure Clock policies
- Reinstate faculty development assignments