Author: Carlos Garcia Perez

A Mixed-Methods Outcome Evaluation of the NSF TIGERS ADVANCE Project

February 4, 2025

In May 2024, the Office of Faculty ADVANCEment invited all faculty at Clemson University to take part in a climate survey, designed to provide data on faculty characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors. Following recent blog posts related to the analysis of numerical answers, we are now reporting on a few additional aspects linked to the analysis […]

Job Satisfaction

January 7, 2025

In May 2024, the Office of Faculty ADVANCEment invited all faculty at Clemson University to take part in an updated version of the climate survey, designed to provide data on faculty characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors. Following the recent blog post related to burnout, we are now reporting on a few additional aspects, that relate to […]

Burnout

November 14, 2024

In May 2024, the Office of Faculty ADVANCEment invited all faculty at Clemson University to take part in an updated version of the climate survey, designed to provide data on faculty characteristics, attitudes, and behaviors. While questions that involved free responses are still being analyzed and will be shared separately, our office has decided to […]

Climate Survey: Who responded

October 29, 2024

Higher education climate surveys have been used for much of the last few decades in the US to collect information about the perception of campus inclusion, collegiality, workload, trust, and current initiatives. With a healthy campus climate, individuals and groups generally feel welcomed, respected, and valued by their colleagues. Besides professional and personal benefits, research […]

Build your own faculty brand

October 28, 2024

  Why you need to develop your own professional brand As noted by Columbia University, many professors consider the concept of branding to be fake, demeaning, like product marketing. On the contrary, a faculty’s brand can provide a public window into your background, your current interests, your team, and your vision for the future of […]

Featured Faculty: Jon Calhoun

September 22, 2024

This month, we highlight Dr. Jon Calhoun, an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the director of the Future Technologies in Heterogeneous and Parallel Computing (FTHPC) Laboratory at Clemson University. Dr. Calhoun holds a B.S. in Computer Science & Mathematics from Arkansas State University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University […]

Faculty Grow 2024

August 19, 2024

The Office of Faculty ADVANCEment (OFA) hosted its inaugural Faculty Grow Workshop on April 9 th, 2024. With approximately 50 faculty participants, and through the lens of a “charette-style” workshop, we began to create a shared vision of the future of faculty success at Clemson. With speakers, a faculty panel, and active engagement and conversation, […]

Featured Faculty: Elías Tzoc

August 19, 2024

This month, we feature Elías Tzoc, Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Research, Clemson University Libraries. Elias, originally from western Guatemala, came to Clemson from Miami University Libraries in Oxford, Ohio, where he served as department head for Create + Innovate and principal librarian. He earned a bachelor’s in information systems management from Galileo University […]

Featured Faculty: Michael Sehorn

August 8, 2024

This month, we are featuring Michael Sehorn, Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry. Michael is a member of The Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technologies (COMSET) and a member of the Eukaryotic Pathogens Innovation Center (EPIC). He is also a Creative Inquiry Faculty Fellow. His research laboratory strives to understand […]