PTK Breakout Session

The goal of this session will be for participants to understand why the Department of English created a PTK mentoring program, how we set it up, how it works, and who it supports.

The Office of the Surgeon General (2022) created a model that identified key components of healthy workplaces including protection from harm, connection and community, opportunity for growth, matte

Writing can be a powerful strategy for reducing burnout and centering wellbeing.

PTK faculty's activities and achievements often don't fit naturally into reporting structures built for TTK faculty, such as the Faculty Success portal and unit merit procedures.

All classrooms, labs, and communities are neurodiverse: everyone's mind is different.

It’s important that all faculty continuously engage with their fields of interest to remain strong instructors, researchers, and/or clinicians.

Faculty' identities play a significant role in the ability to effectively communicate with others.

This session will focus on the best practices for conducting peer classroom observations, delivering constructive feedback, and determining next steps after receiving feedback.

This session will offer reflections on the trials and successes of the MSIS Industry Capstone Program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The UMD Research Security Office will provide an overview on topics related to US export control laws, sensitive research, and other US research security laws and agency policies.

This session for Principal Investigators will provide an overview of Sponsored Award financial and programmatic management.

Join our immersive session exploring the integration of Indigenous knowledge into science education, featuring live diamondback terrapin hatchlings from the 'Terrapins in the Classroom' program, as

Join our panel as we explore ways Professional Track Faculty seek advancement within the academy. Is academic leadership for me?

A team of PTK faculty members leading several research centers in Science, Engineering, and other areas will discuss as a panel how research centers come to fruition by diverse means, how they are

Inviting Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) to assist in a course can help lighten the teaching workload and improve teaching quality, and mentoring them can be highly rewarding in itself.

PTK faculty are constantly strapped for time and, with growing concerns of funding in academia, it’s unlikely for workloads to decrease.

We negotiate every day – at the workplace with our employees, coworkers, bosses; out of work with different service providers; and with our partners and even our kids.

The presentation will provide an overview of the process associated with the publication of Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design (Cambridge University Press).

Professional track faculty often face competing demands that leave little room for collaborative endeavors.

Implicitly or explicitly, PTK faculty always face decisions about pursuing career opportunities inside and/or outside the UMD.

In this session, we'll review the key terms (and fine print) of the PTK faculty contract, as well as the policies referenced throughout the contract.

PTK faculty are increasingly important stakeholders in a wide variety of contexts at the UMD.

Panelists include Elizabeth Lathrop, Director of Proposal Development, ENGR; Jade Olson, Associate Clinical Professor, Communication, ARHU; and Brit Saksvig, Director of Graduate Student Services &

This session is the second part of the PTK Promotion Bootcamp, focused on preparing PTK faculty for going up for promotion - participants are encouraged to attend both sessions.

Panelists will share their experiences in creating PTK promotion tracks in their units.

PTK faculty, although critical to the success of the curriculum of every UMD department and college, often feel separated from TTK faculty and department leaders due to time and other constraints.

Given the variance in onboarding and mentoring processes amongst Departments/Units, PTK Faculty have expressed confusion about service, such as what opportunities are available, how to get involved

This will be a panel discussion/Q&A with PTK faculty in various roles and will cover advice on how to become an administrator, pros and cons, job duties and skills that are required/beneficial

Any courses requiring outside-of-class readings, particularly those offered through learning management software (e.g. ELMS), will benefit from more engagement with material.

Speed Networking is a great opportunity to connect with your fellow PTK faculty members.

Even experienced instructors may struggle to develop strategies and pedagogies to help students master content area writing tasks, while simultaneously delivering rigorous content through their cou

Since 2015, the Provost’s PTK Faculty Excellence Award has recognized individual PTK faculty members for their consistently excellent contributions in one of the three core areas of academic activi

For PTK faculty who teach and have other professional engagements such as consulting, publishing, researching and speaking, integrating it all into one clear, defined career brand is critical to pr

This interactive session will guide PTK faculty through the process of identifying, applying for, and securing grants to support their professional development and community engagement.

The Department of Fire Protection Engineering will launch online courses in Fall 2025.

With the kickoff of the PTK Mentoring Program in 2023, this session will provide mentoring resources and materials to support participating PTK faculty as Mentors, Mentees, or both.