Leaders’ Forum • February 10, 2005
Attracting, Recruiting, and RETAINING
Faculty Members & New Leaders
Leaders’ Forum • February 10, 2005
Faculty Recruitment &
Retention
Jennifer Hale
Coordinator,
Office of Faculty Recruitment & Retention
February 10, 2005
Goals of OFRR
• Provide information & tools to those involved
in academic searches in order to enhance
their ability to attract and hire the best
candidates
• Ensure that the process of integrating newlyappointed faculty and their families into the
University and the city is comprehensive,
efficient and welcoming
Faculty Feedback
• Held information sessions with 40
probationary/tenured faculty members
who joined Western between July 1,
2001 and June 30, 2004
• Participants from all Faculties who had
no assistance from a central office
during the relocation process
Purpose of Information Sessions
• To learn from faculty members
about their experiences of joining
Western
• To identify opportunities and
priorities to improve recruitment
and retention performance
Emerging Issues
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The following issues were consistently raised
in each information session
(in order of frequency):
Immigration
Appreciation
Information availability (Relocation issues)
Spousal Employment
Social Networking
Mentoring
Research resources
OFRR Activities
• Information packages sent to shortlisted candidates containing
information on Western and London
• Personalized information to questions
• Orientation Handbook to provide
answers to general questions in a
timely & efficient manner
OFRR Activities
• Collaboration with Faculties and
Departments to improve current
practice
• Identifying concerns of faculty
members
• Assistance with the immigration
process
• Assistance with spousal employment
(long way to go…)
Future Priorities
• Continue working with Faculties &
Departments to bring in new hires
• To better the orientation process
• Further understanding of faculty
concerns for retention purposes
Choosing Western; Integrating Here
• Dr. Radoslav Dimitrov, Assistant
Professor, Political Science
• Dr. Blaine Chronik, Canada
Research Chair, Medical
Physics;Assistant Professor,
Physics and Astronomy
• Dr. Kathleen Kevany, Director,
Centre for New Students, Office
of the Registrar
Choosing Western; Integrating Here
Table Discussion:
“One thing it’s really important to
include in a new faculty member
or new leader orientation is…”
Articles on Recruitment and
Orientation
• Staff orientation guidelines:
http://www.uwo.ca/humanresources/facultystaff/
new_employ/new_staff_checklist.htm
• Faculty and employee recruitment
and orientation:
http://www.lib.uwo.ca/business/orientationretention.html
Next Steps
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Watch for: “Leaders’ Digest”
- Forum Summary
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NEW DATE for next Forum:
April 1, 2005, 1:00-3:00
Saugeen Lounge,
with Dr. Tim Porter-O’Grady
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Staff & Leaders Conference!!!
Feb. 21-24