2025-2026
| Event | Description | Audience | Dates | Modality | Registraton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Faculty First Fridays | This series is designed for faculty in their first year at Boise State. In conjunction with New Faculty Orientation, this series is designed to build community with other new faculty, provide in-time information and resources, and facilitate connections with individuals and offices across campus | Faculty in their first year at Boise State | Monthly: September-April First Friday 1-2 pm | Hybrid | Email stephaniebreach@boisestate.edu |
| New Faculty Mentoring Circles | New faculty are invited to attend the new faculty mentoring circle. We will be basing our monthly discussions around the book, “The Empowered Professor: Breaking the Code of Inequity in Academia” by Dana Mitra. In addition to a discussion of relevant topics, this group will help participants consider their own personal mentoring map and identify possible mentors. | Faculty in their first 1-2 years at Boise State | Monthly: September-April | In-person Virtual | Email stephaniebreach@boisestate.edu |
| Advanced Supervision Certificate | This course is designed to advance your supervision knowledge in key areas that will drive the most impact in your work. | Supervisors at any level and in any role in higher education who have participated in some supervisory training previously | Every other week on Thursdays from 2-3 pm (1/15 – 3/26) Weekly on Thursdays from 3-4 pm (4/2 – 5/7) | Virtual In-person | Registration Registration |
| Faculty Burnout Book Circle | Are you experiencing burnout? Do you want to build resilience against burnout? Would you like to discuss how to support faculty colleagues experiencing burnout? Consider joining our book circle for a discussion of “Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal” by Rebecca Pope-Ruark. This is available as an ebook through Albertsons Library. | Those interested in building resilience around burnout | Weekly: January-February 7-weeks (begins 1/29) 3-4 pm | Virtual | Registration |
| Adjunct Faculty Orientation | This session will help acclimate new adjunct faculty to their role at Boise State and connect them to resources and to other adjunct faculty. | Targeted at new adjunct faculty, but all are welcome | Single session offered multiple times a semester | Virtual (1/27/2026) | Registration |
| Supervision Certificate | All too often in higher education, individuals move into a supervisory role without the necessary tools and skills to be successful. Particularly in today’s challenging environments, effective supervision is key to building an equally effective culture where each individual can contribute to team success. | Any faculty or staff who would like to expand their supervision skills | Weekly: Mondays from 12:30-1:30 pm beginning 2/2/2026 | In-person | Registration |
| Supervision Certificate for Faculty Supervising Graduate Students | All too often in higher education, individuals move into a supervisory role without the necessary tools and skills to be successful. Particularly in today’s challenging environments, effective supervision is key to building an equally effective culture where each individual can contribute to team success. | Faculty supervising graduate students | Weekly: Tuesdays from 1-2 pm beginning on 2/3/2026 | Virtual | Registration |
| Assistant to Associate Faculty Success Group | This campus community series provides a comprehensive roadmap for early-career faculty as they transition from Assistant to Associate Professor. The journey to promotion and/or tenure is a pivotal stage in an academic career, marked by increasing expectations for research, teaching, and service. This series will demystify the tenure and promotion (T&P) process, build a supportive network of peers and mentors, and empower faculty with the tools and strategies necessary for long-term success. | Any faculty preparing to promote to associate professor | Monthly: February-May 1st Monday of the month 2-3 pm | Hybrid | Registration |
| Associate to Full Faculty Success Group | This four-part campus community series is designed to demystify the process and empower associate professors with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to successfully navigate the advancement to full professor. | Any faculty preparing to promote to full professor | Monthly: February-May 1st Friday of the month 10-11 am | Hybrid | Registration |
| Early Career Faculty Success Series | This seven-part campus community series is designed to support all early-career faculty. This series builds on the programming new faculty participate in during their first year. | Faculty in years 2-5 | Monthly: September-April 4th Friday of the month 1:30-2:30 pm | Hybrid | Registration closed |
| Late Career Faculty Success Series | This seven-part campus community series is designed specifically for late-career faculty. Whether you’re contemplating retirement, seeking new ways to contribute to the institution, or exploring life beyond academia, this series provides a supportive, reflective, and practical space to navigate this pivotal stage of your career. | Long-serving academics within 5-10 years of retirement, or considering a significant transition in their professional roles | Monthly: September-April 3rd Monday of the month 2-3 pm | Hybrid | Registration closed |
| Career-to-Campus Faculty Success Group | This series is designed to support and empower faculty serving in non-tenure track roles by providing tools, strategies, and community for long-term success at Boise State. | Faculty in clinical, teaching, or lecturer roles. May be especially helpful for faculty coming to academia from the public or private sector | Monthly: October-December 2nd Friday of the month at 10-11 am | Hybrid | Registration closed |
| Shared Governance & Service Book Circle | Are you interested in learning more about shared governance and service and how they impact your role as a faculty member or academic leader? If so, consider joining the book circle for a discussion of “A Faculty Guidebook for Effective Shared Governance and Service in Higher Education” by Kirsti Cole, Joanne Giordano, and Holly Hassel. This is available as an ebook through Albertsons Library. | Any faculty and staff interested in discussions around shared governance and service | Weekly: January-March 8-weeks (begins 1/29) | In-person | NA |
Questions?
Please contact Stephanie Ritchie Breach (stephaniebreach@boisestate.edu)