Princeton University: Office of the Dean of the Faculty

NEW WEBSITE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF THE FACULTY

The Office of the Dean of the Faculty is pleased to announce we will be launching a new website this spring.

We have reorganized and modernized our site in a way that we hope you will find more attractive and easier to use. In addition, we have added additional new content and resources for your added convenience.

We plan to cutover to the new site in June 2007. In the meantime, you may preview our new site at:

http://www-01dept.princeton.edu/dof/about_us/

Your comments and feedback are welcome. Please feel free to contact Kris Miller (ext. 8-1660; email Q1973@princeton.edu).

(Posted: May 16, 2007)

NEW STAFF MEMBER JOINING THE DEAN'S OFFICE

It is a great pleasure to announce that Kya Hertz will be joining our office on January 8, 2007 and be working directly with Associate Dean Mary Baum providing administrative support for faculty affairs. Kya comes to us from GlaxoSmithKline where she was senior administrative assistant in the sales information group. Prior to working with GlaxoSmithKline, she held administrative positions at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

Please join us in welcoming Kya as we begin a new year! You may contact her directly at extension 8-0525 or by email at khertz@princeton.edu beginning January 8.

(Posted: December 7, 2006)

We are delighted to announce that Mary Baum has joined our office as Associate Dean of the Faculty as of September 5, 2006. In her new role, Mary will work with David Dobkin and Toni Turano on the administration of the academic enterprise. She will have direct responsibility for departments in the natural sciences and engineering, while Toni focuses on departments in the humanities and social sciences. As a team, David, Toni, and Mary will work to expand the functions of this office.

Mary is a long-term member of the Princeton community having earned her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from our Chemistry Department. She has been a member of the University administration since 1994, serving most recently as the Director of Leadership Gifts in the Office of Development. She previously was Director of the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Please join us in welcoming Mary. You may contact her directly at extension 8-4793 or by email at mbaum@princeton.edu.

(Posted: September 11, 2006)

A new online brochure is now available which identifies and describes the current family friendly policies available to members of the Faculty of Princeton University.

We are pleased to announce that Cathie Allison will be joining our office on Monday, January 16, 2006. She will be working directly with Associate Dean Toni Turano providing administrative support in all aspects of faculty affairs. Cathie recently moved to New Jersey from East Lansing, Michigan, where she worked at Michigan State University. At Michigan, Cathie was employed as an administrative assistant in the Department of Chemistry, and then the Graduate School, where she reported directly to the Dean of the Graduate School. Her responsibilities at MSU’s Graduate School included end-user hardware and software support, creating and maintaining databases, website design, publication authoring, and workshop planning. She also served in an advisory role in graduate admissions.

Please join us in welcoming Cathie to Princeton. You may contact her at extension 8-3096 or by email at callison@princeton.edu beginning January 16th.

REPORT ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN FACULTY IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY NOW AVAILABLE

Questions about the report or its appendices may be directed to Joan Girgus in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty.

We are pleased to announce that Elizabeth Smolinksi will be joining us on Monday, August 15, 2005, and will be working directly with Sandra Gillette and Dean Dobkin as well as providing general office support to our main office in 9 Nassau Hall. Elizabeth moved to the east coast this year from California where she worked with Lyfestylez Productions, a company which plans programs and events for students all over the world throughout the year. Her prior work experience has been focused on organizational support and customer service.

Please join us in welcoming Elizabeth to Princeton. You may contact her at extension 8-3021 or by email at esmolins@princeton.edu beginning August 15th.

REVISION TO THE RULES & PROCEDURES OF THE FACULTY FOR EXTENSION OF TERM FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSORS BECAUSE OF CHILDBIRTH AND/OR ADOPTION

As part of our continuing efforts to ensure that Princeton is a family friendly institution, the rules regarding what is allowable for extensions of term for assistant professors due to childbirth and/or adoption have been revised. This revision was approved by the Faculty Advisory Committee on Policy as well as by the members of the faculty at the Faculty Meeting held on May 16, 2005.

The revision (1) makes automatic the granting of extensions for reasons of childbirth and/or adoption upon notification of the Dean of the Faculty; (2) sets no limit on the number of extensions that are granted other than the extensions are automatically granted on the basis of one per child; and (3) specifies that these extensions may be added to either term. For more detail and to review the change made in the Rules & Procedures of the Faculty, please link to Chapter IV.C, and scroll down to paragraph #6.

The initiative to provide senior lecturers with the opportunity of taking a leave for scholarship was funded by the Priorities Committee in 2001 and allows the granting, on a University-wide basis, of one-semester merit-based sabbatical leaves for senior lecturers.

For more detailed information about this initiative, including eligibility and the application process, please click on the following link: Sabbatical Leaves for Senior Lecturers.

As you know, this year the University has adopted this revised expenditure policy, putting in one place University guidelines concerning expenditures. It is important that our faculty and staff members know and understand what expenditures are legitimate University expenditures. We ask that they take the time to read and review these policies.

We are delighted to announce the creation of a Dependent Child Care Fund to cover costs of dependent child care for full, associate, and assistant professors who are attending learned society meetings, other conferences, workshops and professional development opportunities. This fund has been created through a special allocation of Dean of the Faculty support so that faculty members with children can more easily attend professional meetings. Since this is a new program, we will evaluate the use of the fund after three years to see what changes, if any, should be made.

Specific information about eligibility and how to submit a request is available in the letter recently sent to the faculty in October or at the following link: Dependent Child Care Fund. Any questions may be addressed to Associate Dean Sandra Johnson, sandyj@princeton.edu, extension 8-5230.

We are pleased to announce the new online Faculty Face Book. On this site you will be able to display and view pictures of Princeton University’s current academic officers and faculty members, plus directly link to their contact information in the online Campus Directory.

This site, developed by our office with the assistance of staff from OIT's Desktop Application Services and Administrative Information Services, was put together in response to the numerous requests by our faculty, staff, and students to bring back the old Faculty Face Books that were last published in the mid-1970's. We hope that the university community will find this modern version of the Faculty Face Book a convenient and useful alternative.

It is a secured site and access will be restricted to only current faculty, staff and students who will be able to log in using their Princeton netids and passwords. If you encounter any difficulty accessing the site, please contact the OIT Help Desk at helpdesk@princeton.edu or by phone at 8-4357.

If you have general comments or questions about the Faculty Face Book, please feel free to contact Kris Miller in our office either by email at q1973@princeton.edu or by phone at extension 8-1660.