Supports and resources for faculty

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Supporting faculty development
Welcoming new faculty
Supporting teaching excellence
Supporting community engagement and service
Recognizing excellence in teaching, research, and service
Academic integrity

Supporting faculty development

Mentoring and leadership

We offer support to deans, associate deans, department heads and other academic leaders through a variety of initiatives including annual orientations for new administrators and department heads, monthly workshops for administrators on key topics, group and individual support, and opportunities for administrators to network.
Faculty advancement

Find forms relating to tenure, promotion, research/study leaves and administrative leaves. (log in with UMNetID required.)
Fostering professional development in higher education

The Centre for Higher Education Research and Development (CHERD) provides professional development programs and webinars designed for university, college and polytechnic administrators and managers.
Faculty Development Initiatives Fund

This fund provides financial support for initiatives at the faculty, school or department level that enhance faculty development, such as department or faculty retreats, strategic planning, priority setting activities and capacity building. (log in with UMNetID required.)

For questions, please contact Faculty Relations at faculty.relations@umanitoba.ca

Welcoming new faculty

New Faculty orientation
Each fall we host a New Faculty Orientation for all new academics. This two-day event provides an overview of UM including strategic priorities, teaching, research and student supports.
2025 orientation dates: Monday, Aug. 25 and Tuesday, Aug. 26.
Pre-arrival checklist

This checklist will guide you through action items to complete prior to the commencement of your role. Please note that some of the links in this document will not be accessible until you receive your UMNetID to gain access to your employee email and UM Learn accounts.
New Faculty onboarding guide

For an introduction to teaching and learning, research and scholarly work, and tenure and promotion at UM, consult our New faculty onboarding guide on the UM Intranet (log in with UMNetID required).
Workshops for New Faculty

We also offer monthly workshops to support a successful transition to UM and opportunities for new faculty to network and socialize.

Supporting teaching excellence

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund

The SoTL Support Fund provides opportunities for professors, instructors, and librarians to meaningfully engage in research projects that increase knowledge in pedagogy and learning.

Applications are open now for the SoTL Support Fund - Teaching Scholar. Find the application form and guidelines here.

Read about the 2024 SoTL Support Fund recipients

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Development Fund

The SoTL Development Fund supports scholars who are new to SoTL by providing opportunities to develop SoTL research skills and to engage with the SoTL community at UM and across Canada.

UM Student Reflections on Instruction (UM SRI)

A key part of our commitment to students and teaching excellence is the ongoing evaluation of courses by students. The UM SRI allows the opportunity for students to provide summative feedback for instructors on identified teaching priorities and gives instructors an opportunity to collect additional feedback for their own professional development.
Find more information about UM SRI timeline and processes

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The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning provides leadership, expertise and support for the teaching and learning mission of the University of Manitoba and advances and advocates for the practice and scholarship of teaching in higher education. Find news, resources, workshops and more.

Supporting community engagement and service

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Community Engagement Fund

The Community Engagement Fund provides support for activities that engage the university, its people and programs, with external constituencies that enhance the public good. The purpose of the fund is to enlarge and enrich the contacts between the University of Manitoba and all segments of the community.

Recognizing excellence in teaching, research and service

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Faculty awards

Our faculty make outstanding contributions to teaching, research and community outreach throughout their careers. We honour their work and commitment with a wide range of initiatives.

Academic integrity

The University of Manitoba takes academic integrity seriously. As a member of the International Centre for Academic Integrity, the University defines academic integrity as a commitment to six fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

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Mentoring and leadership

Faculty advancement

Fostering professional development in higher education

Faculty Development Initiatives Fund

Welcoming new faculty

New Faculty orientation

Pre-arrival checklist

New Faculty onboarding guide

Workshops for New Faculty

Supporting teaching excellence

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Support Fund

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Development Fund

UM Student Reflections on Instruction (UM SRI)

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Supporting community engagement and service

Community Engagement Fund

Recognizing excellence in teaching, research and service

Faculty awards

Academic integrity

Faculty academic integrity resources

How an academic misconduct investigation works

Request for academic integrity workshop

Student academic integrity resources

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