Faculty resources at-a-glance

Faculty members at Wayne State University are vitally important to achieving the goals and mission of the university. With that in mind, it is expected that every faculty member will engage in teaching, service, and scholarship/professional development. This website will help provide resources and guidance in those areas, as well as suggestions on how to navigate the university to ensure each faculty member is successful.

• Navigating Wayne State University
• Research resources
• Teaching resources
• Service resources
• Quick resources: artificial intelligence

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Navigating Wayne State University

• New Faculty Orientation - held yearly in August.
• Computing & Information Technology (C&IT)
• Human Resources - OneCard, Parking, Payroll, Forms
• Benefits - Insurance, retirement, tuition assistance, and more
• WSU: Schools and Colleges
• Faculty Development and Success: Division of Academic Affairs
• Collective Bargaining Agreements
• Promotion & Tenure
• Salary Review (formerly Selective Salary)
• Leaves, personal and professional, sabbaticals, etc.
• Family Advocacy Network (FANs) - get help managing work/family/life
• WSU's Current Vaccination Policies - This page will be updated periodically with the most recent updates and communications from WSU.
• Faculty and Staff Engagement/Affinity Groups - find connection in the larger campus community
• Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA) - HR information and policies regarding remote work.
• C&IT: Accessing WSU Technology from Home - C&IT provides students, faculty, and staff with the technology systems, services, and tools they need to succeed. This guide outlines how these resources may be accessed off-campus and outside of Wayne State's networks.

Research resources

Scholarship is a core activity of the university, and all faculty members are expected to be productive scholars in some capacity, depending if they are tenure or non-tenure track.

• Division of Research & Innovation (iBio, Research Development, Centers and Institute information)
  • Seminars and Training
  • Finding internal funding
  • Searching for external funding
  • Interdisciplinary research opportunities
• WSU's Writing Center - Instructional and writing resources for faculty and students alike
• Library Support for Faculty - resources to support your research, like your subject librarian and specialized databases
• University Factors Promotion in Research
• ForagerOne - from the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), ForagerOne connects faculty with students and other faculty looking to collaborate on research
• Individual Faculty Research Development Plan (.docx)

Institutional Review Board (IRB) information

• IRB Policies and Procedures
• eProtocol Training Materials - eProtocol is a web-based system for submitting, tracking, reviewing and approving research protocols subject to oversight by the Research Integrity Office in a paperless environment
• Mandatory CITI Training - all PIs, key personnel, and authorized signatories must complete the required Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)  training modules before their projects can receive IRB approval

Publications

• Understanding Research Methods: Online Course
• Types of Journal Articles
• Structuring Your Manuscript: IMRD Method
• Biosketch Sample
• ORCID: Connecting Researchers and their Research
• Research Design Support: WSU
• Statistical Analysis Support: WSU
• Freelance Research Editors: WSU Division of Research
• WSU Marketing and Communications Support for Faculty - Engage in public scholarship by writing articles for The Conversation, or request a media training session.

Presentations

• WSU Presentation Template/ Logos
• Poster Templates
• Student Life Marketing and Graphics: Printing/ Fees

Grants

• Grant Preparation and Writing Support: WSU
• Office for Teaching and Learning Grants
• Internal WSU Funding Grants
• Online Course: Introduction to Finding Grants
• Foundation Office WSU: Help Finding External Grants - including GrantForward, a searchable funding opportunities and expertise database.
• Finding External Grant Funding Sources
• Awards and grants from the Division of Academic Affairs

Teaching resources

Teaching is a core activity of the university and all faculty members are expected to achieve excellence in this role.  Teaching includes, but not limited to, traditional classroom, laboratory and studio instruction, online or hybrid instruction and clinical training. 

• WSU Teaching Handbook
• Office for Teaching and Learning
• Canvas Support
• Knowledge On Demand (professional development, teaching resources)
• Writing a Statement of Teaching Philosophy for the Academic Job Search
• Student Disability Services - a resource to ensure academic access and inclusion for students
• Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) - providing free and confidential mental health assessment to currently registered students
• Library Support for Faculty - resources to support your teaching, like media and course reserves
• Student Support & Intervention (CARE referral, Campus Health Center, police, advising)
• Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Education
• Anti-Bullying Statement - University Statement of Values to address bullying incidents
• Bookstore / Book Adoption
• Office of the Registrar resources - Including the Academic calendar and instructions for Midterm grades
• Teach Anywhere - The Teach Anywhere Team is a collaboration between the OTL and C&IT with additional support from the Libraries. Their goal is to support faculty in making decisions and taking action to transition their courses to online or remote formats as smoothly as possible.
• Assist Anywhere - The Assist Anywhere Team is a collaboration between academic staff and administrators across campus. Their shared goal is to support academic staff in making decisions and taking action to transition their duties to online or remote formats as smoothly as possible.

Service resources

All faculty members are expected to engage in activities at the department, college/school, and university levels that contribute in a substantial manner to the important work of the institution.

University committees

• Academic Senate Committees
• Office of the President Committees
• Diversity: Faculty Engagement Groups/Committees
• Graduate Council - Graduate School
• Commission on the Status of Women Committees

School/college and department committees

Find committees by navigating your school or college's website.

• Mike Ilitch School of Business
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts
• Graduate School
• Irvin D. Reid Honors College
• Law School
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• School of Information Sciences
• School of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• School of Social Work

Quick resources: Artificial intelligence

• C&IT:
  • Security Recommendations from C&IT: How to securely explore the world of AI
  • AI at Wayne State from C&IT 
  • WarriorGPT generative AI from C&IT 
  • What is WarriorGPT and how do I use it? 
  • WarriorGPT 
• WSU Libraries:
  • ChatGPT and Other IT Tools: A Guide for Faculty
  • Academic & Research-Focused Artificial Intelligence Tools 
• Office for Teaching and Learning:
  • OTL's Virtual Resource Hub Page: Artificial Intelligence in Teaching and Learning
  • Teaching @ Wayne Issue: Mar 20, 2023 - WSU instructors respond to ChatGPT and AI
  • Teaching @ Wayne Issue: Oct. 9, 2024: AI and our courses 
• Syllabus Language Recommendations from the Academic Senate