NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
UCSF Ranked #2 in Nation's Best Places to Work in Academia
The Scientist, a magazine for life science professionals, conducted a voluntary readers survey about the best places to work in academia for 2009. UCSF was ranked #2 in the country, behind Princeton. The only other UC campuses in the top 40 were Davis at 27th and UCLA at 33rd. Stanford was ranked at 19th. Read more.
PROGRAMS SPONSORED BY THE CHANCELLOR'S COUNCIL ON FACULTY LIFE (CCFL) AND OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT
Chancellor's Council on Faculty Life (CCFL) Brochure
Wellness Grand Round Series
The Wellness Grand Round series is one of the CCFL's initiatives to create a supportive work environment for faculty. This series consists of quarterly one-hour lectures. Some lectures will be keyed to wellness/stress reduction programs for faculty which will be offered at a reduced cost. For questions about this series or the upcoming lectures, please contact Melanie Fisch.
Noted neuroscientist Dr. Michael Merzenich will present the Winter 2010 Wellness Grand Rounds Lecture, entitled Brain Fitness and Health. The lecture is on Wednesday, January 20, 2010, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., Cole Hall, 513 Parnassus Ave. Dr. Merzenich is Professor Emeritus, UCSF and Co-Founder/Chief Scientific Officer, Posit Science. Registration is encouraged. Read more about this lecture.
Dr. Robert Sapolsky presented the first lecture in the series, entitled: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers and Faculty Do: Stress and Health.
View the Robert Sapolsky lecture
Laurel Mellin, MA, RD, presented the second lecture in the series, entitled: Retraining the Brain for Resiliency and Joy.
View the Laurel Mellin lecture
Dr. Kevin Barrows presented the third lecture in the series, entitled: Mindfulness and Well-Being: Art and Science.
View the Dr. Kevin Barrows lecture
Dr. Donald Abrams presented the fourth lecture in the series, entitled: Healthy Aging for the Health Professional.
View the Dr. Donald Abrams lecture
Dr. Judith Moskowitz presented the fifth lecture in the series, entitled: Positive Emotion in the Midst of Stress: It's Not Crazy, It's Adaptive.
View the Dr. Judith Moskowitz lecture
Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen presented the sixth lecture in the series, entitled: Service as a Way of Life: Reclaiming the Joy of Our Work.
View the Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen lecture
Faculty Development Program
Work Lean: Time Management Strategies for Busy Faculty
Dan Markovitz, TimeBack Management
Thursday, November 12, 2009/3-5 p.m./Parnassus, HSW-303
More information on Dr. Markovitz' presentation
"That's Not What I Meant" Managing Conflict Effectively
Thursday, March 5, 2009/3-5 p.m./Parnassus, Millberry Union Conference Center
Presentation slides
An Insiders Guide to Advancement and Promotion at UCSF
Thursday, October 23, 2008/1-3 p.m./Parnassus, Room N 217
Presentation slides
Presentation video
July 31, 2008 / 1-3 p.m. / Parnassus, Room N 225
Presentation video
Negotiation: How to Avoid Common Cognitive Traps
April 30, 2008 / 3-5 p.m. / Parnassus, Millberry Union Conference Center
Negotiation: An Interest-Based Approach
February 20, 2008 / 3-5 p.m. / Parnassus, Millberry Union Conference Center
The Fourth Annual Faculty Information and Welcoming Week was held September 15-17, 2009. This event, sponsored by the Chancellor's Council on Faculty Life, provides information essential to all faculty as well as an orientation for new faculty. Resources, including handouts, website links, video of the plenary session, and presentation slides from the September 16 All-Day Event, can be found here.
ABOG Tools of the Trade
May 21, 2009/Cynthia Lynch Leathers, Director, Academic Personnel
The ABCs of XYZ: Comp Plans, Titles, and Advancement For Academics
Presentation slides
Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award
The UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program awarded the 2009 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award to Nancy E. Adler, PhD, in a May 20 ceremony. Dr. Adler is a Professor of Psychiatry in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry, and Director of The Center for Health and Community. The award recognizes an outstanding senior faculty mentor at UCSF who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to mentoring of faculty in the academic health sciences. Read more