Goal: Faculty Recruitment and Development

Objective: Recruit and retain an exceptional diverse and global faculty

• Address salary compression and inversion; provide raises that bring salaries to nationally competitive levels
• Increase international residencies and exchanges (e.g., Franklin International Scholars Program, Willson Center)
• Seek partnerships with the provost's office, human resources, and other units to create a partner-hire program
• Explore innovative recruitment packages and competitive incentives
• Pursue faculty recruitment through diverse avenues (e.g., opportunity hires, cluster hires, open searches)

Objective: Create a culture that rewards and recognizes faculty excellence

• Expand opportunities to reward and recognize faculty excellence and leadership in disciplinary organizations
• Coordinate faculty nominations for national awards
• Expand the number of special and named professorships
• Celebrate faculty achievements in diverse print and online media

Objective: Support faculty renewal, development, and quality of work life

• Encourage faculty participation in intensive professional development opportunities such as Study in a Second Discipline, Public Service and Outreach Fellowships, Senior Teaching Fellows, and the University System of Georgia Executive Leadership Institute
• Establish mid-career awards that provide support for travel, research, students, and career development
• Explore options for flexible scheduling of teaching to enhance summer course offerings and provide intensive research terms
• Promote understanding and consistent use of the Family and Medical Leave and Suspending Tenure Clock policies
• Reinstate faculty development assignments