New Faculty Academic Support Information From the Associate Provosts
Welcome to Kenyon! Here are a few details that we hope will help ease your transition to campus.
There are EIGHT divisions of the College, each with its own vice president/provost who serves on the president's senior staff team:
We work within the Academic Division headed by the provost:
Jeff Bowman, Provost
Jalene Fox, Faculty Resources Specialist
Amy Quinlivan, Coordinator of Administrative Services; 740-427-5117
Darlene Tedrow, Coordinator of Faculty Support; 740-427-5118
Sheryl Hemkin, Associate Provost, Bailey House
Drew Kerkhoff, Associate Provost, Bailey House
Ted Mason, Associate Provost for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Lentz House 106
Sponsored Research Office
William Billiter, Exec. Director of Sponsored Research & Strategic Initiatives, 740 427-5088
Jami Peelle, Assoc. Director of Faculty Grants & Fellowships, IRB Administrator; 740 427-5748
Wendy Busenburg, Coordinator of Grants Administration, 740 427-5551
Darlene Tedrow will work with you to provide an office, furniture, phone and other infrastructure and services that will help you do your best work. We all look forward to working with you. Please consider the following:
| What | How & When | Who |
|---|---|---|
| Office Space | Your office will be located near those of your departmental colleagues if at all possible. Our goal is for your office to be ready for you on or about August 1. Ordinarily, previous occupants are asked to vacate offices by June 30 so that there is time for cleaning and repairs before new occupants arrive on August 1. However this will vary greatly depending on a number of factors; in some cases where the previous occupant left campus right after submitting her/his spring-semester grades in mid-May, your office may be ready for you much earlier. In other cases, the previous occupant may be waiting for carpenters, painters or others to complete preparations for his or her move to a different office, so yours may not be available to you until mid-August. Each case is different, so be prepared for the unexpected. |
If you are unsure of the location of your office or when you may move into it, contact your department chair, administrative assistant or email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Keys (office and/or building) |
You will be issued key(s) to your office and your building as soon as the office and keys are available. | Keys are available from the administrative assistant for your department or, in some cases, from Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Furniture | You can expect that your office will contain a desk, a desk chair, a side chair, and a filing cabinet. Ordinarily, you may arrange your furniture and decorate your office to suit yourself whenever you like. Please do not undertake any painting in your office without first contacting Darlene Tedrow. |
If additional furniture is needed, or repairs are necessary, email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Phone | Your office should contain a telephone and the number will be published in the Campus Directory along with your name and office location. Your phone should be in working order when you move into your office or soon thereafter. If the number is not obvious, dial 0 and ask the operator for the number of the phone from which you are dialing. | If your phone or connection needs attention, email or |
| Nameplate (for your office door) |
Ordinarily, nameplates are attached to your door or the wall nearby — usually in late July or early August. | If we have somehow missed you, please do not take matters into your own hands. Instead, notify the administrative assistant in your department or email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Classrooms | Anytime you find something broken, missing or otherwise amiss in your classroom please report it. | Email or call Darlene Tedrow 740-427-5118. |
| If the AV equipment in your classroom fails to work properly, please report it. | Call the LBIS Helpline, 740-427-5700, or email Paul Mollard (LBIS) and explain the problem. | |
| Computer and Peripherals | Ordinarily, you will be provided a Windows PC for your office; however, if you notify us early on, we can provide a Mac instead. Your computer is not likely to be brand new, but should not be more than four years old. Those who wish to purchase machines that are very specific to their work should note that the purchase of all computers and peripherals must be coordinated through of LBIS. The College will not fund any purchases made without |
Email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| IFDA, Individual Faculty Development Account | The College makes available to all full-time faculty (tenured, tenure-track, and full-time visitors) an Individual Faculty Development Account(IFDA) Those account balances carry over from year to year. Faculty members draw on their accounts by arrangement with Darlene Tedrow. All requests for reimbursement must be accompanied by proper receipts. | Email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Faculty Research Grants | (By competitive application.) Faculty Research Grants, granted by the Faculty Affairs Committee |
Email or call Jami Peelle, 740-427-5748 about applications. Email or call Wendy Busenburg, 740-427-5551 about accounting procedures |
| Labalme Faculty Research Grant | (By competitive application.) Labalme Faculty Research Grants to Support Research that Involves International Travel are granted by the Faculty Affairs Committee in much the same way as Faculty Research Grants. | Email or call Jami Peelle, 740-427-5748 about applications. Email or call Wendy Busenburg, 740-427-5551 about accounting procedures |
| Dr. Newton Chun Award | (By competitive application.) The Dr. Newton Chun Award provides faculty members of Kenyon College the opportunity to undertake the scholarship on which their continuing development as teacher-scholars depends. Available to Tenured and tenure-track members of the faculty, it is awarded through a competition administered annually through the Provost's office and the Faculty Affairs Committee. | Email or call Jami Peelle, 740-427-5748, about applications. Email or call Wendy Busenburg, 740-427-5551 about accounting procedures |
| Faculty Teaching Grant | (By competitive application.) Faculty Teaching Grants provide funds to support faculty members in developing new and creative courses, restructuring existing courses, or the attendance at workshops or other productions that will enhance the teaching methods and strategies of faculty members. In addition, please note that these grants will support conferences, workshops and other programs to be held at Kenyon that address departmental and collegiate pedagogical concerns and priorities. | Email or call Jami Peelle, 740-427-5748, about applications. Email or call Wendy Busenburg, 740-427-5551 about accounting procedures |
| Start-Up and/or Research Funds | This applies only to certain tenure-track faculty members who were granted specific funds by the Provost at the time of hiring. | Email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Comfort Control (for your office and classrooms) |
We have hot summers and cold winters; we also have heating and air conditioning. Sometimes we are able to overcome the former with the later. Maintenance staff (Finance Division) maintain heating and cooling systems. | If you believe that improvements might be possible, notify the administrative assistant for your department or email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Cleaning | Offices and classrooms are cleaned periodically by the maintenance staff (Finance Division). If there are problems, please let us know. | Email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
| Other | If there are other issues regarding your office and/or classrooms, please do not hesitate to communicate directly with us! | Email or call Darlene Tedrow, 740-427-5118. |
updated 7/23/20