Workshops

Updated August 2025

Third Thursday Department Chair Sessions

Fall 2025

September 18, 2025   |    RSVP

  • RSVP Deadline: September 11th 

October 16, 2025       |     RSVP

  • RSVP Deadline: October 9th

November 20, 2025         |     RSVP

  • RSVP Deadline: November 13th

*Please make sure to RSVP by the deadline.

*Lunch provided 11:30am-12:00pm; Workshop begins at 12:00pm

All RTP Interfolio Open Labs are facilitated by Somone Washington, Faculty Affairs Analyst, and co-hosted by representatives from ATS to answer any questions regarding SPOT. 

Interfolio Open Lab Sessions: 

Location: Sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the meeting.

RTP Workshops are facilitated by Emily Berquist, Ph. D., Interim Faculty Center Director.

Strategies for a Successful RTP File: A Faculty Center Workshop for RTP Candidates

Workshop for Candidates undergoing retention, tenure, and promotion. Will review new university-wide RTP policy, components of the RTP file, suggest best practices in preparation and execution, and answer questions about the RTP process.

Ideas for Equity in Department RTP Policies

For faculty who would like to learn about best equity practices for new CSULB Department RTP policies. This workshop is designed to help those drafting these policies to learn about and discuss three key areas in which new Department RTP policies can promote greater equity for faculty: 1. the documentation and evaluation of Cultural/Identity taxation; 2. the documentation and evaluation of Scholarship of Engagement and 3. best practices for incorporating Student Perception of Teaching (SPOT)evaluations into candidate files and evaluations. Participants will first be introduced to Cultural/Identity Taxation, scholarship of engagement (community-based scholarship) and bias in student evaluations. Then we will share ideas for how to equitably approach these concepts in Department RTP policies. Rather than making specific prescriptions, the workshop is designed to offer general approaches and practices that may be adapted to different departments and disciplines. This workshop is grounded in the co-facilitators' past experiences crowdsourcing CSULB faculty's perceptions of equity choke points on our campus, particularly through the COVID Equity Task Force (2021-2022) and the CLA Strategic Plan (2022-2023).

Co-Facilitator: Raven Pfister, Interim Associate Faculty Center Director

Avoiding Unintentional Bias: A Workshop for RTP Evaluators and Hiring Committees

This workshop will introduce participants to the concept of implicit or unintentional bias, showing how unconscious associations and mental shortcuts can shape perceptions and decisions. It will present evidence of how bias may appear in hiring, evaluations, and recommendation letters, while engaging participants in activities such as the Implicit Association Test and group discussions. The workshop will emphasize future strategies, including personal practices (e.g., slowing down, stereotype replacement, individuation, mindfulness) and procedural approaches (e.g., setting clear evaluation criteria, enforcing policies) to reduce bias. Overall, it will encourage ongoing awareness, reflection, and structural change to support fairer practices. Please note: due to intellectual property restrictions, we are not able to provide a recording of this workshop.

Facilitator: Amy Wax, Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Tenure Track Faculty Evaluation 101 Sessions 

Candidates undergoing Periodic Mini Evaluation (PME) or preparing a Professional Development Plan (PDP) are encouraged to attend the RTP workshops for candidates. Tenure Track Faculty Evaluation 101 sessions give early career faculty an overview of the RTP evaluation process and are scheduled for:

Location: All Tenure Track Faculty RTP Evaluation 101 Sessions are facilitated by Somone Washington, Faculty Affairs Analyst, and will be held virtually via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the meeting.

Promoting Equity in the Retention, Tenure, and Promotion Review Process: A Workshop for RTP Committee Members

Workshop for RTP Committee Members evaluating files in the 2025-2026 academic year, designed to help promote transparency, equity, and inclusion in the RTP process while adhering to all University regulations.

Avoiding Unintentional Bias: A Workshop for RTP Evaluators and Hiring Committees

This workshop will introduce participants to the concept of implicit or unintentional bias, showing how unconscious associations and mental shortcuts can shape perceptions and decisions. It will present evidence of how bias may appear in hiring, evaluations, and recommendation letters, while engaging participants in activities such as the Implicit Association Test and group discussions. The workshop will emphasize future strategies, including personal practices (e.g., slowing down, stereotype replacement, individuation, mindfulness) and procedural approaches (e.g., setting clear evaluation criteria, enforcing policies) to reduce bias. Overall, it will encourage ongoing awareness, reflection, and structural change to support fairer practices. Please note: due to intellectual property restrictions, we are not able to provide a recording of this workshop.

Facilitator: Amy Wax, Associate Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Interfolio Open Lab Sessions 

All Interfolio Open Lab Sessions are facilitated by Somone Washington, Faculty Affairs Analyst, and co-hosted by representatives from ATS to answer any questions regarding SPOT. 

Location: Sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the meeting.

Webinars:
Join experts from Interfolio's Customer Success team for Best Practice Webinars every month as we walk through new product features, common use cases, how to increase adoption, and ways to bring more value to CSULB using the Interfolio products. Check out the calendar to register for upcoming webinars or the recorded webinar page to view all past webinars.

The agenda is the same for each workshop. Each workshop will review the policies and procedures for lecturer evaluation and will review strategies for effectiveness in the evaluation process.

  • Thursday, November 2025 - TBD 

Location: Online only. Register to attend via Zoom

  • Friday, December 2025 - TBD

Location: Online only. Register to attend via Zoom

 

Interfolio Support Hours

Faculty Affairs will be available via Zoom to provide support and answer questions regarding submitting materials in Interfolio.  

  • Thursday, January 2026, from 3 – 5 p.m.
  • Friday, February 2026, from 3 – 5 p.m. 

Zoom link: https://csulb.zoom.us/my/ats.spot

Faculty Affairs will host two workshop sessions to discuss the range elevation processes.  Both sessions will cover:

  • Brief review of policies, procedures for submitting range elevation materials
  • Helpful tips and strategies for assembling documentation for evaluation
  • Best practices for articulating instructional effectiveness in the narrative 

Online:   
Monday, December 2025 -3pm - 4pm 
Register to attend via Zoom
Registration is required for Zoom

Online - Open Lab: 
Monday, January 2026, 12pm - 2:00pm 
Register to attend via Zoom
Registration is required

Also, see the 2024 Range Evaluation Workshop Announcement sheet for more information, links, and Faculty Affairs contacts for range elevation processes and procedures. 

Thank you!

Best,
Faculty Affairs