I N S I D E

T H I S

I S S U E :

Message from

the EAD/ADFA

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Faculty

Development

Opportunities

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Dr. Chu Appointed

Associate Dean for

Research

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Moment in

History

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New Faculty

Profiles

4

Teaching

Conference Recap

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Faculty

Credentialing

5

Faculty

Milestones

5

Dental Library

Programs

5

Event

Announcements 6

I N D I A N A U N I V E R S I T Y

S C H O O L O F D E N T I S T R Y

O F F I C E O F F A C U L T Y

A F F A I R S Office of Faculty Affairs N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 5 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1 1

F A C U L T Y

A F F A I R S

Dr. Michael Kowolik:

Executive Associate

Dean, Associate Dean for

Faculty Affairs and Global

Engagement

Professor of Periodontics

Gail Williamson:

Director of Faculty

Enhancement

Professor of Dental

Diagnostic Sciences

Newsletter Editor

Shelley Hall:

Executive Administrative

Assistant

Damon Spight:

Administrative Support

Specialist

It is hard to fathom that the ca-

lendar year is fast approaching its

end, and the next

OFA newsletter

will be written in the holiday season.

I feel compelled to

mention two items

that gave rise to

concern this past month, and

leave you to offer suggestions for

a remedy. The first was the high

proportion of "no shows" at the

Faculty Teaching Conference

dinner. 30% of those who had

signed up for dinner, with a choice of entree, failed to appear,

the majority with no explanation

to either Ana Gossweiler or Lisa

Willis, who worked so hard with

the committee to create a stimu-

lating and relevant program. To

me, this was not just about the

cost to the school, but the nega-

tive message implied. In a similar

vein, Chancellor and Mrs. Paydar

hosted a delightful evening for new faculty at their official resi-

dence. Campus administrators,

several deans and, of course,

many faculty new to IUPUI, both

junior and senior, enjoyed an

opportunity to mingle, find out

what other groups are doing and,

in some cases, make useful con-

nections. Sadly to Gail William-

son and I, no IUSD faculty at-tended. I do know that one spe-

cialty annual conference was

coincidental. Taken together,

does this mean we are failing to

foster engagement in the school?

Please let me/us know, anony-

mously or otherwise, if you have

comments or suggestions.

But for those who may have

passed by our office recently,

after months of patience, we finally received our official office

signage as seen in the photograph

below, ably taken by Tim Cen-

ters, Illustrations.

We are also moving forward

with the recruitment of a staff

person to help with running the

office, and particularly with Da-mon's responsibilities for faculty

recruitment, onboarding, con-

tract renewals etc. The office of

Staff HR is working hard on re-

viewing the 80+ applications in

order to short-list those most

suitable.

The campus focus on mentor-

ship continues. Paul Edwards has

initiated planning for our Chair

Mentoring Program, and I will be meeting with Interim EVC, Kathy

Johnson, very soon in order to

discuss her own planning strate-

gy, as she picks up the baton

from Dr. Paydar. Please remem-

ber that all faculty, whether jun-

ior, mid-career or senior, are

always welcome to participate in

the monthly meetings of the

IUSD faculty peer mentoring group, organized and convened

by Dr. Liz Ramos. October was

also the month for the ADEA

Deans' annual conference, held in

Washington DC. Dean Williams

invited me to attend, and you

may imagine that, being in the

hub of the nation's capital with so

much happening (or not) right

now, we were informed and en-

tertained by several prominent figures from mainstream politics,

healthcare, education and finance.

It would be difficult to highlight a

single event or presentation, but

if pushed, I would select the talk

by Dr. Beth Akers, an economist from the Brookings Institute,

who talked eloquently, humor-

ously and with fascinating data

regarding the cost of higher edu-

cation, the value attached to that,

and why we may need to worry

"more selectively". Overall, what

I found refreshing, and enlighten-

ing, were the number of 45 mi-

nute presentations that were

without a single PowerPoint, and some with very few. A testament

to the speakers’ ability to engage

the delegates

Finally, on the global scene,

there is an IU delegation visiting

several institutions in Cuba, this

and next week. I forwarded the

proposals submitted by IUSD

faculty and await the return and

update from the delegation. To

my knowledge, no IUPUI faculty or administrators were included.

President McRobbie will preside

at the official opening of the IU

Gateway in Berlin within the next

few days. These IU footprints

around the world are not simply

political posturing, as cynics may

suppose, but facilities that can

help develop and support global

cooperation. We are currently investigating the opportunities

that may be helpful for IUSD, in

India, given the interest from that

country in our IDP.

So, as the holidays approach, I

wish you a wonderful Thanksgiv-

ing, and I urge everyone to think

about our mission, and any sug-

gestions you

may have for

our or the Dean's Office.

From the Desk of the EAD/ADFA

P A G E 2

Tuesday, November 3rd Promotion to Full Rank (AA) Time and Location: 9:00 to 11:00 am, Campus Center 405 Presenter: Melissa Lavitt, Gail Williamson Register Wednesday, November 4th SL the Basics: Getting Beyond Doing—Designing Your Course to Deepen Student Learning (CSL) Time and Location: 12:00 to 1:15 pm, Hine Hall (IP), Room 234 Register Wednesday, November 4th IUPUI Innovation Forum and Showcase (OVCR) Time and Location: 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Campus Center Theater Keynote Presenter: Richard DiMarchi Register: https://crm.iu.edu/CRMEvents/InnovationForum2015/ Thursday, November 5th Teaching a Large Class (CTL) Time and Location: 11:30 am to 12:15 pm via Adobe Connect (Online) Presenters: Anusha S. Rao, James Gregory Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/

Wednesday, November 11th Research Metrics: Gathering Evidence of Impact (AA) Time and Location: 1:30 to 3:00 pm, University Library 1130 Presenter: Heather Coates Register Thursday, November 12th The Hunting Ground: Sexual Assault on College Campuses (OFW) Time and Location: 4:15 to 6:45 pm, Wynne Courtroom (Room 100), Inlow Hall Presenters: Sareen Lambright Dale, Julia Lash, Emily Springston Register Tuesday, November 17th Reading at the Table: Once Upon a Digital Story, A Modern Approach to an Ancient Art (AA) Time and Location: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, University Club Presenter: Susan Tennant Register Tuesday, November 17th Canvas: Assignments and Grading (CTL) Time and Location: 2:00 to 3:00 pm via Adobe Connect (Online) Presenters: Kimmaree Murday, M. Leach Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/ Wednesday, November 18th Introduction to Simulation Education (OFAPD) Time and Location: 1:00 to 4:00 pm, Fairbanks Hall (FS), 4th Floor—Sims Center Presenters: Simulation Experts from IU Health, IU School of Medicine, and IU School of Nursing Register

Enhance

your

teaching

and

research

skills.

Faculty Development Opportunities There are many opportunities for professional development during the month of November. The following list

of programs were selected from a variety of resources on the IUPUI Campus including the Center for Service

and Learning (CSL), the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), Office for Women (OFW) and the Indiana

University School of Medicine, Office of Faculty and Professional Development (OFAPD), the Office of the Vice

Chancellor for Research and IUSD Office of Continuing Education. Programs are free for all faculty to attend.

O F F I C E O F F A C U L T Y A F F A I R S

IUSD Continuing Education 2015-2016 Courses http://ce.dentistry.iu.edu

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1 1 V

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er 11th

Associate Dean Named

In early October,

Dr. Tien-Min Ga-

briel Chu was

appointed as the

IUSD Associate

Dean for Research after serving as the

Interim Associate

Dean for Research since early

2015. Dr. Chu brings his consider-

able expertise, accomplishments

and experience as a dentist, engi-

neer and scientist to the research

mission of the School of Dentistry.

Dr. Chu, a tenured Associate

Professor in the Department of

Biomedical and Applied Sciences, is

nationally and internationally

known for his research in the area

of bone and tissue regeneration.

Dr. Chu received his DDS from

Kaohsiung Medical College in Tai-

wan and completed his PhD at the

University of Michigan in Ann Ar-

bor. Dr. Chu holds adjunct ap-

pointments in both the IU School

of Medicine and Purdue School of

Engineering and Technology.

We look forward to his leader-

ship and growth of the research

enterprise within IUSD.

Please join the Office of Faculty

Affairs in congratulating Dr. Chu.

Faculty Development Continued Wednesday, November 18th Introduction to High-Impact Practices (CTL) Time and Location: 12:00 to 1:30 pm, University Library 1116 Presenter: James Gregory Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/

Friday, November 20th Using Groups in Canvas (CTL) Time and Location: 12:00 to 1:00 pm via Adobe Connect (Online) Presenter: Lauren Easterling Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/

Monday, November 23rd Developing Curriculum Enhancement Grant Proposals (CTL) Time and Location: 3:00 to 4:30 pm, University Library 1125M Presenters: Richard Turner, Terri Tarr Register: http://ctl.iupui.edu/

Monday, November 23rd Hazelett Women in Leadership Forum (OFW) Time and Location: 5:00 to 7:00 pm, The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence Presenters: Congresswoman Susan Brooks, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson Register

Monday, November 30th William M. Plater Institute on the Future of Learning—Teaching & Learning Unscripted (AA) Time and Location: 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, Campus Center 450 Keynote Presenter: Katie Watson, JD (See page 6 for registration.)

Sunday, November 8th will be the 120th anniversary of the discovery of

X Rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, University of Würzburg. Few scientific discoveries

have had such an immediate and profound impact particularly on the disciplines of medicine

and dentistry, forever changing patient diagnosis and treatment. The first human radiographic

image taken and an ever since famous one, was of the hand of his wife, Bertha. Of note,

Roentgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901 for his discovery of x rays.

MOMENT IN HISTORY

O F F I C E O F F A C U L T Y A F F A I R S

P A G E 4

The Department of Oral Pathology, Medi-

cine and Radiology will be joined by Dr.

Jahanzeb Chaudhry on November 2 as a

clinical associate professor

and the director of the

Cone Beam Imaging Facili-

ty. Dr. Chaudhry is a board

-certified oral maxillofacial

radiologist as a diplomate

of The American Board of Oral and Maxillo-

facial Radiology. He received his Bachelor of

Dental Surgery (BDS) from the University of

Karachi, Pakistan and DDS from the Univer-

sity of Tennessee. He completed his special-

ty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiolo-

gy and Master of Dental Science program at

the University of Connecticut. He is a mem-

ber of the American Academy of Oral and

Maxillofacial Radiology, American Dental

Education Association and International Association of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology.

After completing his graduate program, Dr.

Chaudhry accepted a faculty position at the

University of Tennessee. He was later re-

cruited to The Ohio State University. His

last academic appointment was at King Fai-

sal University, Saudi Arabia where has was

one of the founding faculty members in-

volved in establishing a new College of Den-

tistry. His research focus is novel applica-

tions of cone beam computed tomography

including contrast-based diagnostic CBCT

imaging of malignant and infectious diseases

and upper/pharyngeal airway imaging. In his

spare time, Dr. Chaudhry likes to travel and

enjoy outdoor activities with his family. He

and his wife, Dr. Sharmeen Chaudhry, have

two children Faaris and Sophia.

David Zahl, no stranger to the IU School

of Dentistry, has served in

the Office of Academic

Affairs as Curriculum and

Assessment Specialist since

2011. He began with IUSD

in the Office of Dental

Education as a Curriculum

Development Specialist in 2007. Mr. Zahl’s

newest position within the Office of Aca-

demic Affairs, with his academic appoint-

ment residing under the Department of Biomedical and Applied Sciences, took effect

October 25. In his new role, he serves as an

Academic Specialist with the title of Direc-

tor of Curriculum Support. His responsibili-

ties include administrative management of

the IUSD Curriculum and Assessment Com-

mittee, oversight of the IUSD curriculum

management process, collaboration with

IUSD faculty and administration to develop,

implement, and evaluate educational and

program-level assessments, grant-writing

and acquisition to support educational and

curricular innovations, conducting and/or

supporting faculty in educational research

consistent with the scholarly mission of the

Office of Academic Affairs and develop-

ment, implementation, and evaluation of pre

-doctoral students in standardized patient

simulations. In his free time, Mr. Zahl enjoys

kayaking, traveling with his wife, Sarah, and

spoiling his Shetland Sheepdog, Link.

In Comprehensive Care and General Den-

tistry, Dr. Daniel Bennett began his new

role on October 30 as a clinical assistant

professor and director of the Team and

Honors Clinic. An alumnus

of IUSD (DDS, 1978), Dr.

Bennett is well-respected

nationwide for his lectures

on Conservative Periodon-tal Therapy in General

Practice. He came to the

IU School of Dentistry as a visiting faculty

member in August 2013, after spending

more than 33 years in private practice den-

tistry with an emphasis on advanced adult

restorative dentistry.

Join us in welcoming and congratulating

these newest appointees to our growing

IUSD faculty ranks!

New Faculty Profiles

The Annual IUSD Teaching Conference

was held on October 15th and 16th at the

Woodstock Club. Dr. Ana Gossweiler and

Dr. Lisa Willis hosted the event ably

planned by the Teaching Committee. The

program provided faculty with updates from

Dean Williams, the Office of Academic Af-

fairs, the International Dental Program and

Dental Admissions, Office of Clinical Affairs

and the State of the School Address. In

addition, the IUSD Faculty Council meeting

was conducted.

The keynote speaker this year was Dr.

Jack Dillenberg, Dean of the Arizona School

of Dentistry & Oral Health., who shared his

perspective on the instruction and prepara-

tion of pre-doctoral dental students. In addi-

tion, several presentations on e-platforms

to enhance teaching were delivered Friday.

Lynn Ward, CTL, presented, Taskstream:

Portfolios for Assessment, Learning, Self-

Representation and Lauren Easterling, CTL,

presented, Oncourse Transition to Canvas.

As is tradition, following the Dean’s recep-

tion and dinner several faculty awards were

presented by the Indiana Dental Associa-

tion’s (IDA) President, Dr. Chad Leighty,

including the IDA

Outstanding Teach-

er of the Year

Award and the IDA

Outstanding Faculty

Member of the

Year Award. The

recipient of the IDA

Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award

was Dr. Laura Romito, Associate Professor,

Department of Biomaterials and Applied

Sciences. The IDA

Outstanding Faculty

Member of the Year

Award was presented

to Dr. Christianne

Guba, Associate Dean

for Academic Affairs.

Dr. Timothy Carlson,

Professor and Chair of the IUSD Commit-

tee on Community Engaged Scholarship,

presented the Johnson Award for Commu-

nity Service to

Heather Taylor,

Visiting Assistant

Professor, De-

partment of Cari-

ology, Operative

and Public Health

Dentistry.

Teaching Conference Recap

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1 1

With the 2015-16 flu season

upon us, the School of Den-

tistry strongly encourages ALL

faculty to protect their health

by obtaining the influenza

vaccine. As in past years, any

faculty providing services in an Indiana Uni-

versity Health (IUH) or Eskenazi facility is

required by those organizations to receive

the flu vaccine.

Even if your duties at the school do not

bring you into direct contact with patients,

you work alongside many who do. Moreo-

ver, our partners at IUH and Eskenazi

Health require that all School of Dentistry

faculty, staff, students, and residents who

provide services or receive training at one

or both of the health systems get vaccinat-

ed. Mandatory vaccination is based on rec-

ommendations by many national organiza-

tions, including the National Patient Safety

Foundation, American Academy of Pediat-

rics, American College of Physicians, Infec-

tious Disease Society of America, Society

for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,

Association for Practitioners in Infection

Control and the American Hospital Associa-

tion. Free flu vaccination clinics will continue

to be held on the IUPUI campus in Novem-

ber. The flu clinic calendar is available and

can be downloaded from http://

health.iupui.edu/docs/flu2015.pdf. Please

make a note of it and avail yourself of this

opportunity to receive the flu vaccine on

site and at no cost to you.

Early email notifications from dsgis@iu.edu,

IU School of Dentistry’s credentialing notifi-

cation system, have been routing, indicating

it is time to renew Bloodborne Pathogens

annual training and/or fulfill other tasks that

are conditions of employment. To clear in

GIS the task(s) assigned to you, save to file

the required document(s) for satisfying the

task(s). Afterwards, upload your document

(s) by (1.) going to http://gis.dentistry.iu.edu,

(2.) selecting the appropriate option under

Manage Tasks, (3.) browsing to where you

saved your required document(s) to com-

plete the upload, and (4.) clicking, “Task

Completed.” Failure to click the “Task

Completed” button will result in the re-

minders continuing until compliance is met.

A mind-easing way to end the year is know-

ing you are healthy and GIS task free.

IUSD Faculty Credentialing

Your IUSD Library team, led by Sean Stone, Assistant Librarian, is pleased to offer you the following training sessions this month. All training sessions are held from 12:00 – 1:00 pm in the library computer lab: DS 122. Sessions are free to

IUSD faculty, staff and students. No preregistration needed, but space is limited to the first 14.

Monday, November 2, 2015: Endnote – Learn everything you need to know about Endnote.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015: Professional Searching, – Where do you find impact factors or journal rankings? This

session teaches how to find information about information. It’s perfect for those in the throes of creating P&T reports.

Tuesday, November, 17, 2015: PubMed Searching – Are you using MeSH searching, filters and other features together to create the best, most efficient searches? Why use Ovid or Web of Science Medline?

This workshop will give you new searching ideas.

NOTES FROM THE

DENTAL SCHOOL LIBRARY

Chancellor, Nasser Paydar, and Interim

Executive Vice Chancellor, Kathy Johnson,

celebrated and recognized campus faculty

who have achieved faculty service mile-

stones of 20 years or more on October 13,

2015. The event was held in Wynne Court-

room, Inlow Hall, at the Robert H. McKin-

ney School of Law. A celebratory reception

followed the recognition ceremony. Several

School of Dentistry faculty were among the

campus colleagues who were recognized for

their service. The IUSD honorees include:

20 Years of Service: Michael Kowolik,

Melinda Meadows, Pamela Rettig

31 Years of Service: Christianne Guba

Cochran, Joseph Heidelman, Richard Jack-

son, Neil Pinney, Sally Phillips

35 Years of Service: George Willis, Paul

Zitterbart, Susan Zunt

40 Years of Service: Gail Williamson

Congratulations to all and thank you for

your dedication and long service to IUSD.

Faculty Milestones

Indiana University

School of Dentistry

Office of Faculty Affairs

1121 West Michigan Street,

Room 102

Indianapolis, IN 46202-5186

Phone: 317-274-4561

Fax: 317-278-1071

P A G E 6

The goal of this event is to begin a conversation about the roles and responsibilities of department chairs and associate

deans at IUPUI, as well as to provide advice, guidance, and resources to enable success. A light lunch will be served.

By Invitation Only

REGISTER