Tenure Project Conference 

Agenda

Daily sessions will take place in various locations throughout Jon M. Huntsman Hall on the University of Pennsylvania Campus. Attendees should reference the conference mobile app for session room assignments.

Address: 3730 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Day 1 - Monday, July 24, 2023

8:00-9:00 a.m.

Registration / Breakfast
Ambani Auditorium Lobby / Forum – Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104

9:00-9:30 a.m.

Welcome & Introductions
The Tenure Project offers a supportive environment where junior faculty are welcomed and engaged in programs, events, and dialogues that address the important issues affecting Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure in U.S. business schools.

Introductions by Renita Miller, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Wharton
Opening Remarks by:
Wendy De La Rosa
, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Wharton,
Esther Uduehi, Assistant Professor Marketing and International Business, Foster
Michael Verchot, Founding Director CBDC, Foster

9:30-10:15 a.m.

Fireside Chat: TTP @ Wharton
How does Wharton think about addressing the important issues affecting Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure?

Erika James, Dean, The Wharton School
Renita Miller, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Wharton

10:15-10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Workshopping the Tenure Project
Discussing the tenure process and the important issues affecting Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure in U.S. business schools.

Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance (Research 1) – Henock Louis (Smeal College of Business) and Jarrad Harford (Foster School of Business)
– Accounting & Finance (Balanced 1) – Jennifer Joe (Lerner College of Business) and Itamar Drechsler (The Wharton School)
– Accounting & Finance (Research 2) – Lisa Koonce (McCombs School of Business) and Luke Taylor (The Wharton School)
– Accounting & Finance (Balanced 2) – Paquita Davis-Friday (Zicklin School of Business) and David Musto (The Wharton School)
– IS/OM – Noah Gans (The Wharton School) and other IS/OM faculty
– Management (Research) – Elizabeth Umphress (Foster School of Business), Miguel Unzueta (UCLA Anderson School of Business), Elad Sherf (Kenan-Flagler Business School), Damon Phillips (The Wharton School), and Maurice Schweitzer (The Wharton School)
– Management (Balanced) – Miguel Olivas-Lujan (PennWest), Lisa Ordonez (Rady School of Management), and Ashleigh Rosette (Fuqua School of Business)
– Marketing (Research) – Barbara Kahn (The Wharton School), Eileen Fischer (Schulich School of Business), Lawrence Williams (Leeds School of Business), Cait Lamberton (The Wharton School), Beth Walker (Colorado State University), Americus Reed (The Wharton School), and Gita Johar (Columbia Business School)
– Marketing (Balanced) – Maura Scott (Florida State University College of Business), Tonya Bradford (UCI Paul Merage School of Business), Andrea Morales (W.P. Carey School of Business), Martin Mende (Florida State University College of Business), Julian Saint Clair (Loyola Marymount College of Business Administration), Keith Wilcox (Mays Business School), and Sonya Grier (Kogod School of Business)

12:00-1:00 p.m.

Lunch
8th Floor – Jon M. Huntsman Hall

1:00-2:15 p.m.

Choose Your Focus

Session 1
: My School Isn’t It (for whatever reason). What Now? (discipline specific)
This is a confidential session.
Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance – Jennifer Joe (Lerner College of Business & Economics) and Jarrad Harford (Foster School of Business)
– Management
– Elizabeth Umphress (Foster School of Business), Ashleigh Rosette (Fuqua School of Business), and Damon Phillips (The Wharton School)


Session 2: You Need Letter Writers. What’s Your Strategy? (discipline specific)
Discuss issues impacting Black, Latinx, and Native Americans obtaining letter writers during the tenure process.
Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance – Paquita Davis-Friday (Zicklin School of Business) and David Musto (The Wharton School)
– IS/OM
– Nigel Melville (Michigan Ross School of Business) and other IS/OM faculty
– Management – Miguel Unzueta (UCLA Anderson School of Management) and Adam Galinsky (Columbia Business School)
– Marketing
– Mark Forehand (Foster School of Business), John Lynch (Leeds School of Business), Robert Meyer (The Wharton School), Tiffany White (Gies College of Business), and Sankar Sen (Zicklin School of Business)


Session 3: Planning Your Tenure-Clock Timeline for Research and Teaching (non-discipline specific)
Understanding and managing the tenure clock timeline from research and teaching perspectives.
Facilitator:
Lead by Allen Lee, Professor Emeritus of Information Systems (Virginia Commonwealth University)


Session 4: How to Manage Co-Authors (non-discipline specific)
Discuss issues impacting the Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty face when managing coauthors during the tenure process. This is a confidential session.
Facilitators:
Apurva Jain (Foster School of Business), Lisa Koonce (McCombs School of Business), Luke Taylor (The Wharton School), Shimul Melwani (Kenan-Flagler Business School), Vincent Glode (The Wharton School)

2:15-2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30-3:45 p.m.

Choose Your Focus

Session 1
: My School Isn’t It (for whatever reason). What Now? (discipline specific)
This is a confidential session.
Facilitators:
– IS/OM – Noah Gans (The Wharton School) and other IS/OM faculty
– Management
– Elizabeth Umphress (Foster School of Business), Ashleigh Rosette (Fuqua School of Business), and Damon Phillips (The Wharton School)
– Marketing –
Keith Wilcox (Mays Business School), Lan Chaplin (Medill Northwestern), Sonya Grier (Kogod School of Business), Cait Lamberton (The Wharton School), Andrea Morales (W.P. Carey School of Business)


Session 2: You Need Letter Writers. What’s Your Strategy? (discipline specific)
Discuss issues impacting Black, Latinx, and Native Americans obtaining letter writers during the tenure process.
Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance – Henock Louis (Smeal College of Business) and Itamar Drechsler (The Wharton School)
– Management – Miguel Unzueta (UCLA Anderson School of Management) and Adam Galinsky (Columbia Business School)


Session 3: Planning Your Tenure-Clock Timeline for Research and Teaching (non-discipline specific)
Understanding and managing the tenure clock timeline from research and teaching perspectives.
Facilitator:
Lead by Allen Lee, Professor Emeritus of Information Systems (Virginia Commonwealth University).


Session 4: How to Manage Co-Authors (non-discipline specific)
Discuss issues impacting the Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty face when managing coauthors during the tenure process. This is a confidential session.
Facilitators:
Apurva Jain (Foster School of Business) and Shimul Melwani (Kenan-Flagler Business School)

3:45-4:30 p.m.

How Are You Doing Really? Let’s Check In
Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty face many issues in academia. Let’s check-in.

For junior faculty only. This is a safe and confidential space.

4:00-6:30 p.m.

Break

6:30-8:00 p.m.

Small Group Dinners (Dine Around Philadelphia)
Use this time to meet people and discuss important issues that Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty face when obtaining tenure.

Junior Faculty Only.

Day 2 - Tuesday, July 25, 2023

8:30-9:00 a.m.

Breakfast
Forum – Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104

9:00-10:00 a.m.

Dean’s Panel
How does your school think about addressing the important issues affecting Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure?

Moderator – Nancy Rothbard, Deputy Dean, The Wharton School
Lisa Ordoñez, Dean, Rady School of Management
Micky Quiñones, Dean, Robins School of Business
Frank Hodge, Dean, Foster School of Business
Nate Y. Sharp, Dean, Mays Business School

10:00-11:00 a.m.

Research and Teaching Workshops
Session 1
: Teaching Innovations – Focus on being a more effective teacher
Facilitators:
– Accounting, Finance & ISOM –
Nigel Melville (Ross School of Business) and other IS/OM Faculty
– Management –
Chris Rider (Ross School of Business)
– Marketing –
Mark Forehand (Foster School of Business), Patti Williams (The Wharton School), Julian Saintclair (Loyola Marymount College of Business Administration), Tiffany White (Gies College of Business)


Session 2: Research Collaborations – Meet with other junior faculty and senior faculty to collaborate on research
Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance – Jennifer Joe (Lerner College of Business and Economics), Lisa Koonce (McCombs School of Business), Jarrad Harford (Foster School of Business), Itamar Drechsler (The Wharton School), and Vincent Glode (The Wharton School)
– Management – Elizabeth Umphress (Foster School of Business), Miguel Unzueta (Anderson School of Management), Elad Sherf (Kenan-Flagler Business School), and Damon Phillips (The Wharton School)
– Marketing 1 – Barbara Kahn (The Wharton School), Eileen Fischer (Schulich School of Business), Lawrence Williams (Leeds School of Business), Pete Fader (The Wharton School), Gita Johar (Columbia Business School), Claudia Townsend (Miami Herbert Business School), Americus Reed (The Wharton School)
– Marketing 2 – Maura Scott (Florida State University College of Business), Tonya Bradford (UCI Paul Merage School of Business), Martin Mende (Florida State University College of Business), Julian Saint Clair (Loyola Marymount College of Business Administration), Vanessa Perry (George Washington University School of Business), Rebecca Hamilton (McDonough School of Business), Lauren Block (Zicklin School of Business), Sonya Grier (Kogod School of Business)


Session 3: Managing the Classroom – Special session lead by Elba Moise

11:00-11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15-12:15 p.m.

Meet with your Senior Faculty Sponsor

12:15-12:30 p.m.

Group Photo

12:30-1:45 p.m.

Lunch
8th Floor – Jon M. Huntsman Hall

1:45-2:00 p.m.

Break

2:00-3:00 p.m.

Research and Teaching Workshops
Session 1
: Teaching Innovations – Focus on being a more effective teacher
Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance –
Brandon Lock (Zicklin School of Business)
– Management –
Chris Rider (Ross School of Business)
– Marketing –
Mark Forehand (Foster School of Business), Martin Mende (Florida State University College of Business), Andrea Morales (W.P. Carey School of Business), Beth Walker (Colorado State University College of Business)


Session 2: Research Collaborations – Meet with other junior faculty and senior faculty to collaborate on research
Facilitators:
– Accounting & Finance – Henock Louis (Smeal College of Business), Paquita Davis-Friday (Zicklin School of Business), David Musto (The Wharton School), Vincent Glode (The Wharton School), and Luke Taylor (The Wharton School)
– IS/OM –
Apurva Jain (Foster School of Business) and IS/OM faculty
– Management – Elizabeth Umphress (Foster School of Business), Miguel Unzueta (Anderson School of Management), Elad Sherf (Kenan-Flager Business School), and Damon Phillips (The Wharton School)
– Marketing 1 – Barbara Kahn (The Wharton School), Eileen Fischer (Schulich School of Business), Lawrence Williams (Leeds School of Business), Pete Fader (The Wharton School), Gita Johar (Columbia Business School), Claudia Townsend (Miami Herbert Business School), Americus Reed (The Wharton School)
– Marketing 2 – Maura Scott (Florida State University College of Business), Tonya Bradford (UCI Paul Merage School of Business), Martin Mende (Florida State University College of Business), Julian Saintclair (Loyola Marymount College of Business Administration), Vanessa Perry (George Washington University School of Business), Rebecca Hamilton (McDonough School of Business), Lauren Block (Zicklin School of Business), Sonya Grier (Kogod School of Business)


Session 3: Managing the Classroom – Special session lead by Elba Moise

3:00-4:00 p.m.

Editor Round Tables

Facilitators:
Accounting & Finance: Jarrad Harford (Foster School of Business), Jennifer Blouin (The Wharton School), and Michael Clement (McCombs School of Business)
– IS/OM – Allen Lee (PhD Project ISDSA consortium), Nigel Melville (Ross School of Business), Sonja Wiley (E.J. Ourso College of Business), Noah Gans (The Wharton School), and Apurva Jain (Foster School of Business)
– Management – Lindy Greer (Ross School of Business), Miguel Unzueta (Anderson School of Management), Adam Galinsky (Columbia Business School), Damon Phillips (The Wharton School), Elizabeth Umphress (Foster School of Business), Elad Sherf (Kenan-Flagler Business School), Shimul Melwani (Kenan-Flagler Business School), Maurice Schweitzer (The Wharton School), Drew Carton (The Wharton School), and Chris Rider (Ross School of Business)
Marketing – Maura Scott (Florida State University College of Business), Cait Lamberton (The Wharton School), Rebecca Hamilton (McDonough School of Business), Lauren Block (Zicklin School of Business), Eileen Fischer (Schulich School of Business), Gita Johar (Columbia Business School), Tonya Bradford (UCI Paul Merage School of Business), and Martin Mende (Florida State University College of Business)

6:00-9:00 p.m.

Summer Soiree at the Down Town Club
Down Town Club, 600 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA, 19106

Celebrate the Tenure Project which offers a supporting environment where junior faculty are welcomed and engaged in programs, events, and dialogues that address the important issues affecting Black, Latinx, and Native junior faculty obtaining tenure in U.S. business schools.

9:00-12:00 a.m.

Karaoke
Bankroll, 1910 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

Day 3 - Wednesday, July 26, 2023

9:00-9:30 a.m.

Breakfast and Conversation Café

9:30-12:00 p.m.

Research Presentations
Research and pedagogy presentations.

12:00-12:30 p.m.

Concluding Remarks and Reflections