{"id":52,"date":"2026-06-29T14:58:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2026-07-02T07:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T11:54:49","slug":"faculty-externship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/faculty-externship\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty Externship Initiative Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/data-collection\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Data Collection<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/employer-engagement\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Employer Engagement<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/implementation-timeline\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Implementation Timeline<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/quality-initiative\/curriculum-to-careers-series\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Curriculum to Careers Series<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Faculty Externship Initiative is designed to strengthen alignment between academic instruction and the evolving needs of industry. By placing faculty in short-term, structured immersion experiences with employers or community partners, the institution aims to refine curriculum, embed work-based learning strategies, and prepare graduates with contemporary professional competencies and durable skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Goals &amp; Intended Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhance Career Relevance of Curriculum\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Integrate industry-demanded skills, technologies, competencies, and approaches across academic programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embed practical, real-world content and work-based learning strategies into teaching and assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deepen Employer Partnerships\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create sustainable pathways for ongoing collaboration between faculty and industry partners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish formal opportunities for employer input in curriculum review and refinement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advance Student Career Readiness\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Support the development of durable skills (e.g., critical thinking, communication, adaptability).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Align learning outcomes with competencies required for success in future professional environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elevate Institutional Responsiveness\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure the university remains agile, innovative, and responsive to industry trends and labor market needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Externship Parameters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duration: one to four weeks (flexible structure: consecutive, hybrid, or distributed hours).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Time: 20\u201340 hours\/week (depending on model and partner needs).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modality: On-site, virtual, or hybrid (depending on industry and role).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligibility: Full-time clinical, tenure-track, and LEO faculty.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frequency: Once every three years, unless a strategic exception is granted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Externship Alignment Metrics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Externship proposals, experiences, and final deliverables must address one or more of the following institutional alignment metrics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Alignment Metric<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Description<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty Externship Contribution<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Skill Perceptions<\/strong>&nbsp;(students, faculty, employers)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Degree to which each group believes the curriculum supports necessary technical and durable skills<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty gathers insight from employer supervisors and compares perceptions; informs curriculum revision and communication<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Technical Tools Alignment<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Incorporation of industry-standard tools, platforms, and equipment<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty observes workplace tools, evaluates current program gaps, and proposes adoption plans or instructional strategies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Curriculum Content Alignment<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Degree to which curricular content matches knowledge, competencies, and evolving industry expectations<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty documents applied knowledge required in the role and maps those competencies to course outcomes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Pedagogical Practice Alignment<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Instruction reflects real workflows, problem-solving, and authentic scenarios used in practice<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty identifies real practice patterns and develops case studies, simulations, assessments, or applied experiences<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Faculty Technology Adoption<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty ability to use and integrate discipline-specific technologies and digital tools<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Faculty gains hands-on experience, training, or observation and develops an adoption or integration plan<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\">Externship Required Outputs &amp; Deliverables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Deliverable<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Description<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Timeline<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Externship Impact Report<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Written reflection summarizing experience, industry insights, alignment gaps and recommendations<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Submitted within 30 days of completion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Curriculum Integration Plan<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Specific revisions, new content, or assessment modifications mapped to course\/program outcomes<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">60\u201390 days post externship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Presentation\/Showcase<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Share learnings with department, college, or university-wide forum (poster, workshop, brown bag)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Within the same academic year<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Employer Feedback Summary<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">External partner feedback on alignment and recommendations<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">As part of the final report<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_4IT73EL0n725z-hJ8E4Yk2qH3XeQ90U\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Print only Faculty Externship Initiative Framework<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose The Faculty Externship Initiative is designed to strengthen alignment between academic instruction and the evolving needs of industry. 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