In 2023, the Office of the Provost and Human Resources and Workforce Development collaborated to create a faculty relations position, providing much-needed support for faculty personnel issues, workplace culture, and faculty leadership/development programming. As faculty and academic leaders increasingly engaged with this role, it became clear that additional support and clearer distinctions were needed between faculty development/leadership initiatives, and HR-related concerns such as compliance and personnel processes. To meet these needs, Human Resources and Workforce Strategy and Academic Leadership and Faculty Affairs are refining faculty support structures by establishing two distinct roles in two different offices.
Faculty Success & Development – Academic Leadership and Faculty Affairs (Provost’s Office)
Effective March 1, 2025, Stephanie Ritchie Breach, who has been actively involved in faculty success initiatives since 2023, will now serve in an expanded capacity as Director of Faculty Success and Development, dedicating her full focus to faculty success programming and ensuring that faculty at all ranks have access to mentorship, professional development, and leadership training to support their growth at Boise State. Stephanie will provide strategic leadership in faculty development, career advancement, and departmental culture initiatives, fostering environments that enhance faculty retention and success.
Faculty Employee Relations – Employee Relations (Human Resources and Workforce Strategy)
To ensure faculty have a dedicated HR resource, Human Resources will hire a Faculty Employee Relations Specialist to assume the faculty employee relations responsibilities previously managed within Stephanie’s Faculty Relations Specialist role. While this position will be similar in scope, it will focus solely on HR-related faculty workplace concerns, providing faculty and academic leaders with guidance on university policies, compliance, and personnel matters.