2012 Orientation for New Full-Time Faculty

Tuesday, August 14 (optional): Understanding Faculty Benefits

9:00 - 11:00 am Human Resources Training Room, 222 General Services Building
No registration needed. Contact Joann Westbrook

Wednesday, August 15 - Thursday, August 16: New Faculty Orientation

Please note each day begins in a different location.
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New Faculty Orientation for Full-Time Faculty
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
J.C. Penney Conference Center - Room 202
Note: This schedule is subject to change

8:00-8:30	Registration Coffee, juice, bagels
8:30	Opening Remarks to Introduce UMSL and the UM System Margaret Cohen, Associate Provost for Professional Development and Director, Center for Teaching & Learning
9:15	Meet UMSL Students Students introduce you to campus, themselves, and their expectations of their professors during these roundtable discussions. Curtis Coonrod, Vice Provost for Student Affairs
10:30	Promoting Student Success: What Would YOU Do? An interactive discussion to introduce UMSL practices and procedures and colleagues in the offices most familiar with these policies. Deborah Burris, Director, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Natissa Small, Assistant Dean of Students and Director, Multicultural Relations Floyd Welsh, Manager, Center for Student Success Linder Williams, Program Coordinator, Disability Access Services
11:45	Luncheon with the Chancellor and Provost Glen Cope, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Thomas F. George, Chancellor
12:30	Learning from the Wisdom of Experienced Colleagues Colleagues new to campus in 2011 offer their perspectives, insights, and wisdom for acclimating to campus and St. Louis.
1:30	First Impressions Last: What to do on the first day of class The messages students receive at the first class meeting shape their attitudes and behaviors Peggy Cohen, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning and Associate Provost for Professional Development
2:35	Campus Tour Shuttle buses depart from the Circle at 2:45, navigate the North and South Campuses, making brief stops for welcome gifts, introductions, and helpful information.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Orientation activities continue on Thursday, August 16 in 104 ESH. Afternoon Activities are in the Millennium Student Center, Century Room C.

9:00	Essential Technology for UMSL Faculty - 104 Express Scripts Hall Colleagues from ITS, CTL, and Campus Libraries introduce software supports for research and teaching. Lawrence Frederick, Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor
12:15	Research and Scholarship at UMSL - MSC Century Room C Office of Research Administration staff and faculty colleagues host lunch and describe supports for faculty research and scholarship. Nasser Arshadi, Vice Provost for Research
1:30	Exploring the Millennium Student Center Tour the MSC by visiting the offices that support students and faculty. The bookstore provides bags for the welcome gifts waiting for you. Stop by the Center for Student Success for your ID card. Miriam Roccia, Assistant Dean of Students
3:00	Promoting Safety, Preventing Violence, Practicing Integrity: Vital Resources for Faculty and Students - MSC Century Room C Following a discussion of case studies based on authentic campus situations, representatives from key offices and centers are available to confer about procedures that support every faculty member. D'Andre Braddix, Assistant Dean of Students Gary Clark, Officer, Campus Police Dan Contarini, Sergeant, Campus Safety Coordinator Jamie Linsin, Counseling Psychologist and Coordinator of Outreach, Counseling Services Charlie Roeseler, Lieutenant, Commander of Special Operations Steve Salamon, Lieutenant, Commander of Police Operations Tanisha Stevens, Coordinator, Academic Programs and Records Forrest Van Ness, Chief of Police and Director of Institutional Safety Judith Walker de Felix, Vice Provost and Dean, Graduate School
4:30	Final questions, wrap-up, feedback - MSC Century Room C
5:15	Chancellor's Reception for New Faculty, Academic Officers, and Chairs

Orientation activities continue during the semester with the Fall 2012 Faculty Colloquium series. Check back for more information!

Questions? Contact Peggy Cohen Peggy.Cohen@umsl.edu or 314-516-4508.

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