Orientation for New Full-Time Faculty

Tuesday, August 17 (optional): Understanding Faculty Benefits

9:00 - 11:00 am in 222 General Services Building
No registration needed. Contact Joann Westbrook

Wednesday, August 18 - Thursday, August 19: 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 18, 2010

J. C. Penney Conference Center - Room 126

8:00-8:30	Registration Coffee, juice, bagels
8:30	Opening Remarks to Introduce UMSL and the UM System Glen Cope, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Peggy Cohen, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning and Associate Provost for Professional Development
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
10:25	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. Greg McCalley, Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs Deborah Burris, Director, Equal Opportunity and Diversity Bridgette Jenkins, Counseling Psychologist, Multicultural Relations Floyd Welsh, Manager, Center for Student Success Linder Williams, Coordinator, Disability Access Services Judith Walker de Felix, Associate Provost and Dean, Graduate School
11:45	Luncheon and Informal Discussions with the Deans
12:30	Learning from the Wisdom of Experienced Colleagues Colleagues new to campus in 2009 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 Peggy Cohen, Director, Center for Teaching & Learning and Associate Provost for Professional Development The messages students receive at the first class meeting shape their attitudes and behaviors for the semester.
2:30	Campus Tour Shuttle buses navigate the North and South Campuses, making brief stops for welcome gifts, introductions, and helpful information.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Orientation activities continue on Thursday, August 19 in the Learning Studio in the Social Science and Business Building (room 449 SSB). Afternoon activities are in the Millennium Student Center.

9:00	Essential Technology for UMSL Faculty 449 SSB 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 colleagues host lunch and introduce describe supports for 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. Visit the Center for Student Success for your ID card.
3:00	Promoting Safety, Preventing Violence, Practicing Integrity: Vital Resources for Faculty and Students 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 to the Vice Provost for Student Affairs Jamie Linsin, Counseling Psychologist and Coordinator of Outreach, Counseling Services Forrest Van Ness, Chief of Police and Director of Institutional Safety Judith Walker de Felix, Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
4:30	Final questions, wrap-up, feedback
5:15	Reception at the Chancellor's Residence with Academic Officers and Chairs

Orientation activities continue during the semester with the Fall Faculty Colloquium series.

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

2009 Orientation Schedule

2008 Orientation Schedule

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