New Faculty Orientation Program
New faculty are expected and strongly encouraged to attend the year-long program. These Friday afternoon time slots are designated by University Senate for professional development. All meetings (except the end-of-year reception) will be in 300 Health Sciences Building.
2012-13
Friday, August 31, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Assessing Student Learning
Cara Meade (University Assessment Committee)
Friday, September 21, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Diversity and Inclusiveness in the Classroom and Beyond
Dan Bauer and Funke Fontenot (President's Commission on Diversity) and Tom Miles (Student Affairs)
Friday, October 19, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Library Resources
Jolene Wertz et al. (Library and Information Technology Center)
Friday, November 16, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Managing Team Projects
Dee Sams (Marketing)
Friday, January 18, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Pitfalls to Avoid
Robert Blumenthal (Mathematics)
Friday, February 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Teaching, Research, Service, and Sleep!
Stephanie McClure (Sociology)
Friday, March 15, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Flipped Classroom
Cynthia Alby (Education)
Friday, April 5, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Course Design 101
Laurie Huffman et al. (Intensive Course Building Goup)
Thursday, April 18, 6-8 p.m.
End-of-Year Reception
Topics subject to change.
