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Faculty Orientation Schedule

Part I: Friday, August 12th

8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration and Breakfast

8:30 am - 9:00 am - OIT
                                 Lee Pierce, Director of the Office of Continuous Improvement in OIT

9:00 am - 10:30 am - Canvas/Learning Management System
                                   Joseph Rutledge Training Manager, Center for Distance Education

10:30 am - 10:45 am - Break

10:45 am - 11:30 am - Civitas/Student Success and Belonging
                                      Emily Milam, University Analytics Manager

11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Digital Measures
                                     Elizabeth Heise, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Networking Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Tour of the Central Library

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - OER (Open Educational Resources)
                                 Jessica McClean, Librarian

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Using Classroom Tech
                                  Don Lane, Manager of Technical Operations for Education Tech Support Service

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Human Resources - Benefits
                                 Throughout the day, HR staff will be available to complete I-9 paperwork.
                                 (Bring your documents)

 

Part II: Tuesday, August 16th

8:00 am - 8:30 am - Registration

8:30 am - 9:00 am - Breakfast with the Provost
                                Tamara L. Brown, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
9:00 am - 9:30 am - Welcome
                                 President Jennifer Cowley

9:30 am - 10:00 am - Getting to Know our Maverick Students: The Division of Student Success
                                   Ashley Purgason, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
                                   Kimshi Hickman, Assistant Vice Provost for Retention and Completion
10:30 am - 11:00 am - Top Ten Things You Need to Know
                                     Antoinette Sol, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
11:00 am - 11:30 am - DEI
                                     Bryan Samuel, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Title IX
                                      Michelle Willbanks, Director EOS, Title IX Coordinator
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch
                                   Office of the VP of Research Luncheon
                                   James Grover, Vice President for Research Ad Interim and Dean of Graduate School
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Early Career Faculty Program & Mentoring
                                  Elizabeth Heise, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm - CRTLE, MAFE, Service Learning, QEP
                                  Ann Cavallo, Assistant Vice Provost and Director, CRTLE
                                  Andrew Clark, Associate Director, CRTLE, and Director, QEP
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm - Office of Student Conduct
                                  Dan Moore, Associate Director for Academic Integrity
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm - Resource Fair
4:50 pm - 6:15 pm - Reception