Agenda

New Faculty and Academic Staff Orientation
August 22, 2023

9:00 – 9:05 a.m. Introduction and Program Overview

Marilyn Amey, Assistant Provost, Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development

9:05 – 9:20 a.m. Welcome for New Academics

Thomas D. Jeitschko, Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

9:20 – 10:20 a.m. Culture and Context of the University

Pero Dagbovie, Associate Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and Dean of the Graduate School
Renata Opoczynski, Assistant Dean for the Office of Undergraduate Education
Lauren McKenzie, Director of Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Communication Arts and Science
Burt Bargerstock, Executive Director, Office for Public Engagement and Scholarship,
University Outreach and Engagement

10:20 – 10:30 a.m. Break

10:30 – 10:35 a.m. Introduction of the next session

Marilyn Amey, Assistant Provost, Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development

10:35 -11:00 a.m. University Health & Wellbeing Presentation

Alexis Travis, Assistant Provost and Executive Director, University Health and Wellbeing

11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Inclusive Learning Environments on Campus

Hilda Mejia Abreu, Associate Dean for Admissions, Student Life, and Inclusivity, College of Veterinary Medicine
Jaideep Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy and NSCL, College of Natural Science

11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Overview of the Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development

Marilyn Amey, Assistant Provost, Office of Faculty and Academic Staff Development

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Open Office Hours and Q&A

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. “Meet and Greet” Session (by college)

Dean (Other Senior Leadership), FEAs