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