Every year the Provost’s office and the Centers for Teaching and Technology (CT2) host the New Faculty Orientation to provide you with information on and access to resources for teaching and professional development. Attendance of all sessions is mandatory for faculty new to Georgia Southern University.
Faculty meet with research librarians at the New Faculty Orientation 2015.
All sessions will take place in Nessmith-Lane Conference Center.
Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
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| Time | Title | Location |
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| 8:30 a.m. | Coffee, Tea, and Pastries sponsored by the Office of the Provost |
Atrium |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome Dr. Rachel Schwartz, Director CT2 |
1601 |
| 9:00 a.m. | Faculty Resources for Student Interaction Dr. Chris Caplinger, Director of First Year Experience (FYE) Dr. Patrice Buckner Jackson, Dean of Students |
1601 |
| 9:50 a.m. | Accommodating Students with Disabilities: What You Need to Know! Anna Maria Reich, Associate Director, Student Disability Resource Center |
1601 |
| 10:10 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:25 a.m. | Campus Technologies Tammy Robbins and Ashlea Anderson, Center for Academic Technology Support (CATS) |
1601 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Resources and Support for Effective Teaching Centers for Teaching and Technology (CT2) |
1601 |
| 11:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Meet your Dean and College Faculty Representatives | 1601 |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch and Provost’s Welcome Dr. Diana Cone, Interim Provost Lunch and Door Prizes sponsored by Statesboro Financial Institutions |
1601 |
| 1:15 p.m. | Resource Expo: Financial Institutions and Campus Exhibitors | Atrium |
| 2:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
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1909 | |
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2904 | |
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2911 | |
| 2:50 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Program Assessment and QEP at Georgia Southern Dr. Teresa Flateby, Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness |
1601 |
| 3:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks | 1601 |
Friday, August 4, 2017 |
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| Time | Title | Location |
| 8:30 a.m. | Meet and Greet Coffee and Hot Tea will be served. |
1601 |
| 8:45 a.m. | Title VII & Title IX: How it applies to faculty Joel Wright, Director, Equal Opportunity & Title IX |
1601 |
| 9:15 a.m. | Document Delivery, Your Own Librarian, and Other Perks for You at Henderson Library. Dr. Bede Mitchell, Dean Zach S. Henderson Library & Department Librarian Liaisons |
1601 |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:10 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions | |
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1909 | |
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2904 | |
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2911 | |
| 11:00 a.m. | Break | Atrium |
| 11:10 a.m. | Orientation to Sponsored Research Support at GSU | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Panel: Research, Teaching, Service, and Professional Development – A Balancing Act? | 1601 |
| 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks | 1601 |
Schedule subject to change (last updated on 5/25/2017).
Optional EventsAll events will meet in the Centers for Teaching and Technology, Henderson Library. |
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| Date | Title | Location | Register |
| July 31-August 1 (Monday-Tuesday) 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Essentials Debbie Walker, CT2 |
1302 Henderson | Register |
| August 2 (Wednesday) 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. |
Campus Walking Tour | meet at 1303 Henderson | Register |
| August 2 (Wednesday) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. |
Folio Quickstart Louise Fechter, CT2 |
1303 Henderson | Register |
| August 2 (Wednesday) 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Folio Quickstart Louise Fechter, CT2 |
1303 Henderson | Register |
| August 2 (Wednesday) 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Bus Tour of Statesboro Urkovia Andrews, Office of Leadership and Community Engagement |
meet at 1303 Henderson | Register |
Last updated: 7/14/2017