New Faculty Orientation

Welcome to Wright State University! The Center for Faculty Excellence and the Office of the Provost are excited to have you join us and appreciate you bringing your expertise to our university. Please see our new faculty orientation and resources below for helpful support information to get you started.

New Faculty Orientation—Thursday, August 18

This will be your opportunity to meet many of your new colleagues and to learn from highly effective Wright State instructional faculty and productive researchers and scholars in the space of a single day. After a light continental breakfast and welcome event, New faculty orientation will offer short informative and hands-on sessions on the following topics:

• Thriving as Faculty/Preparing for Advancement
• Campus Culture and Shared Governance
• New Classroom Technology
• Library Support for Research or Teaching
• Building a Course in Pilot (Wright State's learning management system)
• Building a syllabus for student success.

A box lunch will be provided prior to the afternoon symposium, which will feature an exciting mix of workshops and round tables events.

Schedule

Time	Event	Location
8:30 a.m.	Check In/Coffee and Pastries	076 University Hall
8:50 a.m.	Welcome New Faculty from Provost Amy Thompson	076 University Hall
9 to 9:30 a.m.	Session 1: Effective Syllabus/1st Week Strategies Peggy Kelly (COSM) Center for Faculty Excellence Teaching Fellow	076 University Hall
9:35 to 10:05 a.m.	Session 2A: Getting Started with Pilot Computing and Telecomm Services (CaTS)	066 University Hall
	Session 2B: Thriving as Faculty/Preparing for Advancement at Wright State Hope Jennings (COLA); AAUP-WSU Contract Administration Officer Carol Loranger, Provost for Faculty Affairs	062 University Hall
10:10 to 10:40 a.m.	Session 3A: Campus Culture/Shared Governance Megan Faragher (Lake Campus), Faculty Senate Vice President Bobby Rubin (COLA), AAUP-WSU President	066 University Hall
	Session 3B: Scholarship and Research at Wright State Madhavi Kadakia, Vice Provost for Research Paul Lockhart (COLA), Center for Faculty Excellence, Scholarship Fellow, Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research 2014-2018 Hong Huang (CECS), Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research 2021-2024 Valerie Stoker (COLA), Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research 2017-2020 Mark Rich (COSM/BSM) University Professor 2018-2023	062 University Hall
10:45 to 11:15 a.m.	Session 4A: Library Support for Teaching University Libraries Team	066 University Hall
	Session 4B: New Classroom Technology Computing and Telecomm Services (CaTS)	076 University Hall
11:15 to 11:45 a.m.	Session 5A: Library Support for Research and Scholarship University Libraries Team	062 University Hall
	Session 4B: New Classroom Technology Computing and Telecomm Services (CaTS)	076 University Hall
11:45 a.m. to Noon	New Faculty Group Photo with Provost Amy Thompson

 

New Faculty Orientation Resources

University

• Academic Calendar
• Administration
  • Office of the President
  • Office of the Provost
• Faculty Governance
• American Association of University Professors (AAUP-WSU)
• Curriculum
  • Wright State Core (general education)
  • Writing Across the Curriculum
  • University Honors Program
  • Service-Learning Faculty Resources
    • 2018 Guide to Service Learning (PDF)
• Division of Inclusive Excellence
• Women's Center

Research

• University Libraries
  • Core Scholar Faculty and Staff Scholarship
  • Faculty Support Guide
  • Self Help
  • Subject Librarians List
• Research and Sponsored Programs

Students

• Institutional Research and Effectiveness
• Student Affairs
• Student Success
• Office of Disability Services
  • ODS Faculty Guide
• UCIE International Student Support Services
  • Study Abroad Program
• Community Standards and Student Conduct
  • Academic Integrity Faculty Guide (PDF)
  • Academic Integrity Violation Form (PDF)
  • Academic Integrity Violation Notification (PDF)
  • Academic Integrity Resolution Form (PDF)

Policies and Procedures

• University Policy 3010 Student Privacy and Release of Educational Records - FERPA
• Grading
• Participation Roster
• Participation Roster Guide
• Resources for Advisors
• Resources for Faculty and Staff
• Scheduling/Classrooms
• Wright State University Policies

Technology

• CaTS
  • Account Support
  • Equipment Checkout
  • Forms to request technology service and support
  • Physical Classroom Technology Support
  • Pilot Help for Faculty
  • Software
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Webex Information

Other

• Human Resources
• Payroll
• Campus Security
• Parking

For information about the Center for Faculty Excellence’s Faculty Development services, please email Faculty Development or call 937-775-2885.