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 |
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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 |
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
- Faculty Governance
- American Association of University Professors (AAUP-WSU)
- Curriculum
- Division of Inclusive Excellence
- Women's Center
Research
Students
- Institutional Research and Effectiveness
- Student Affairs
- Student Success
- Office of Disability Services
- UCIE International Student Support Services
- Community Standards and Student Conduct
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
Other
For information about the Center for Faculty Excellence’s Faculty Development services, please email Faculty Development or call 937-775-2885.