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 24

Register Online:  New Faculty Orientation

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.

Schedule

Time	Event	Location
8:30 a.m.	Check In/Coffee and Pastries	Lobby Near 007 Student Success Center
8:50 a.m.	Provost Welcome New Faculty Provost Amy Thompson Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Carol Loranger	Lobby Near 007 Student Success Center
9 to 9:30 a.m.	Session 1: Effective Syllabus/1st Week Strategies/ Midterm Grading Strategies Peggy Kelly (COSM), Center for Faculty Excellence Teaching Fellow	007 Student Success Center
9:35 to 10:05 a.m.	Session 2A:  Library Support for Teaching Phil Flynn and Library Team	005 Student Success Center
	Session 2B: Thriving as Faculty/ Preparing for Advancement at WSU Daniel Warshawsky, Provost's Fellow	007 Student Success Center
10:10 to 10:40 a.m.	Session 3: Toward a Teaching Community of Practice Dusty Columbia, Provost's Fellow	007 Student Success Center
10:45 to 11:15 a.m.	Session 4A: Designing Quality Classes for Student Success Sheri Stover, CFE Affiliate and Sarah McGinley, Provost's Fellow	007 Student Success Center
	Session 4B: Library Support for Research and Scholarship Phil Flynn and Library Team	005 Student Success Center
11:15 to 11:45 a.m.	Session 5:  Pilot Primer and Classroom Technology Reid Allen and Charles Platt, CaTS Team	007 Student Success Center
11:45 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.	Check in for Symposium	009 Student Success Center

 

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
• Culture & Identity Centers

Research

• University Libraries
  • Core Scholar Faculty and Staff Scholarship
  • Faculty Support Guide
  • How-To
  • 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
• Adacemic Catalog
• Curriculog Help
• 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
  • ITS/WSO Workshops

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.