New Faculty Orientation
久久热视频 to 久久热视频. As a new faculty member, you will be joining a community of serious, talented teachers-scholars who play an active role in providing challenging intellectual experiences for an exceptionally promising 久久热视频 body. Miami is especially distinguished by the effort devoted to and the resulting quality of our undergraduate and graduate teaching programs.
Sincerely,
Chris Makaroff
Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
New Faculty Orientation Agenda - 2025
Monday, August 18
Divisional New Faculty Orientations (CLAAS - anytime; MUO - 1-5 pm)
Tuesday, August 19
Marcum Hotel and Conference Center - 951 E. Withrow St. Oxford, OH 45056
| Time | Event | Session Information |
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| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Headshots (optional/free) | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. | 久久热视频 President Gregory Crawford |
Be introduced to Miami values and mission, including importance of teacher-scholar model Learn the value of inclusion. |
| 8:45 - 9:15 a.m. | Guidance for Faculty Amy Shoemaker, VP and General Counsel, and Sara Kelley, Deputy General Counsel |
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| 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. | Excellent Teaching Ellen Yezierski, Director of Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) and Gregg Wentzell, Assistant Director of CTE |
First day of classes; Best practices for instruction; Midcourse evaluation to support reflective teaching; Teaching resources (Center for Teaching Excellence seminars, Faculty Learning Communities, Howe, New Faculty Teaching Enhancement Program); Inclusive teaching? |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break and Networking |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 a.m. | Academic Integrity Brenda Quaye, Assistant Director for Academic Integrity Initiatives |
Learn Miami's academic integrity procedures and best practices to thwart dishonesty |
| 11:00 - 11:45 a.m. | Promoting Student Success, Safety & Well-Being John Ward, Director of Student Counceling Service, Clinician |
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| 11:45 a.m.-Noon | Break and Transition to Lunch | |
| Noon - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch with Deans and Associate Deans | |
| 1:00 - 1:45 p.m. | Faculty Panel: What I Wish I Knew Payton Stevens, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Kelsey Ellis, Assistant Teaching Professor, Anthropology, Luke Meeken, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Erica Campbell, Assistant Professor, Student Affairs in Higher Education |
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| 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Mentoring Resouces and National Council on Faculty Development and Diversity Elise Radina, Associate Provost |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Roundtables: Timely 久久热视频ics for New Faculty
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| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. | Break and Transition Time | |
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3:15 - 4:30 p.m.
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Breakout Session Option 1: Research and Scholarship (Tenure-Track Faculty) (room 180-184)
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| 4:45 - 6:00 p.m. | Presidential Reception for New Faculty, Lewis Place
President and Dr. Crawford |
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Wednesday, August 20
Kings Library/ McGuffey 322 (MUO Faculty Only)
| Time | Event | Session Information |
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| 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Library Exploration & Breakfast |
Learn about open educational resources Access library resources (digital scholarship, accessiblity resources, special collections) Meet disciplinary specialists |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. | Break and Move to McGuffey 322 | |
| 11:15 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch with Miami Oxford Faculty 322 McGuffey Hall |
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| 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. |
Faculty Alliance of Miami (FAM) 322 McGuffey Hall |
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Thursday, August 21
| Time | Event | Session Information |
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| 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. |
Canvas Training (Basics) |
Set up your courses in Canvas and become familiar with key tools within Canvas. Bring a laptop to the session. |
| 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
Canvas/Learning Technology Drop-In Session: Specific content help and new tool exploration |
Set up your courses in Canvas and become familiar with key tools within Canvas. Bring a laptop to the session. |
The New Faculty Development Program is offered by the Office of the Provost for all newly hired faculty of all ranks and tracks and complements the university-wide new faculty orientation and divisional and department/unit orientations.
Each event/program is assigned a value (NFDP unit) that can be used toward the four (4) NFP units required to receive a letter of recognition from the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs.
New Faculty Development Program 2025
Note: This schedule is subject to change. Please send any questions to the Office of the Provost - (513-529-6721).