Faculty Development
Department Chairs should encourage new faculty members to participate in the new faculty orientation program sponsored by the Faculty Development Committee.
Below is a sample of the orientation topics, which vary slightly from year to year.
Welcome Dinner for New Faculty
Sunday, September 7, 2008
John Beckford, Dean of the Faculty
Session #1: "Whom Do We Teach?"
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Idella Glenn, Director, Multicultural Affairs
Don Pierce, Director of Planning and Institutional Research
David Rutledge, Professor, Department of Religion
Session #2: "Student Issues and Problems"
Monday, October 13, 2008
Carol Daniels, Coordinator of Student Services
Steve Dawes, Director, Counseling Center
Barbara Foltz, Director of Academic Assistance
Session #3: "Faculty Resources and Advocacy"
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Vicky Turgeon, AAUP President
Diane Boyd, Interim CCLC director
Mike Winiski, CTEL Instructional Development Consultant
Session #4: "Funding Opportunities for Teaching and Research"
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Gil Einstein, Chair, Research and Professional Growth Committee
Marianne Pierce, Director, Undergraduate Research and Internships
Mike Winiski, CTEL Instructional Development Consultant
Maurice Cherry, Faculty Development Committee member
Session #5: "What Are Your Questions?" (Wine-and-Cheese Event)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Session #6: "How Do Things Run?"
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Bob Fray, Faculty Chair
Brent Nelsen, Faculty Parliamentarian
Kathy McKinney, member, Board of Trustees
Session #7: "Student Opinion Surveys: What to Make of Them"
date: early February, 2009
Paul Rasmussen, Chair, Faculty Status Committee
Session #8: "The Cultural Climate at Furman"
Monday, February 23
Session #9: "Teaching Effectiveness and Engagement of Students"
Thursday, March 19, 2009
[session based on John C. Bean's
Engaging Ideas]
Session #10: "Reflections on Year One"
Place and Time: To be announced
Friday, April 24, 2009 (tentative)
The Faculty Development Committee also sponsors a faculty mentoring program for new faculty.
The Committee will contact Chairs and new faculty early in the academic year with information about the program.
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