Orientation Schedule
New Faculty Orientation
August 18 & 19, 2008
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Day 1 - Monday, August 18th
7:45 - 8:45 Breakfast Buffet, Marymount Center, UNH 3002, 3rd Floor
Session I Welcome to Loyola Marymount University, Ahmanson Auditorium, UNH 1000
8:45 - 9:00 David Burcham, Exec. Vice President & Provost, Ernest Rose, Sr. Vice President & Chief Academic Officer
Greetings to the 2008 Faculty Cohort
9:00 - 9:30 Rev. Robert B. Lawton, S.J., President
Where Are We Going: Envisioning the Future
9:30 – 10:30 Rev. Michael Engh, S.J., Dean, Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Where We Have Come From: Snapshots from LMU’s Storied Past
10:30 - 10:50 Refreshment Break
10:50 – 11:50 LMU and Contemporary Catholic Higher Education
Rev. Thomas P. Rausch, S.J. - Professor of Theological Studies and Chilton Chair
Response Panel: The Lived Reality
Ellen Ensher (Moderator) - Management
John David Dionisio - Computer Science
Wayne Le Cheminant - Political Science
12:00 – 1:15 Lunch, Roski Dining Hall, University Hall, Ground level.
Deans and Sr. Vice Presidents will be introduced, by Ernie Rose
Session II Resources for Teaching and Learning
1:30 – 2:30 Who are our Students?
Center for Teaching Excellence, UNH 3030
2:30 – 4:00 Campus Resource Fair, UNH Atrium
Meet representatives of campus units or offices that support new faculty in their teaching, research and service.
4:00 – 5:00 FERPA and PROWL Training - Rosenia St. Onge, University Registrar
Ahmanson Auditorium, UNH 1000
School of Education computer lab UNH 2418 and Liberal Arts lab UNH 3212
5:00-6:00 Campus Tour (Optional)
6:00 pm Social at Jesuit Community (Spouses/guests of new faculty welcome)
7:00 pm Dinner at Collins Center (Spouses/guests of new faculty welcome)
New Faculty Orientation
Day Two
Tuesday, August 19th
7:45 - 8:45 Breakfast Buffet, Marymount Center, UNH 3002, 3rd Floor
Session III
8:45 - 9:45 Preparing for the First Day of Class-Designing your course, writing a syllabus, and meeting your students, Center for Teaching Excellence, UNH 3030
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:45 Tips for a Quick Start as new Faculty: Balancing Teaching, Scholarship/Artistry and Service, Center for Teaching Excellence, UNH 3030
11:00 – 12:00 Library and Instructional Technology Resources (ERES, Link PLUS, and Blackboard 7.0), School of Education computer lab UNH 2418 and Liberal Arts lab UNH 3212
12:15 – 2:00 Lunch with Respective Deans
(Location & arrangements prepared by each College/School)
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
College of Business Administration
College of Communication and Fine Arts
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
School of Education
School of Film and Television
Session IV Discriminatory Harassment Awareness, Center for Teaching Excellence,
UNH 3030
2:15 – 4:15 Dustin Reece and Sara Trivedi - Human Resources
Workshop is required by California Law