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Orientation Day 1, Wednesday, August 14, 2024

8:30‑8:55 am SHED Room 1300	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00‑9:30 am SHED Room 3350	Welcome Address Prabu David, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
9:30‑9:45 am SHED Room 3350	Introductions, Office of Faculty Affairs, Faculty Associates, Faculty Senate Executive Committee LaVerne McQuiller Williams, PhD, JD, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Handout (from folder) > Office of the Provost Website - click on Faculty Affairs > Faculty Affairs Contacts > Upcoming Events Faculty Associates: Nickesia Gordon, PhD, Faculty Associate for AALANA Faculty; Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Malar (Malarvizhi) Hirudayaraj, PhD, Faculty Associate for Women Faculty; Director, AdvanceRIT; Associate Professor, Saunders College of Business (SCB) Heidi Nickisher, PhD, Faculty Associate for Non-Tenure Track Faculty; Principal Lecturer, College of Art and Design (CAD) Larry Villasmil, PhD, Interim Faculty Associate for AALANA Faculty; Associate Professor, College of Engineering Technology (CET) Faculty Senate Executive Committee: Presentation Slides Atia Newman, BFA, Chair; Associate Professor, College of Art and Design (CAD) Samuel Malachowsky, MBA, Vice Chair; Principal Lecturer, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS) Hamad Ghazle, MS, EdD, RDMS, RVT, Operations Officer; Professor and Department Head of Clinical Health Professions, College of Health Sciences and Technology (CHST) Stephen Aldersley, EdD, Communications Officer; Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Keri Barone, MA, Treasurer; Principal Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
9:50‑10:20 am SHED Room 3350	Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) Keith Jenkins, PhD, Vice President and Associate Provost, Diversity and Inclusion; Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Presentation Slides > Welcome video from DDI > DDI Website
10:20‑10:30 am	Break
10:30‑11:10 am SHED Room 3350	Communicating with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students Stacey Davis, MS, Director of Cross-Registered Academic Services; Support Coordinator, COS and CHST; Principal Lecturer, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Billy Windhorn, Manager, NTID Interpreting Team for National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), College of Engineering Technology (CET), Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE), Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) Presentation Slides, Part 1, Presentation Slides, Part 2 > Center on Access Technology, TigerChat > Access Services Website
11:15‑11:55 am SHED Room 3350	Supporting RIT Students: Academic & Student Affairs Lynne Mazadoorian, EdD, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Student Success; Director, University Advising Office Megan Jaros, Director of Student Case Management and Health Promotion; Case Management and Health Promotion Presentation Slides
12:00‑1:00 pm SHED Atrium	Lunch & Presentation: Your Teaching Career at RIT Christine Licata, EdD, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor Presentation Slides Suggested Readings: Minsker, Barbara. (2010). The Joyful Professor: How to shift from surviving to thriving in the faculty life. Maven Mark Books. The Chronicle of Higher Education. (2018). Starter kit: New to the faculty. Everything new professors need to know to be successful.
1:10‑1:50 pm SHED Room 3350	Disability Services Office (DSO) Kelly Kamish, EdD, DMA, Associate Director, DSO Presentation Slides > Disability Services Office Website
2:00‑3:00 pm Wallace Rooms 3420/ 3430	Breakout Sessions (A & B below) These sessions are optional for new faculty with “Visiting” rank. A) Your Career Trajectory for Non-Tenure Track Faculty* - Wallace Library (other side of SHED), Room 3420 Christine Licata, EdD, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor Joe Lanzafame, PhD, Principal Lecturer, College of Science (COS) Jennifer Bailey, PhD, Principal Lecturer, Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE); Undergraduate Program Director Lauren Ramich, MFA, MST; Senior Lecturer and Program Director for Visual Arts, College of Art and Design (CAD) B) Your Career Trajectory for Tenure Track Faculty - Wallace Library (other side of SHED), Room 3430 LaVerne McQuiller Williams, PhD, JD, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Stephanie Godleski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Malar (Malarvizhi) Hirudayaraj, PhD, Faculty Associate for Women Faculty; Director, AdvanceRIT; Associate Professor, Saunders College of Business (SCB) Andy Meneely, PhD, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS)
3:00‑4:00 pm SHED Main Floor	New Faculty Resource Fair Participant Roster (check back for final list)

*Remember to fill out your NFO 2024 Evaluation Form that will be sent to your email later today!

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Orientation Day 2, Thursday, August 15, 2024

8:30‑9:00 am SHED Room 1300 Showcase Makerspace	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00‑11:00 am SHED Room 3350	Human Resources and Benefits Emily Torres-Casilio, Assistant Director of Benefits Presentation Slides
11:00‑11:30 am SHED Room 3350	Individual Opportunities with HR representatives
11:45 am‑12:45 pm SHED, 3rd floor Lobby (3950 SHED) and Room 3350	New Faculty Networking Lunch Pick up your lunch in the 3rd floor lobby (3950 SHED) and join new colleagues and the CTL Staff and Faculty Fellows for lunch.
1:00‑1:15 pm SHED Room 3350	Overview of the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) Neil Hair, PhD, Executive Director, CTL; Professor of Marketing, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
1:15‑1:55 pm SHED Room 3350	Introduction to myCourses Learning Management System Katie Bush, Instructional Technologist II, CT Ken Kindler, Manager of Faculty and Technology Support, CTL
1:55‑2:00 pm SHED Room 3350	Open Q & A with CTL
2:00‑2:15 pm SHED Room 3350	Activity: What Excites and Challenges You about Teaching? Jenna Sadue, Assistant Director, Learning Design and Technology, CTL Michael Starenko, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, CTL
2:15‑2:25 pm	Break
2:25‑2:35 pm SHED Room 3350	Additional Technology Overview John Schrenker, Manager Classroom Technology and AV Systems, CTL Monica Cormier, Instructional Technologist, CTL
2:35‑3:10 pm SHED Room 3350	Teaching @ RIT: Tips from the CTL Faculty Fellows
3:10‑3:45 pm SHED Room 3350	Small Group Discussion CTL Staff, CTL Faculty Fellows
3:45‑4:00 pm SHED Room 3350	Wrap-up & Working with the CTL in the Academic Year Neil Hair, PhD, Executive Director, CTL; Professor of Marketing, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
4:00‑5:00 pm SHED Atrium	Welcome Reception for New Faculty

*Remember to fill out your NFO 2024 Evaluation Form that will be sent to your email later today!

Questions?
Email Anne.Marie.Canale@rit.edu or Cheryl.Herdklotz@rit.edu
Senior Faculty Development Consultants, Faculty Career Development
Office of Faculty Affairs