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Orientation Day 1, Wednesday, August 14, 2024

8:30‑8:55 am. Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: SHED, Room 1300 Showcase Makerspace (Bower)
9:00‑9:30 am Welcome Address
SHED, Room 3350
Prabu David, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
9:30‑9:45 am

Introductions, Office of Faculty Affairs, Meet Your Faculty Associates and Faculty Senate Executive Committee
SHED, Room 3350
LaVerne McQuiller Williams, Ph.D., J.D.
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor

Faculty Associates:
Nickesia Gordon, Associate Professor, COLA; Malar Hirudayaraj, Professor, SCB; Heidi Nickisher, Principal Lecturer, CAD
Faculty Senate Executive Committee:  
Stephen Aldersley, Professor, NTID; Keri Barone, Principal Lecturer, COLA; Hamad Ghazle, CHST; Samuel Malachowsky, Principal Lecturer, GCCIS; Atia Newman, Associate Professor, CAD
9:50‑10:20 am Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI)
SHED, Room 3350
Keith Jenkins, Ph.D.
Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion
10:20‑10:30 am Break
10:30‑11:10 am. Communicating with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students
SHED, Room 3350

Stacey Davis, Principal Lecturer, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID); Director of Cross-Registered Academic Services
Billy Windhorn, Manager, NTID Interpreting Team for NTID, CET, KGCOE, and GIS, NTID
11:15‑11:55 am Supporting RIT Students: Academic & Student Affairs
SHED, Room 3350

Lynne Mazadoorian, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Student Success; Director, University Advising Office
Megan Jaros, Manager, Student Case Management, Wellness, Student Affairs
12:00‑1:00 pm Lunch & Presentation: Your Teaching Career at RIT
SHED, Atrium A-Level
Christine Licata, Ed.D., Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor
1:10‑1:50 pm Disability Services Office (DSO)
SHED, Room 3350
Catherine Lewis, DMA, Director, DSO
2:00‑3:00 pm 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
B) Your Career Trajectory for Tenure Track Faculty - Wallace Library (other side of SHED), Room 3430
3:00‑4:30 pm New Faculty Resource Fair
SHED, Main Floor
Participant Roster (check back for final list)

Scroll down for Day 2 Schedule.

Orientation Day 2, Thursday, August 15, 2024

8:30‑9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
SHED, Room 1300 Showcase Makerspace (Bower)
9:00‑11:00 am

Human Resources and Benefits
SHED, Room 3350
Emily Torres-Casilio, Assistant Director of Benefits
11:00‑11:30 am Individual Opportunities with HR representatives
SHED, Room 3350
11:45 am‑12:45 pm New Faculty Networking Lunch
SHED, Atrium A-Level
1:00‑1:15 pm Overview of the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
SHED, Room 3350
Neil Hair, Ph.D., Executive Director, CTL
1:15‑1:55 pm Introduction to myCourses Learning Management System
SHED, Room 3350
 
  • Katie Bush, Instructional Technologist II, CT
  • Ken Kindler, Manager of Faculty and Technology Support, CTL
1:55‑2:00 pm Open Q & A with CTL
2:00‑2:15 pm Activity: What Excites and Challenges You about Teaching?
SHED, Room 3350
 
2:15‑2:25 pm Break
2:25‑2:35 pm Additional Technology Overview
SHED, Room 3350
 
2:35‑3:10 pm Teaching @ RIT: Tips from the CTL Faculty Fellows
SHED, Room 3350
3:10‑3:45 pm Small Group Discussion
SHED, Room 3350

CTL Staff, CTL Faculty Fellows
3:45‑4:00 pm Wrap-up &  Working with the CTL in the Academic Year
SHED, Room 3350
Neil Hair, Ph.D., Executive Director, CTL
4:00‑5:00 pm Welcome Reception for New Faculty
SHED, Atrium A-Level

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