New Faculty Orientation

 

FALL 2023 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION

  • Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
    Content from the 2023 New Faculty Orientation is available in the New Faculty Teams site.

 

FALL 2022 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION

  • NFO Session I: Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
  • NFO Session II: Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 1:00 – 4:30 p.m.

 

FALL 2021 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION RESOURCES AND RECORDINGS


NFO Pre-Session (August 13): Syllabus Bootcamp: 
Presentation RecordingSlidesResource Links

NFO Canvas: An Introduction Session: Presentation RecordingSlides


Fall 2021 NFO Content Organizer

A companion to the NFO sessions, this organizer contains the full schedule for the two-day event and a place to take notes. Once you click this link to access the content organizer, you will be prompted to “Make a Copy” of the document to add to your personal Google Drive account. If you do not have a personal Google account, you can create one using your PSU user ID and password at PSU’s Google Workspace page.

 

Fall 2021 NFO Day 1 (August 17)

Day 1 Opening Video

 

Opening Remarks and Introduction – Presentation RecordingSlidesResource Links

Presenter: Kathleen J. Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs


Welcome to Penn State and University Overview
 – Presentation RecordingSlides

Presenter: Nicholas P. Jones, Executive Vice President and Provost


Research at Penn State
 – Presentation RecordingSlidesResource Links

Presenter: Lora Weiss, Senior Vice President for Research


Teaching and Learning at Penn State and Undergraduate Education
 – Presentation RecordingSlides (resource links in slides)

Presenter: Yvonne Gaudelius, Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education


An Introduction to the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE)
 – Presentation RecordingSlides (resource links in slides)

Presenter:  Angela Linse, Executive Director and Associate Dean, Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence


An Introduction to Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)
 – Presentation RecordingSlides (resource links in slides)

Presenter: Jennifer Sparrow, Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning with Technology


Teaching, Learning, and Research at Penn State: Breakout Sessions

Presenter: Dr. Ann Clements, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs-Faculty Development

  • Mentoring Matters: Sara Ades and Katie Bode-Lang – SlidesResource Links
  • Penn State Libraries Teaching Resources: OER, Textbooks, and Beyond: Fay Chadwell, Bonnie Imler, and John Shank – Slides (resource links in slides)
  • Online Education Perspectives for World Campus: Renata Engel, Ashley Adams, and Andrew Tatusko – SlidesResource Links
  • Engaging Students Through Technology: Bart Pursel and Ryan Wetzel – SlidesResource Links
  • Getting Your Course Off to a Good Start: Deena Levy and Chas Brua –SlidesResource Links
  • Penn State’s Research Support Offices: Overview of Funding, Policies, and Compliance: Debra Thurley and Robin Riglin – Slides (resource links in slides)
  • Teaching is Scholarly Activity – Improving Teaching and Learning with Research: Crystal Ramsey, Alex Serpi, and Laura Cruz – SlidesResource Links
  • Academic Freedom and Free Speech in Courses: Katherine Allen and Cody Meixner – Slides (resource links in slides)
  • Penn State’s Commonwealth Ecosystem: Pam Silver, Jennifer Zosh, Brian Gardner, Belen Rodriguez, Jodie Styers, Yvonne Murphy Love, and Jen Keagy –Slides
  • An R1 Faculty Research Community: Kathryn Drager, Paul Hallacher, Zuleima Karpyn, George Lesieutre, Steven Loerch, Hong Ma, and Andrew Reed


Affirmative Action Office Overview
 – Presentation RecordingSlidesResource Links

Presenter: Suzanne C. Adair, Associate Vice President for Affirmative Action


New Faculty Orientation Resources
 – Presentation Recording

Presenter: Angela Dick, Manager of Learning Design, Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), and Erica Fleming, Instructional Designer, TLT


Day One Thank You and Adjournment

Presenter: Kathleen J. Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

Day 1 End of Day Video

 

Fall 2021 NFO Day 2 (August 18)

Day 2 Opening Video


A Message from the President
 – Presentation Recording

Presenter: President Eric J. Barron

Student Perspectives: What I Wish Professors Knew – Presentation Recording

Student Panelists:

  • Adiyah Dempsey and Victoria Francois, Schreyer Scholars
  • Tristan Blankenship, Graduate Student
  • Lily Pevoto, THON Director


Faculty Life: Breakout Sessions


Shared Governance
 – Presentation Recording

Presenter: Bonj Szczygiel, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture


Promotion and Tenure: Breakout Sessions

Presenters:


Introduction to Student Life
 – Presentation Recording

Presenter: Damon Sims, Vice President for Student Affairs


Introduction to Educational Equity
 – Presentation RecordingSlidesResource Links

Presenter: Alina Wong, Assistant Vice Provost for Educational Equity

 

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Additional Resources for New Faculty (2020-2021)

2020-2021 New Faculty Orientation Seminar Series

Fall 2020 New Faculty Orientation