Register today for New Faculty Orientation! The 2023 new faculty orientation program will prepare you to hit the ground running. In Part 1 – link below – you will find self-paced interactive learning modules housed in Canvas, Penn State’s learning management system. Please enroll yourself in the course and begin exploring. We’ll see you on campus for Part 2, which will take place in the Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Center (AMIC). In this session, we will focus intensely on teaching resources, including how to apply Penn State’s academic affairs policies to different scenarios, effective teaching strategies shared by your colleagues, and teaching support resources.
Part 1 | Self-paced
Please open this course and proceed module by module. Inside, you will find skills-targeted videos, links to helpful information about offices you will regularly use, and a few “quiz questions” (optional) sprinkled throughout to test your knowledge. You will see some of the people featured in this course again at our in-person orientation.
Part 2 | On campus | Schedule and RSVP
Mon., Aug. 14 – Faculty Success in Teaching |
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| AMIC Building Conference Room 128 | Map Please arrive by 8:15 am. (Complimentary coffee and bakery items available onsite) |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Welcome to Orientation Orientation hosts: Dr. Sarah Whitney, Dr. Qi Dunsworth |
| 9:00 – 9:15 am | Chancellor’s Welcome Dr. Ralph Ford, Chancellor and Dean, Penn State Behrend |
| 9:20 – 9:50 am | Who are in My Classes? Introducing Behrend Students Ms. Andrea Konkol, Director of Enrollment Management |
| Break | |
| 10:15 – 12:30 pm | Policies, Procedures, and Best Practices for the Behrend Classroom Dr. Qi Dunsworth, Director of the Center for Teaching Initiatives |
| 12:30 – 1:00 pm | Lunch with Faculty Speakers |
| 1:00 – 1:25 pm | Academic Misconduct: ChatGPT and Beyond Dr. Sarah Whitney, Assistant Director of Academic Administration |
| Break | |
| 1:30 – 1:45 pm | Learning about Adult Learners Ms. Biddy Brooks, Director of Adult Learner Services |
| 1:45 – 2:15 pm | Learning Resource Center (LRC) Engagement Ms. Ruth Pflueger, Director of LRC |
| Move to Upstairs, AMIC 209 | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Teaching Technology 101 Mr. Jim Serafin, College IT Manager; Mr. Todd Say, IT Manager; Mr. Nick Silka, IT Manager |
Tuesday, Aug. 15 – Faculty Success in Research and Service |
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| AMIC Building Conference Room 128 | Map Please arrive by 8:30 am. (Complimentary coffee and bakery items available onsite) |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Getting Ready for the Week Ahead Drs. Sarah Whitney and Qi Dunsworth |
| 9:00 – 9:20 am | Academic Welcome Dr. Greg Filbeck, Interim Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am | Research Policies & Policies for Faculty Dr. Alicyn Rhodes, Vice Chancellor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies |
| Break | |
| 10:20 – 10:45 am | Faculty Engagement with Library Resources Head Librarian Mr. Matthew Ciszek, and librarians Ms. Angela Davis, Mr. Russell Hall, Ms. Stephanie Diza, and Ms. Jane Ingold. |
| 10:45 – 11:00 am | Faculty Service Dr. Lena Surzhko-Harned, incoming chair of Behrend Faculty Senate & Associate Teaching Professor of Political Science |
| Move to Upstairs, AMIC 209 | |
| 11:15 – 12:15 pm | CANVAS Quick Start | Canvas basics to start teaching in the fall Dr. Qi Dunsworth, Director, Center for Teaching Initiatives |
