New Faculty Orientation
Join us for new faculty orientation 2024
Date: Aug 19, 20; 21 is extra post-doc sessions
Main Location: BP Design Theater, 4th Floor of Usibelli (ELIF) Building,
1764 Tanana Loop, Troth Yeddha’ Campus
Monday, August 19th: All New Faculty
| Time (AKT) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:00am – 8:30am | Check-in Coffee/Tea & Light Breakfast; Land Acknowledgement; Intro to faculty orientation & each other |
| 8:30am – 9:30am | Welcome to UAF! Ice breaker activity |
| 9:30am – 10:00am | Welcome from Chancellor Dan White, Provost Anupma Prakash, and Chancellor’s Cabinet members |
| 10:00am – 11:00am | Conversation with Deans & Directors: Workloads, annual evaluations, faculty mentoring process |
| 11:00am – noon | Academic and Administrative Affairs: Promotion/tenure, Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) guidance, sabbatical, tripartite/bipartite workload components: committee/public service, unit criteria, HR point of contact, onboarding at college/unit level, etc.: • Jennifer Hoppough, Chief of Faculty Affairs and Services • Lisa Yancey, Director of Operations, CIS • Heather Moreira, Systems Interface Designer • Bryan Hoppough, Senior HR Business Partner |
| Noon – 1:30pm | Catered Lunch • Kel Gitter, Colin Murray, and Roweena Carlos, Nanook Technology Services, will join us if you’d like to discuss technology support services with them. • UAF photographers will be there to take your headshot. |
| 1:30pm – 3:30pm | Visit the Center for Teaching & Learning – MILL activity and presentation on teaching resources; opportunities to record instructor introductions in the T&L Studio. • Jenn Pedersen, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning • Kendell Newman Sadiik, Associate Director of Transformative Teaching • Madara Mason, Director of the MIX |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Break |
| 3:45pm – 4:45pm | UAF Strategic Plans and the Role of Faculty, including R1 Efforts • Anupma Prakash, Provost • Taryn Lopez, Lead of UAF’s efforts to “Achieve R1 research status” • Richard Collins, Director of Graduate School |
Tuesday, August 20th: All New Faculty
| Time (AKT) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Check-in Coffee/Tea & Light Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Research Resources Panel: • Kim Cox, OGCA • Tara Borland, Alaska NSF EPSCoR • Denise Thorsen, Alaska NASA EPSCoR • Peter Webley, Alaska Center ICE/ OIPC • Erin Kirchner, URSA • Julie Benson, INBRE |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Governance, Accreditation, and other Faculty Responsibilities: • Abel Bult-lto, Faculty Senate President • Leah Berman, Faculty Senate President-elect |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Break |
| 10:45am – 11:30am | Introduction to College of Indigenous Studies: • Charlene Stern, Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education • Teisha Simmons, Interim Dean of the College of Indigenous Studies • Bryan Uher, Interim Dean of Community and Technical College • Jessica Black, Associate Vice Chancellor for rural, community and Native education |
| 11:30am – 1:00pm | Catered Lunch • Guest Speaker Trent Sutton, Vice Provost and Accreditation Liaison Officer • UAF photographers will be there to take your headshot. |
| 1:00pm – 1:30pm | Faculty Representation: discussion with United Academics: • Doug Cost • Melanie Arthur |
| 1:30pm – 2:30pm | Student Support: • Holly McDonald, Office of the Registrar and Interim Director of Advising • Kaydee Van Flein, Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability • Jen Tilbury, Student Success • Anna Gagne-Hawes, Admissions |
| 2:30pm – 2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45pm – 3:30 pm | Faculty Panel Q&A: Advice from those who went before you: • Amy May, Communication • Jericho Williams, English • Don Larson, Biology • Tyler Kirk, Biology • Curry Cunningham, Fisheries • Katie Cueva, Center for Alaska Native Health Research |
| 3:30 pm – 4:00pm | Wrap up! |
Wednesday, Aug 21st: Post-Docs
| Time (AKT) | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00am | Welcome and Introductions (Rich Collins and Jenn Pedersen) |
| 9:20am | Why Training Matters |
| 9:30am | Who are UAF Students? (presentation & discussion) (Kendell Newman Sadiik) |
| 9:45am | Facilitated Discussion: Student Success, Experience, and Connection (Jen Tilbury) |
| 10:15 am | Coffee Break and Optional Field Trip: CTL |
| 10:30am | Student Support Introductions + Q&A (CARE Team + ORCA, RSS, Academic Advising, Disability Services, Military & Veteran Services) |
| 11:10am | Importance of self-care and support for you as a graduate student |
| 11:20am | Break and Optional Field Trip: The Well |
| 11:30am | Onboarding Checklist (Link) |
| 11:40am | Additional Resources + Wrap Up |
| Noon | Adjourn |
| Noon-1pm | Pizza Social |