New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty posing on stairsEach August, Faculty Affairs hosts New Faculty Orientation (NFO) and the Center for Teaching and Learning hosts a Fall Teaching Kickoff event. Please see the full schedule below for the details and registration links.

For more information about Teaching Kickoff (a series of interactive workshops aimed at getting faculty members geared up and ready for the first day of class), click here.

For the New Faculty Onboarding Checklist from the Office of Human Resources, click here.

Please note that participants need to register for Fall Teaching Kickoff and training sessions separately from New Faculty Orientation registration.
 

Fall 2019 New Faculty Orientation Event Schedule
 
Event Date Time Location Registration

Fall Teaching Kickoff Workshops

 Aug. 12 Several Sessions Available Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons

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*^New Faculty Orientation Aug. 13 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Global Learning Center closed
*^Welcome Reception Aug. 13 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center
New Faculty OHR Benefits Orientation Aug. 14 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons,
Room 152		 closed
Canvas and Other Classroom Tools Training Aug. 14-16 Several Sessions Available See website for training resources.  
*Part-time New Faculty Welcome Event Aug. 29 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Student Center - Crescent Room closed
*^Provost's New Faculty Reception and Dinner Sept. 17 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Hotel Ballroom closed

*Hosted by the Office of Faculty Affairs, Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development.
^Newly hired full-time “permanent” academic faculty are invited to these events, which includes tenure-track or tenured assistant, associate, and full professors, Lecturers, Academic Professionals at all ranks, and Professors of the Practice. Brittain fellows and some visiting assistant professors have their own new faculty orientation organized by the schools of Literature, Media, and Communications (LMC); Modern Languages; and Math, respectively.

 

2019-2020 Extended Orientation Programming

Event Date Time Location Registration
Where Do I Go? - Resources Faculty Need
 		 September 27 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Caddell Building Flex Space Click Here
Engaging Students in the Classroom with Active Learning
 		 October 17 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Student Center - Piedmont Room Click Here
Writing a Winning Research Proposal
 		 November 13 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Whitaker Building 1232 Click Here
QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
 		 December 2 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Student Center - Piedmont Room Click Here
Leading a Successful Research Program
 		 January 21 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Pettit Building 102B coming soon
Advising & Mentoring Students February 27 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Bill Moore Student Success Center -
Suite C		 coming soon
Mastering Academic Time Management
 		 March 31 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Student Center - Crescent Room coming soon
Ethical Decision-Making
 		 April 15 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Student Center - Piedmont Room coming soon

 

Presentation Resources