New Faculty Orientation Schedule

NFO Presentation Slides will be available August 12.

Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) Virtual Tour & Map

Orientation Day 1, Wednesday, August 12, 2026

> NFO Presentation Slides (available at orientation)

8:15‑8:55 am SHED Room 1300	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00‑9:30 am SHED Room 3350	Welcome Address Prabu David, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
9:30‑9:45 am SHED Room 3350	Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) LaVerne McQuiller Williams, Ph.D., JD, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Printout (in folder) Faculty Senate Executive Committee: Presentation Slides Richard Zanibbi, Ph.D., Chair; Professor, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS) Keri Barone, MA, Vice Chair; Principal Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Hamad Ghazle, MS, Ed.D., RDMS, RVT, Operations Officer; Professor and Department Head of Clinical Health Professions, College of Health Sciences and Technology (CHST) Michael Laver, Ph.D., Communications Officer; Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Joseph Lanzafame, Ph.D., Treasurer; Principal Lecturer, College of Science (COS)
9:50‑10:20 am SHED Room 3350	Division of Access, Engagement, and Success Torrence Sparkman, Ph.D., Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President for Faculty Recruitment; Associate Professor, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
10:20‑10:30 am	Break
10:30‑11:10 am SHED Room 3350	Communicating with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students Stacey Davis, M.S., Director of Cross-Registered Academic Services; Support Coordinator, COS and CHST; Principal Lecturer, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) Billy Windhorn, Manager, NTID Interpreting Team for National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), College of Engineering Technology (CET), Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE), Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) Presentation Slides (no video)
11:15‑11:55 am SHED Room 3350	Supporting RIT Students: Academic & Student Affairs Lynne Mazadoorian, Ed.D., Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Student Success; Director, University Advising Office Megan Jaros, LMFT, Director of Student Case Management and Health Promotion Presentation Slides
12:00‑1:05 pm SHED Glass Box Theater, Room 1380	Networking Lunch: Meet Your New Colleagues! Presentation: "Your Teaching Career at RIT" Christine Licata, Ed.D., Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor
1:10‑1:50 pm SHED Room 3350	Disability Services Office (DSO) Kate Torres, Director, Disability Services Kelly Kamish, Ed.D., DMA, Associate Director, DSO Presentation Slides
2:00‑3:00 pm SHED Room 3300-Non-Tenure Track SHED Room 3350-Tenure Track	Breakout Sessions (A & B below) These sessions are optional for new faculty with “Visiting” rank. A) Your Career Trajectory for Non-Tenure Track Faculty* SHED Room 3300 Christine Licata, Ed.D., Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor (Moderator) Jennifer Bailey, Ph.D., Principal Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE) Andy Lawrence, EMBA, CAPM, Senior Lecturer, Saunders College of Business (SCB) Marissa Tirone, M.Arch., Principal Lecturer, College of Art and Design (CAD) Adam Towsley, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science (COS) B) Your Career Trajectory for Tenure Track Faculty SHED Room 3350 LaVerne McQuiller Williams, Ph.D., J.D., Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA), (Moderator) Stephanie Godleski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA) Malar (Malarvizhi) Hirudayaraj, Ph.D., Faculty Associate; Director, AdvanceRIT; Associate Professor, Saunders College of Business (SCB) Andy Meneely, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS)
3:00‑4:00 pm SHED Main Floor	New Faculty Resource Fair

*This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Remember to fill out your NFO Evaluation Form that will be sent to your email at the end of Day 1!

Orientation Day 2, Thursday, August 13, 2026 - Moved to Zoom Sessions

	CANCELLED: Registration and Continental Breakfast
Zoom 9 am - 11 am	Human Resources and Benefits Presentation Slides - Payroll Presentation Slides - Benefits Ericka Smith-Schubart, Associate Director, HR Operations Ellen Fustanio, Associate Director, Payroll Sarah Kiessling, Assistant Director, Benefits Wendy Visca, HR Administration Coordinator III
11 am-12 pm (as needed via Zoom)	Individual Opportunities with HR representatives
	CANCELLED: New Faculty Networking Lunch
Zoom 1 pm - 2:30 pm	Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Presentation Slides Join the CTL team and faculty fellows for an interactive session focused on teaching at RIT. Explore practical teaching strategies, learn about educational and classroom technologies, discuss opportunities and challenges in teaching, and connect with CTL staff and fellows during classroom tours and open discussion. Discover how CTL can support your teaching throughout your first year and beyond. Neil Hair, Ph.D., Executive Director, CTL & Professor of Marketing, Saunders College of Business (SCB) Jenna Sadue, Associate Director, Learning Design & Technology John Schrenker, Associate Director, Classroom Technology and AV Systems Monica Cormier, Instructional Technologist, CTL Cana Fuest, Ph.D., Instructional Designer, CTL CTL Faculty Fellows
	CANCELLED: Welcome Reception for New Faculty

Questions?

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