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Orientation Day 1, Wednesday, August 14, 2024

8:30‑8:55 am. Registration and Continental Breakfast
Location: SHED, Room 1300 Bower Showcase Makerspace
9:00‑9:30 am Welcome Address
SHED, Room 3350

Prabu David, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
9:30‑9:45 am

Introductions, Office of Faculty Affairs, Meet Your Faculty Associates, Faculty Senate Executive Committee
SHED, Room 3350

LaVerne McQuiller Williams, PhD, JD, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)

Faculty Associates:

  • Nickesia Gordon, PhD, Faculty Associate for AALANA Faculty; Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
  • Malar (Malarvizhi) Hirudayaraj, PhD, Faculty Associate for Women Faculty; Director, AdvanceRIT; Associate Professor, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
  • Heidi Nickisher, PhD, Faculty Associate for Non-Tenure Track Faculty; Principal Lecturer, College of Art and Design (CAD)

Faculty Senate Executive Committee:  

  • Atia Newman, BFA, Chair; Associate Professor, College of Art and Design (CAD)
  • Samuel Malachowsky, MBA, Vice Chair; Principal Lecturer, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS)
  • Hamad Ghazle, MS, EdD, RDMS, RVT, Operations Officer; Professor and Department Head of Clinical Health Professions, College of Health Sciences and Technology (CHST)
  • Stephen Aldersley, EdD, Communications Officer; Professor, National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
  • Keri Barone, MA, Treasurer; Principal Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
9:50‑10:20 am Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI)
SHED, Room 3350

Keith Jenkins, PhD, Vice President and Associate Provost, Diversity and Inclusion; Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
10:20‑10:30 am Break
10:30‑11:10 am.

Communicating with Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students
SHED, Room 3350

  • Stacey Davis, MS, 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)
11:15‑11:55 am Supporting RIT Students: Academic & Student Affairs
SHED, Room 3350
 
  • Lynne Mazadoorian, EdD, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Student Success; Director, University Advising Office
  • Megan Jaros, Director of Student Case Management and Health Promotion; Case Management and Health Promotion
12:00‑1:00 pm Lunch & Presentation: Your Teaching Career at RIT
SHED, Atrium A-Level

Christine Licata, EdD, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor
1:10‑1:50 pm Disability Services Office (DSO)
SHED, Room 3350

Kelly Kamish, EdD, DMA, Associate Director, DSO
2:00‑3:00 pm Breakout Sessions (A & B below)
*These sessions are optional for new faculty with “Visiting” rank.

 A) Your Career Trajectory for Non-Tenure Track Faculty - Wallace Library (other side of SHED), Room 3420
  • Christine Licata, EdD, Vice Provost, Academic Affairs and Professor
  • Joe Lanzafame, PhD, Principal Lecturer, College of Science (COS)
  • Jennifer Bailey, PhD, Principal Lecturer, Kate Gleason College of Engineering (KGCOE); Undergraduate Program Director
  • Lauren Ramich, MFA, MST; Senior Lecturer and Program Director for Visual Arts, College of Art and Design (CAD)
B) Your Career Trajectory for Tenure Track Faculty - Wallace Library (other side of SHED), Room 3430
  • LaVerne McQuiller Williams, PhD, JD, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
  • Stephanie Godleski, Ph.D., Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts (COLA)
  • Malar (Malarvizhi) Hirudayaraj, PhD, Faculty Associate for Women Faculty; Director, AdvanceRIT; Associate Professor, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
  • Andy Meneely, PhD, Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Director, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS)
3:00‑4:00 pm New Faculty Resource Fair
SHED, Main Floor
Participant Roster (check back for final list)

*Remember to fill out your NFO 2024 Evaluation Form that will be sent to your email later today!

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Orientation Day 2, Thursday, August 15, 2024

8:30‑9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
SHED, Room 1300 Showcase Makerspace (Bower)
9:00‑11:00 am

Human Resources and Benefits
SHED, Room 3350
Emily Torres-Casilio, Assistant Director of Benefits
11:00‑11:30 am Individual Opportunities with HR representatives
SHED, Room 3350
11:45 am‑12:45 pm

New Faculty Networking Lunch
SHED, 3rd floor Lobby (3950 SHED) and Room 3350
Pick up your lunch in the 3rd floor lobby (3950 SHED) and join new colleagues and the CTL Staff and Faculty Fellows for lunch.
1:00‑1:15 pm Overview of the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL)
SHED, Room 3350

Neil Hair, PhD, Executive Director, CTL; Professor of Marketing, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
1:15‑1:55 pm Introduction to myCourses Learning Management System
SHED, Room 3350
 
  • Katie Bush, Instructional Technologist II, CT
  • Ken Kindler, Manager of Faculty and Technology Support, CTL
1:55‑2:00 pm Open Q & A with CTL
2:00‑2:15 pm Activity: What Excites and Challenges You about Teaching?
SHED, Room 3350
 
2:15‑2:25 pm Break
2:25‑2:35 pm Additional Technology Overview
SHED, Room 3350
 
2:35‑3:10 pm Teaching @ RIT: Tips from the CTL Faculty Fellows
SHED, Room 3350
3:10‑3:45 pm Small Group Discussion
SHED, Room 3350

CTL Staff, CTL Faculty Fellows
3:45‑4:00 pm Wrap-up &  Working with the CTL in the Academic Year
SHED, Room 3350
Neil Hair, PhD, Executive Director, CTL; Professor of Marketing, Saunders College of Business (SCB)
4:00‑5:00 pm Welcome Reception for New Faculty
SHED, Atrium A-Level

*Remember to fill out your NFO 2024 Evaluation Form that will be sent to your email later today!
Questions?
Email Anne.Marie.Canale@rit.edu or Cheryl.Herdklotz@rit.edu
Senior Faculty Development Consultants, Faculty Career Development
Office of Faculty Affairs