Save the Date! Day Two of the 2010 New Faculty Orientation

Kathleen Long, Associate Provost

Due to the large amount of information we have to communicate to our new faculty members, we will offer a second day of presentations for the 2010 New Faculty Orientation. This is a continuation of the Orientation scheduled for August 19, not a repeat of that day’s agenda. Please alert your new faculty members to “Save the Date” on September 28. Registration information and topics for both days are listed below.

Day One: August 19, 2010, Emerson Hall, President’s Room:
Registration is available at the following web address: http://www.aa.ufl.edu/aa/facdev/orientation/. Space is limited and registration will be on a first come-first served basis! PLEASE be sure to register promptly!

The agenda for August 19 includes:
Tenure and Promotion
Academic Personnel Board
Academic and Student Affairs
Internationalizing UF
Benefit and Retirement Information
Information Access – Libraries and Bookstore
Shared Governance – Faculty Senate
Security Tips from UPD
Parking

Day Two: September 28, 2010, Harn Museum Auditorium:
Registration will open on August 20th to avoid confusion with registration for the August 19th program. Please check the Faculty Development website at http://www.aa.ufl.edu/aa/facdev/orientation/ on August 20 for registration updates.

The agenda for September 28 includes:
Breakfast with the Provost
Technology for Teaching and Learning
IT Security
Helping Students in Distress
How to Use the UF Foundation
Five UF Policies Every UF Faculty Member Should Know (General Counsel’s Office)
Sabbaticals
Faculty Enhancement Opportunity Program
Harn Museum and UF Cultural Plaza – information and raffle

All new faculty members are welcome to register for either or both days. Space is limited for both days and registration will be on a first come-first served basis!

New appointees, for the purpose of the fall 2010 New Faculty Orientation, are those persons new to the university this year and/or appointed after the last New Faculty Orientation that was held August 18, 2009.

Thank you for your support and helping to ensure this year’s orientation is a success.