New Faculty Institute

1^st NFI Meeting

3:00-3:30 p.m.; Group I 374

A discussion of the schedule and what to expect from the NFI.

Welcome Tea for New Faculty and Librarians

3:30-5:00 p.m., Library Browsing Area

Co-Sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence & the New Faculty Institute

NFI meeting: Informational Sessions

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Group I 374

3:00-3:30 – Center for Teaching Excellence – Susanne Scott, Director

3:30-3:45 – Amy Parelman, Director, Writing/Reading Center

3:45-4:00 – Anne Boisvert, Assistant Director of Alternate Admissions

4:15-4:30 – Computer & Information Technology Services

Jessica Arruda, IT Service Center Manager

4:30-4:45 – Deidre Healy, Service Learning.

NFI meeting

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Group I 374

3:00-4:00 p.m.

Provost Anthony Garro will come to talk to us

4:00-5:00 p.m.

Tenure/Contract Renewals/Annual Reviews

* Note – there will be follow up sessions in the Spring on
writing annual reviews and on 3^rd/4^th contract renewal narratives.

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Group I 374

NFI Meeting: Library Resources

3:00-4:00 p.m.; We will meet in the Library Browsing Area today

Library Resources: A meeting with the librarians to learn how they can assist you with your classes.

4:00-4:45 p.m., “Turnitin”

Tracey Russo, Instructional Development Designer, CITS

4:45-5:00 p.m., Keota Fields, Philosophy, will talk about a library

assignment he has created for his students.

Please do mid-semester teaching evaluations

NFI meeting with Center for Teaching Excellence

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Group I 374

Susanne Scott, Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence will conduct this session.

Please bring your mid-semester teaching evaluations with you.

NFI Meeting: PeopleSoft Training for Advising

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Group I 216

PeopleSoft Training Workshop for Advising Students

Sharon Humphrey, Change Management Staff Assistant, CITS

NFI Meeting: Advising Students

3:00-5:00 p.m.; location TBA

Academic Advising Workshop with Ellen Christian (Director, Academic Advising)

Free Week *

Speaker: Dr. Robert Ginsberg

Publishing in Scholarly Journals: The Inside Story for New Faculty

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Location: TBA

Dr. Robert Ginsberg will present an interactive workshop on publishing in scholarly journals. Dr. Ginsberg comes with an impressive range and amount of experience in the publishing world.

The NFI is able to offer the workshop due to co-sponsorship by the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA) and the International Center for the Arts, Humanities, and Value Inquiry. Participants will receive a complimentary one year membership in the TAA.

This workshop is not to be missed !

Free Week….Enjoy Thanksgiving!

NFI Meeting: Grants and Research

3:00-4:30 p.m.; Group I 374

Grants and Research Discussion

Meet Joanne Zanella-Litke, Director of the Office of Research Administration, and Lou Petrovic, Director of the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC) as they discuss the grants and research opportunities available for UMass Dartmouth faculty

NFI Meeting: Reflecting on the Semester

3:00-5:00 p.m.; Faculty Dining Room

End of semester discussion, survey & reception

*The NFI attempts to provide some Wednesdays per semester as "free" days for you to catch up on teaching and research needs. However, keep in mind that you are also required to attend two outside professional development related on-campus workshops during the semester.

If you have any questions about the New Faculty Institute, contact Catherine Villanueva Gardner (Associate Professor, Philosophy & Women's Studies), the NFICoordinator(cgardner@umassd.edu).