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The energy, experiences, and ideas that new faculty bring are vital for Gustavus. Making the transition, however, from a faculty or graduate student position at another institution, can sometimes be challenging. In order to assist faculty new to the college in making this transition, the Kendall Center sponsors a series of orientation sessions throughout the academic year.

2009-2010 Orientation Sessions

All Sessions are Thursdays from 12:30 - 1:20 p.m.
Free lunch at the Buffet and then meet in the St. Peter Room

All new faculty members are expected to attend orientation sessions throughout the academic year. Department chairs are asked not to schedule classes for new faculty during this time. Each session has a discussion topic and one or more faculty facilitator, to provide an opportunity to share information about the issues of primary importance to new faculty.

September 10, 2009
Checking in at the start of the semester 

October 1, 2009
Large class discussion led by Leila Brammer.

October 15, 2009
Midterm grades, grading rubrics and methods led by Scott Bur.

October 29, 2009
Keeping students engaged led by Linnea Wren.

November 19, 2009
Departmental relationships

December 3, 2009 - (Old Main, Room 6)
Course evaluations

December 10, 2009 
Special Teachers Talking/New Faculty Orientation
Join programs directors from Curriculum II, Environmental Studies, First Term Seminar, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Japanese Studies, Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies, Peace Studies as they talk about how to become involved in campus interdisciplinary programs, including offering courses in them.   

January 7, 2010  (TT only) - Heritage Room
Colleen Jacks, Chair of the Personnel Committee

February 11, 2010  (TT only)  -  Board Room
Bob Weisenfeld, Assistant Vice President for Foundation and Corporate Relations, and Thia Cooper past Chair of the Faculty Development Committee, will host a special tenure-track only session on grants. Discussion will include external and internal opportunities, like the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity grant, and how and when to apply.

February 25, 2010
Checking in

March 11, 2010
Curriculum and Academic Advising led by Steve Mellema and Julie Johnson.

March 25 , 2010
Faculty Governance and Comittees at Gustavus led by Alisa Rosenthal, Vice Chair of Faculty Senate.

April 22, 2010
Know everything but still want lunch? As we near the end of the semester, we'd like to invite you to a no-agenda new faculty orientation lunch. We'll be there to answer questions if you have any, and give you reminders of some events that occur in the last month of the academic year, but other than that, just come over for lunch. Relax. Enjoy talking with colleagues you've come to know over this year. Celebrate your successes. Talk about your summer plans.

May 20, 2010: Evaluation Session
(to be held immediately after the Faculty Retreat in Alumni Hall)

The New Faculty Programming Faculty Associate for 2009-2010 is Paul Saulnier.

2008-2009 Orientation Sessions
2007-2008 Orientation Sessions