NewFacultyOrientation2016ProgramSummarySeptember30,2016

Preparedby:AnneMarieCanaleandCherylHerdklotzFacultyCareerDevelopmentServicesOfficeoftheAssociateProvostTheWallaceCenter

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NFOProgramSummary

FacultyCareerDevelopmentServices(FCDS)inTheWallaceCenter(TWC)continuestodesignanddeliverNewFacultyOrientation(NFO)forallnew,full-timefacultyaspartoftheironboardingtoRIT.NFO2016washeldAugust10-12,aweekearlierthaninpreviousyearsduetothestartofthefallsemesteronAugust22.

TheoverarchinggoalsforNFOinclude:

• Reinforcingfaculty’sdecisiontojoinRITbyprovidingawelcomingandhelpfulfirstexperienceoncampus.

• IntroducingfacultytocriticalinformationthatwillensuresuccessfulassimilationtoRIT--includingtheresourcestheyneedtosucceed.

FCDScoordinatedtheformat,guidedthedesignofmanyofthesessions,andmanagedactivitiesforthe2½dayprogram,partneringwithothersoncampustoensurefacultyreceivedinformationonkeyresourcesneededto“hitthegroundrunning,”theNFOthemeforthethirdyear.

ThefirstdaybeganwithawelcomeaddressfromProvostJeremyHaefnerwherehecovered10tipsforteaching,andstrategiesforresearchandservice.Facultygainedfirst-handinsightfromtheProvostwhodeliveredamessagethatsetthetonefortheirnewacademiccareeratRIT.

Day1continuedwithsessionsfocusedonwork-lifebalance,aswellascandidadvicefacultyneedontopicssuchasworkingwithdeafandhard-of-hearingstudents,andtheimportanceofconnectingwithcolleaguesforsupport,advice,andpotentialcollaborations.ThefirstdayalsofeaturedanetworkinglunchwithSponsoredResearchServices.TheafternoonfeaturedaninspirationalpresentationbyChristineLicata,SeniorAssociateProvost,onthenobleprofessionofteachingandincludedthe“voice”ofstudentsinanewlycreatedvideoexpressingstudentviewsonthepracticeofgoodteaching.Asocialhourwherefacultywereabletonetworkwiththeirnewassociatescompletedtheday.

Day2includedsessionsontheStudentInformationSystem,Starfish(EarlyAlert),RITLibraryLiaisons,TeachingandLearningServices(InnovativeLearningInstitute),andmyCoursessystem.ThedayconcludedwithaCampusResourceFairandfreetimeforfacultytogettheirprofessionalphotostakenbyRITProductionServices,parkingpassesandIDs.Day3consistedofanintroductionoftheProvost’sFacultyAssociates,thebenefitspresentationfromHumanResources,andanopportunitytoindividuallymeetwithHRrepresentatives.TheNFO2016scheduleisavailableinAppendixAandonlineathttp://rit.edu/newfaculty.

FeedbackfromNFOAttendees

“TheProvost'stalkandthepresentationonWorkingwithDeafandHard-of-Hearingstudentswerereallygreat.”

“Dr.Licata'stalkwasafantasticnotetoendthedayon-Ileftfeelingveryinspiredaboutteaching!”

“Timetospeakwithothermembersofsamecollegewasuseful,especiallyattheendoftheday.”

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NewFacultybyCollegeandRank

TotalRITnewfacultyhiresforfall2016numbered68.Table1showsnewfacultybyCollegeandthenumberwhoattendedNFO;74%(50)attendedNFO2016onatleastoneormoredays.Table2indicatesnewfacultybyrank.

Table1:NewFacultybyCollegeandNFOAttendanceCollege #NewFaculty #AttendedOrientation

CAST 5 2CIAS 8 5CLA 11 7COS 10 10GCCIS 11 10GIS 1 1KGCOE 9 6NTID 8 5SCB 4 4SOIS 1 0Total 68 50

Table2:NewFacultybyRankRank #NewFaculty

Tenured/TenureTrackProfessor 3AssociateProfessor 2AssistantProfessor 16

Non-TenureTrackResearchAssociateProfessor 1VisitingProfessor 2VisitingAssociateProfessor 1VisitingAssistantProfessor 7SeniorLecturer 1Lecturer 14VisitingLecturer 21Total 68

*DatacollectedfromRIT’sOraclesystem;currentasofSeptember17,2016.

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NFO2016ProgramChanges

Eachyear,changestotheNFOprogramareimplementedinresponsetofeedbackreceived,thechangingdemographicsofthenewfacultypopulation,andcurrentliteratureandresearchrelatedtoonboardingandfacultydevelopment.

BeingmindfulthatnewhiresjoinRITasbothtenuretrackandnon-tenuretrackfaculty,wecontinuetoguideourpresentersindesigningtheirsessionstoensuretheyareinclusiveofallfaculty.Twonewsessionswereaddedin2016:

• RITSurvivalSkills–Apaneldiscussioncoveringskillsfacultymightneedto“survive”inavarietyofconditionsintheirnewcareerwasledbymoderatorChristopherCollison,AssociateProfessor/COS,andAcademicSenateExecutiveChair.“Veteran”facultypanelistsincludedMuhammetKesgin,AssistantProfessor/CAST;AmminaKothari,AssistantProfessor/CLAandDirectorofUndergraduateStudies;DeanaOlles,SeniorLecturer/COS;andMarkOlles,AssistantProfessor/CAST.

• RITLibraryLiaisons–FacultyreceivedanoverviewofservicesthatRITLibrariesprovidesinsupportoffacultysuccess—fromclassroominstructiononlibraryresources,tocoursereserves,totheirnewestinitiativeonacademicintegrity.TheywerealsogivenanopportunitytomeetwiththeirCollegeLibraryLiaisons.

Post-NFOOpportunitiesforFaculty

FCDSoffersmanyopportunitiesfornewfacultytocontinuebuildingtheirmentoringnetwork,participateinprofessionaldevelopment,andacclimatetotheRITculture.Ourcurrentfallsemesterofferingsfornewfacultyinclude:

• YourCulturalSurroundings:AWalkingTourofRIT’sArtandArchitecture-OurRITArchivistprovidedatourofRIT’scampusartandarchitecture,followedbyasocialhouratTheWallaceCenter(September20).

• PowerReceptionforNewFaculty(fornew2016facultyandacademicleaders)-Averyspecial“welcometoRIT”receptionhostedbyPresidentDestler(September29).

• GrantsExposed!Mixer–Facultyshowcasehighlightingexamplesofsuccessfullyfundedgrantprojectsandakick-offeventforour2016-2017grantsprograms(October6).

FacultyDevelopmentalsoprovidesanewfacultyrosteronthewebsiteasaresourceforthemtoreachouttotheirnewcolleaguestocontinuebuildingconnectionswithotherstheymetatorientation.Opportunitiesforfacultyforthespringsemesterareunderdevelopment.

FeedbackfromNFOAttendees

“Thanksforagreatopeningday!”“Overallthesessionswereveryhelpful;thankyouforputtingthisalltogether;youguysaredoingagreatjob!”

“Ijustwanttothankyouallforsharingusefulinformationandwelcomingus.”

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RecommendationsforNFO2017

TheFCDSteamwillcontinuetomanageNFOin2017.Wecontinuetoseekfeedbackfromfacultyinordertoimprovetheexperienceforfuturefaculty.Ouruseofanonlineevaluationthepastfewyearshasyieldedveryfewresponses;nextyeartheteamwillconsiderthereturnofpaper,at-eventevaluationstogatherahigherpercentageofrespondents.ThestructureanddesignofthenextNFOwillbeevaluatedtoensurethatournewfacultyacquirethenecessaryknowledgeandskillstobegintheirRITcareer.

AdjunctFacultyOrientation(AFO)

InadditiontoNFO,FCDScollaboratedwithrepresentativesfromILI,RITLibraries,Registrar’sOffice,InstituteAdvising,andTeach2ConnecttohostAdjunctFacultyOrientation(AFO)onAugust4,2016.Thirty-fourparticipantsattended,includingbothnewandcurrentadjunctsinterestedina“refreshercourse.”

AFOisdesignedtoorientnewadjunctfacultytoRITandtosharetheresourcesandservicesavailabletosupporttheirteaching.AFOwillbeofferedagainduringIntersession2017,withadjustmentstovenueandpossiblyanewsessionspecificallytoaddressdeafandhardofhearingstudentsupport.

FCDSwillcontinuetheAdjunctMentoringCommunityGroup,hostingprofessionaldevelopmentandnetworkingactivitiesexclusivelyforRITadjunctfaculty.Thiscommunityofadjunctscomestogethertonetworkandshareconversationaroundteachingintoday’sclassroom,tolearnaboutRITresourcesavailabletothem,andtoprovideguidanceandsupporttoassistwhentheyhaveconcernsorchallenges.

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION 2016 SCHEDULE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10

Time Session

8:30 – 8:55 am Registration & Continental Breakfast Gosnell Entryway and Atrium – Lower Level

8:55 – 9:00 am

Opening Remarks Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Lynn Wild, Associate Provost

9:00 – 9:30 am Welcome to RIT Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Provost Jeremy Haefner

9:40 – 9:50 am

Faculty Career Development Services (FCDS) Overview Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Cheryl Herdklotz and Anne Canale, Faculty Career Development Consultants

FCDS is dedicated to the support of faculty careers at RIT. Our team provides faculty with opportunities geared toward advancement through the different stages of an academic career. FCDS provides support for all faculty through RIT’s faculty mentoring program, academic leadership development, and other special events and presentations. See a quick, online tour of our offerings!

9:50 – 10:15 am

Work Together, Play Together Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Grant Cos and Babak Elahi, Associate Professors, College of Liberal Arts (CLA)

Hear from veteran RIT faculty how their connection at NFO created lasting bonds, personally and professionally. Grant and Babak will share their experiences and offer tips on making connections, academic collaboration, and building your own mentoring network. As colleagues who have taught together and published together, their personal collaboration has also deepened their academic partnership.

10:15 – 10:30 am BREAK

10:30 – 11:45 am

Working with Your Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students Panel Discussion Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 NTID Panelists: Mark Rosica (Moderator) Interim Assoc. Dean, Student & Academic Services; Karen Beiter, Information & Computing Studies; Ann Hager, Associate Professor, SCB/NTID Support Faculty; Ann Marie Kuntz, Manager, Real Time Captioning/Notetaking; Steve Nelson, Director, Operations, Access Services

An overview of information and resources that provide instructors with classroom teaching strategies that foster collaborative learning among deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students. A panel discussion will inform new faculty about the key roles and resources to support deaf and hard-of-hearing student success in the classroom. Panelists include RIT and NTID faculty and staff from Access Services and Academic Services, all of whom will provide recommendations to help make instruction more accessible for the deaf/hard-of-hearing student. Panelists will share the roles and expectations of key players in the classroom learning environment (student, faculty, interpreters, captionist, notetaker, etc.) and will share key campus resources for both faculty and students.

Time Session

11:45 – 12:00 pm Group Photo of RIT’s New Faculty Cohort

Gosnell Atrium

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch & Networking with Research Division/Sponsored Research Services (SRS) University Gallery (BOO, Rm 2765)

Continue building your network! Meet your SRS liaisons; chat with your new colleagues.

1:00 – 2:00 pm

RIT Survival Skills – If I only knew then what I know now!

Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 RIT Faculty Panel – Moderator: Christopher Collison, Associate Professor, COS and Academic Senate Executive Chair.

Panelists: Muhammet Kesgin (CAST/Assistant Professor, Hospitality and Tourism Management); Ammina Kothari (CLA, Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies: Journalism, School of Communication); Deana Olles (COS/Professor, School of Mathematical Sciences); Mark Olles (CAST/Assistant Professor, Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology)

We’re confident you will survive in the RIT wilderness but we think it valuable to imagine your road through personal uncharted territory! This segment will cover some skills you might need to “survive” in a variety of conditions. It helps to be ready to face any problem that RIT has to offer! How do you cope with uninterested students, teaching hours that conflict with family commitments, a restricted swimming pool schedule, parking at peak times, tenure expectations, etc.? What are your biggest concerns? We’ll ask you to tell us what this survival guide should include and our panel of hardened RIT survival experts will provide solutions for success based on their own experiences!

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Your RIT Career Trajectory Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Christine Licata, Senior Associate Provost

Wrap up the day with a presentation on how to traverse the expectations placed on you. Hear what RIT faculty and students say is important to being successful. Review strategies for matching your personal interests with institutional priorities. Learn how to make a difference in your career at RIT.

3:00 – 3:05 pm Wrap-up Day 1 & Evaluations Anne Canale / Cheryl Herdklotz

3:05 – 4:00 pm

The Finish Line: Wine and Cheese Reception Special Treat: RIT Better Me Chair Massage (3:15 – 4:00 pm) Gosnell Atrium

-----THURSDAY 8/11/16 COLLEGE BREAKFAST SCHEDULE----- College Date Time Location

CAST 8/11/2016 8:00-9:15am Ross Hall/ROS, Bldg 10, Room A252, Dean's Conference Room

CIAS 8/11/2016 8:00-9:15am Gannett Hall/GAN -Neblette Conf Room 1104, Dean's Office area

COLA 8/11/2016 8:00-9:15am Liberal Arts College, Bldg. 6, Room 1251, Commons Room

COS 8/11/2016 8:00-9:15am Thomas Gosnell Hall/GOS, Bldg 8, Room 1300

GCCIS 8/11/2016 8:00-9:15am Golisano /GOL, Bldg 70, Room 1610

KGCOE 8/11/2016 8:00-9:15am Kate Gleason/GLE, Bldg 9, Conference Room 3119

SCB 8/15/2016* 9:00am-2:00pm Lowenthal Hall/LOW, Bldg 12, Room 1135

NTID 8/18/2016* 8:30-10:30am Dyer Arts Center

*NOTE 1) the dates for SCB’s and NTID’s events; and 2) no college breakfast is scheduled for CHST or GIS

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION 2016 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

Available all day. 9:30 – 4:00 pm - Individual Professional Photos Available (no appointment necessary) Elizabeth Torgerson-Lamark, RIT Production Services, Location: The Wallace Center, A-405 (lower level)

Time Session

8:00 – 9:15 am College Breakfasts Various dates/times/locations (check listing)

9:15 – 9:30 am Day 2 Registration

Gosnell Entryway

9:30 – 10:15 am

Orientation to SIS Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Tina Sturgis, Sr. Associate Registrar; Luke Auburn, Sr. Communications Specialist

All RIT class instructors must use the Faculty Center within RIT’s Student Information System (SIS) to enter grades and access their class schedules, class rosters and historic grade rosters. All permanent, non-adjunct faculty have access to Advisor Center as well, which provides a modified view of what students see when they log in to the SIS. Advisor Center serves as a central location that allows you to see a student’s schedule of classes, advisors, holds, course history, unofficial transcript and more.

This session shows faculty how to perform essential tasks in both Faculty Center and Advisor Center.

10:15 – 11:00 am

Using Starfish to Send Academic Alerts Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Stephanie Bauschard, Associate Director, University Advising Office

RIT’s academic alert system allows instructors to send timely feedback and information to students regarding their performance in a course. This session will serve as an introduction to the system including:

• An overview of the system and its purpose. • User roles in the Starfish system and processes. • How to access the Starfish system & send academic alerts through

Progress Surveys. • How to access additional training and support for the Starfish system.

11:00 – 11:15 am BREAK AND WALK TO TWC

11:15 – Noon

RIT Libraries – Resources & Your College Librarian The Wallace Center (TWC), 1st Floor, Community Area

We are here to help! Enjoy an overview of services the RIT Libraries provides in support of faculty success. From classroom instruction on library resources to course reserves to our newest initiative on academic integrity! Also, you will have time to meet with your College Library Liaison, so please bring your questions.

Time Session

12:00 – 12:45 pm

Networking Lunch & Overview of Innovative Learning Institute (ILI) The Wallace Center (TWC), 1st Floor Neil Hair, Executive Director, ILI

12:45 – 1:00 pm

BREAK & WALK TO GOSNELL Afternoon Sessions – Gosnell Auditorium A-300

1:00 – 1:20 pm Teaching and Learning Services

An overview of the support and resources available from Teaching and Learning Services (TLS), your source for support and ideas about course design, classroom activities and technology, online learning, technology, and media.

1:20 – 1:30 pm What to Expect in the Classroom

An orientation to the technology and controls you’ll find in most classrooms. New faculty can also sign up for an orientation in their scheduled classrooms.

1:30 – 2:00 pm

myCourses Orientation

A high-level tour of the functions and abilities of RIT’s Learning Management System. New faculty are strongly encouraged to also sign up for myCourses training and one-to-one consultation.

2:00 – 2:10 pm BREAK

2:10 – 3:00 pm

What’s On Your Mind?

An interactive session to help new faculty share questions and concerns about teaching at RIT, how TLS can assist them in achieving student success, and upcoming workshops and events.

3:00 – 3:05 pm Wrap-up Day 2 & Evaluations / Walk to TWC Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Anne Canale / Cheryl Herdklotz

3:05 – 4:00 pm

Resource Fair The Wallace Center (TWC), 1st Floor Campus Representatives

This exposition is a wonderful opportunity for you to obtain information on campus units and services provided for all faculty. Meet representatives from the offices of research, advising, diversity and the Wallace Center, to name a few. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to expand your RIT network.

NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION 2016 SCHEDULE FRIDAY, AUGUST 12

Time Session

8:15 – 8:30 am Day 3 Registration & Beverages/Pastries Gosnell Entryway and Atrium

8:30 – 9:00 am

Meet Your Faculty Associates Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Marcos Esterman Faculty Associate for AALANA faculty Margaret Bailey, Senior Faculty Associate for ADVANCE Betsy Dell, Faculty Associate for Women faculty Elizabeth Hane, Faculty Associate for General Education Daniel Phillips, Faculty Associate for the Partnership for Effective Access Technology Research & Development Elena Sommers, Faculty Associate for Non-Tenure track faculty

Hear first-hand from the RIT Faculty Associates about their role addressing areas of priority for RIT, while providing leadership and support for their colleagues. The Faculty Associates provide critical visible support especially in light of the increasing demands on faculty time.

9:00 – 11:00 am

Human Resources – RIT Employee Benefits Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 Judy DeCourcey, Senior Benefits Specialist

We know how important this topic is to our new faculty. At this session you will hear all about Employee Benefits at RIT. Immediately following this information-filled presentation, new faculty will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with benefits representatives to get answers to your questions. A representative will also be available to help complete the I-9 form and other paperwork as needed.

11:10 am– 12:00pm

Optional Personal Meetings with HR Representatives Gosnell Auditorium, A-300 HR Representatives

I-9 Completion, Gosnell Atrium

Information Technology Services, Gosnell Atrium ITS representatives will be available to answer questions concerning RIT email access, etc.

8/8/2016 FINAL v6)

12:00–2:00 pm Individual Professional Photos Available (no appointment necessary) Elizabeth Torgerson-Lamark, RIT Production Services, Location: The Wallace Center, A-405 (lower level)