Overview
This full-day event includes opportunities to meet campus leaders, engage in sessions that support a strong start in scholarship and teaching, learn tips for developing a mentorship network and much more! The day is dynamic and ensures new faculty can begin to get to know one another and build their UO community.
All faculty new to the UO are strongly encouraged to attend regardless of rank or title, including Tenure-Track, Visiting and Career Faculty, as well as interested Pro Tem Faculty.
Goal
Introduction to the many people and resources available to support your success as a faculty member at UO, while introducing you to UO's goals and values.
Objectives
- Build awareness of UO resources available to support your work and life (software, benefits, payroll, family support, student services, museums, etc.).
- Recognize campus leaders from support offices across the institution.
- Develop your professional mentorship network.
- Engage in resources to support your continued growth as a teacher.
- Engage in resources to support your success in research, scholarship and creative work.
- Describe UO's goals and values as they relate to student success, career readiness, and our flourishing community.
- Feel welcomed into UO’s community through engagement with your peers and university leadership.
Agenda
Time | Location | Activity | Campus LEader |
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9:00 a.m. | EMU Ballroom | Check in, Welcome & Resource Fair (coffee/tea, morning snacks) |
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9:30 a.m. | EMU Ballroom | Campus Resource Fair & Community Building | Tiffany Lundy, Associate Director Learning & Development |
11:00 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Welcome to UO and Oregon Rising | Chris Long, Provost and Senior Vice President |
11:15 a.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Creating a Flourishing Community | Mark Schmelz, Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Sierra Dawson, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty & Leadership Development |
11:45 a.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Welcome from United Academics | United Academics Executive Team |
12:00 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Lunch Provided |
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1:00 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Accelerating the University of Oregon's Impact on the World | Research Administration and Innovation Directors Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation |
1:45 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Becoming a Leader in Career Preparation | Jamie Buffalino, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, College of Arts and Sciences Kristina Cammarano, Associate Vice President for Experiential Learning and Engagement |
2:15 p.m. |
| Break |
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2:30 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Enhancing Pathways to Timely Graduation: Understanding Student Success at UO | Grant Schoonover, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Student Success Ron Bramhall, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs |
3:00 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Enhancing Pathways to Timely Graduation: View from the Classroom | Lee Rumbarger, Associate Vice Provost for Teaching Engagement |
4:00 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | Closing Remarks | Karl Scholz, University of Oregon President |
4:15 p.m. | EMU Crater Lake | (Optional) Campus Tour | Renée Irvin, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs |