New Faculty Orientation, Eastern Illinois University
Each year, we offer a New Faculty Orientation (NFO) at the beginning of the Fall semester. This year, the NFO will be Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 8:00–3:00, in Booth Library. If you are new to Eastern Illinois University, joined in Spring, Summer, or Fall 2020, are moving from an adjunct to a Unit B position, or from a Unit B to Unit A position, we would invite you to join us for information and activities that will help you succeed during the academic year and beyond. As soon as you know you will be joining us, please register @ our Gosignmeup registration page (you need not have your Panther/EIU ID to do so). We will send you a welcome sheet, and (once you have your Panther EIU ID) access to NFO materials and activities on the FDIC Brightspace (D2L) course.
- Our recent New Faculty Orientation took place Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Here is the program of that event.
Eastern Illinois University
New Faculty Orientation
August 14, 2019
8:00am – 3:30pm
8:00 – 8:30am Registration & Breakfast West Reading Room (Level 3, NW)
Mr. Jay Grabiec, Online Specialist III, Photographer,
(head shots provided for your individual use)
8:30 – 8:40am Welcome to EIU Booth Library West Reading Room (Level 3, NW)
Dr. Jay Gatrell, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
8:40 – 8:50am Transition/Restroom Break (please move to Level 4)
8:50 – 9:15am Your Faculty Development and Innovation Center
Booth Library Witters Conference Room (Room 4440, Level 4 East)
Dr. Newton Key, Director, FDIC; Professor, History
Mrs. Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation, FDIC
Dr. Angela Glaros, Mentoring Coordinator; FDIC Advisory Committee; Associate Professor, Sociology-Anthropology-Criminology
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be able to:
*Understand the scope of the FDIC, including the workshops, speakers, and reading groups directed toward faculty at all levels
*Identify teaching and learning resources and opportunities available to them through FDIC and across campus
*Know whom to contact in the FDIC, how to contact them, and some ways they might be able to assist you
*Know why mentors within and outside your department can assist you
9:15 – 10:00am Who Are Our Students @ EIU?
Booth Library Witters Conference Room
(Room 4440, Level 4 East)
Mr. Joshua Norman, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management
Dr. Karla Sanders, Director, Academic Success Center
Dr. Catherine Polydore, Professor, Counseling and Higher Education; Chair, Making Excellence Inclusive;
FDIC Advisory Committee
Desired Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be introduced to:
*Recruitment and retention trends at Eastern Illinois University
*Approaches to teaching to enable diverse students to achieve intended learning outcomes
*Programs for provisional and underrepresented students
*The history of MEI and what it does now on campus
*Why students and the university benefit from inclusive excellence
*Opportunities for faculty in MEI
10:00 – 10:10am Transition/Restroom Break (please move to Level 1)
10:10 – 11:00am ISS, ITS, and CftH: Learning What Those Acronyms Mean
(Where FDIC is Located) Booth Library 1007 (FDIC), 1116 (FDIC), and 1222 (Center for the Humanities
(all on Level 1; 15 minutes at each station; then rotate)
ISS: Dr. Tom Grissom; Mr. Mark Johnson, Mr. Jeff Cranstoun
(red group, begins 1007, then 1116, then 1222)
ITS: Mr. Ryan Gibson, Interim Assistant VP for Information Technology Services; Mr. Chad Elliott, Director, University Technology Support
(blue group, begins 1116, then 1222, then 1007)
CftH: Dr. CC Wharram, Director, Center for the Humanities; Professor, English
(green group, begins in 1222, then 1007, then 1116)
By the end of this session, faculty participants will:
*Be able to reach their department ISS, and be aware of the support they can provide
*Know how to reach PantherTech, and some of the services that ITS can provide
*Be aware of opportunities for developing collaborative interdisciplinary projects with new faculty colleagues
*Know when Final Fridays @ 4 gatherings are (hint: FF@4)
11:00 – 11:10am Transition/Restroom Break (please move to Level 4)
11:10 – 11:30am Introducing Booth Library’s Services & Resources
Booth Library Witters Conference Room (Room 4440, Level 4 East)
Mr. Steve Brantley, Reference Services, Booth Library
Mr. Todd Bruns, Institutional Repository Librarian, Booth Library
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be able:
*To identify resources and course support offered by Booth Library for teaching, learning and research
*To identify scholarly communication support at Booth Library and promotion of their research and creative activity through the institutional repository, The Keep
11:30am – 12:15pm Assistance for Students and Faculty Across Campus
Booth Library Witters Conference Room (Room 4440, Level 4 East)
Dr. Eric S. Davidson, Interim Director, Health and Counseling Services
Ms. Rebecca Edgington, Director, Autism Center/STEP
Ms. April Jackson, Director, Office of Disabilities
Ms. Shelley James, Interim Director, Academic Advising
By the end of the session, faculty participants will:
*Know what advising services the university provides for students
*Know what counseling services the university provides for students
*Know what services the university provides for students with disabilities
*Be able to locate and contact the appropriate offices for questions regarding these services
12:15 – 12:25pm Transition/Restroom Break
(please move to Level 4 -all this moving is probably making you hungry!)
12:25 – 12:40pm Welcome to EIU and Booth Library/ Remarks for Luncheon
Booth Library West Reading Room (Level 3, NW)
Dr. David Glassman, President, Eastern Illinois University
Mr. Zachary Newell, Dean of Library Services
12:40 – 1:30pm Luncheon
Booth Library West Reading Room (Level 3, NW)
1:30 – 1:45pm Transition/Restroom Break (please move to Level 4)
1:45 – 2:15pm Breakout Session 1:
Tenure-Track: Introduction to the EIU/UPI Unit A & B Agreements
(repeated 2:25-2:55 pm for annually contracted group)
Booth Library Witters Conference Room
(Room 4440, Level 4 East)
Dr. Jay Gatrell, VPAA
Dr. Jason Hood, Interim Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Jeannie Ludlow, President, University Professionals of Illinois (UPI)
By the end of this session, faculty participants will be:
*Familiar with their faculty status and bargaining agreements
*Able to identify resources in the University
*Professionals of Illinois EIU chapter for their needs
Annually Contracted: Instructional Technology New Instructors Can Use
(repeated 2:25-2:55 pm for tenure-track group)
Booth Library e-Classroom (Room 4450, Level 4 East)
Mrs. Julie Lockett, Director of Learning Innovation, FDIC
*Need some quick and easy tips for using the instructional technologies at EIU? This session will include an overview of the instructional technologies supported by the FDIC and ITS. Specific news that new EIU instructors can use will be provided for D2L Brightspace, Collaborate Ultra, Respondus, LinkedIn Learning, and Turnitin.
2:25 – 2:55pm Breakout Session 2:
Tenure-Track: Instructional Technology New Instructors Can Use
(see 1:45-2:15 pm info for description)
Booth Library e-Classroom (Room 4450, Level 4 East)
Annually Contracted: Introduction to the EIU/UPI Unit A & B Agreements
(see 1:45-2:15 pm info for description)
Booth Library Witters Conference Room
(Room 4440, Level 4 East)
3:00 – 3:15pm Summary & What’s Next
Booth Library e-Classroom (4450, E 4th fl oor)
Dr. Newton Key, FDIC
