New Faculty Orientation
Fall 2024
ORIENTATION WORKSHOPS
Monday, August 19, 2024
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome breakfast / connection time
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Context before Content: Getting to Know Our Students and Ourselves
noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch
Q&A with the Faculty Engagement Associate from the Community Engagement Center
1 - 3 p.m.
Building Relationships and Collaborative Partnerships with Student Affairs Colleagues
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Course Design and Syllabus Development
noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch
Meet and consult with our DLA@Mac team
1 - 3 p.m.
Writing and Reading Pedagogy
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Using the Library Effectively for Your Teaching and Scholarship
noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch
Meet members of Mac’s Division of Institutional Equity
1- 3 p.m.
Engaging Difficult Topics in the Classroom
Thursday, August 22, 2024
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Partnering with the Center for Disability Resources to Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment
noon - 1 p.m.
Lunch
Campus Sustainability tour
1 - 3 p.m.
Macalester’s Learning Management System:
Using Moodle to Support Teaching & Learning
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Social Hour / Meet and Greet with our Dean of Faculty and other colleagues
orientation SESSION
Wednesday, August 28
Weyerhaeuser Boardroom
8:00 a.m. Coffee/tea
8:30 a.m. Welcome from the Serie Center for Scholarship and Teaching / Introductions to each other and to Macalester
9:15 a.m. Small group discussions about pedagogy
10:15 a.m. Welcome from members of Macalester’s Senior Leadership Team (President Suzanne Rivera; Provost Lisa-Anderson Levy; Dean of Faculty Tom Halverson; Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Kathryn Kay Coquemont; Vice President for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Alina Wong)
10:55 a.m. Break
11::00 a.m. Student panel
12:00 p.m. Lunch (campus photographer will be present to take photos for website)
1:00 p.m. Information "fair" to learn about:
· Student well being / What to do when you are concerned re: students
· Institutional Equity
· Disability Resources and the MAX Center
· Academic Programs and Advising, Institutional Research & Assessment, Registrar, Career Explorations, and more!
3:00 p.m. Optional tour