Ask your chair about...
teaching schedules
classroom assignments
office assignment
departmental policies on waitlists, prerequisites, placement tests, etc.
expectations regarding office hours, department meetings
Ask the Office of Accessibility Services (OAS) about...
Students requesting an accommodation
An approved accommodation that you believe would alter the learning goals of your class
If you're not sure how to facilitate an accommodation or what an accommodation is
Ask the Office of Student Success Services (OS3) about...
Speaking to your class about academic coaching or tutoring
Any student you have concerns about, e.g. not attending or engaging, wellness issues, anything affecting their success
Ask HR about...
initial payroll paperwork
benefits (for tenure-track and full-time visitors)
initiating campus email access
Ask the Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning (CITL) about...
teaching workshops
individual consultations
learning communities for faculty
online teaching resources
Ask the Director of Curriculum about...
CORE 101 assignments and training
Questions about low enrollments/class cancellations
Inquiries courses
Student-designed majors
Academic advising (advising training for tenure-track faculty in their 2nd year)
Ask the Library about...
Access to databases, books, and other resources
Information literacy instruction from subject librarians
Research librarian support for students and faculty
Course reserves
College archives
Copyright
And more!
Ask an Associate Dean about...
New Faculty Orientation
New Faculty Seminar and Mentoring
Resources to support scholarship and creative work
Ask the Associate VP for Academic Affairs about...
Evaluation and promotion advising
Faculty Lecture Series
Anything on this site that refers to the "Associate Dean of Faculty"
Ask the Office of Information Technology (OIT) about...
Blackboard training
password issues
repair requests
(note that most of above can be done online by putting in a "ticket" through their website)