New Faculty Institute
hosted by the New Faculty Committee!
The New Faculty Institute (NFI), is a year-long program designed to support all new faculty as you get acclimated to the campus and transition into your new role. This program is a faculty learning community consisting of professional development, mentoring, community-building activities, and academic support. Each aspect of the New Faculty Institute was designed to foster a culture of teaching excellence and service that embraces inclusion, equity, diversity, justice, and the implementation of evidence-based practices.
NFI provides new faculty the opportunity to:
Create a sense of belonging
Connect with colleagues within and across disciplines
Build Community
Collaborate with other faculty
Engage in a safe space for dialogue and sharing ideas, questions, and concerns
Be paired with an experienced faculty mentor outside your department to ask questions, receive advice, or support.
The NFI is open to all new faculty hires (both full and part-time).
Full-Time Track (August - June)
Part-Time Track
Fall Hires (Aug-Jan)
Spring Hires (Jan-June)
Participation is limited! This year we are looking for 25 full-time participants and 10 part-time participants for both the fall and spring semester to participate in the NFI.
New Faculty Institute meetings will occur on the 3rd Friday of each month.
Locations & Time: TBD
**However, please note not all of events/activities will be in person.
Upcoming Spring Events:
1/19- Benefits Workshop
2/1-29 - Faculty Handbook Fun Facts
3/15 - Spring Professional Develop Workshop
4/15-19 - Classroom Observation Week
5/17 - Service Fair
6/14 - End -of-Year Celebration
Don't miss out on your 2023-2024 Welcome Gift
Signing up for NFI is as easy as 1, 2, 3:
Step 1: Complete NFI Welcome Survey (click here)
Step 2: Enroll in the NFI Digital Learning Community (Canvas Page) Instructions/links provided at the end of welcome survey.
Step 3: Use NFI Canvas Page to introduce yourself to your new cohort!
All participants will receive a stipend for their participation in the New Faculty Institute.
Full-time participants can receive up to $2,200.00 for participation across 2 semesters.
Part-time participants can receive up to $1,200.00 for participation in either the fall or spring semester.
The final stipend amount will be based on the level of participation and engagement in the planned events.
This semester, the New Faculty Committee will be holding virtual office hours. The office hours will be led by the EpiCenter Faculty leads. who will be available to answer questions you may have during your transition. If they or our committee don't have the answer we will find someone who does!
You may also leave us a message in the NFI Canvas inbox - if you have general questions.
To add to the body of knowledge, we will try to post the general questions and answers that were asked in each online session.
