8:30 a.m.

Registration, Photos (Public Affairs), Breakfast

Titan Pavilion A

9:30 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

Tony Rimmer, Faculty Development Center

Welcome from

Academic Affairs

Dr. Margaret Atwell, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

9:45 a.m.

Introduction of New Faculty

College Deans

10:15 a.m.

Morning Break

Morning Session - Titan Pavilion B

10:45 a.m.

How we'll proceed today and tomorrow

Tony Rimmer, Director

Faculty Development Center

10.50 a.m.

"We've been here a year now - some wisdom in hindsight"

Panel of 2005 New Faculty:

John Stoddard, Chemistry

Laura Triplett, Communications

Rebekah Smart, Counseling

Gulhan Alpargu, Mathematics

11.45 a.m.

Teaching as Mission

Ed Trotter, Communications

12.30 p.m.

Luncheon - Titan Pavilion A

Afternoon Session - Titan Pavilion B

1:30 p.m.

Director & Staff

Faculty Development Center

2:00 p.m.

Tony Rimmer, FDC

2:30 p.m.

Denise Johnson & Elda Moreno , Human Resources

8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast - Titan Pavilion A

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Ephraim Smith Vice President for Academic Affairs

Morning Session - Titan Pavilion B

9:00 a.m.

The ABC's of ADA in the Classroom and Beyond

Paul Miller, Director

Disabled Student Services

9:30 a.m.

The Student Judicial Process: Difficult Classroom, Disruptive Students & Cheating

Sandra Rhoten, Dean of Students Office

10:00 a.m.

Morning Break (Walk to PLN130)

10:30 a.m.

The Library as a Teaching and Research Resource

[PLN130]

Linda Heichman-Taylor & Susan Tschabrun, Library Instruction

11:15 a.m.

Walk Back to Titan Pavilion

11:30 a.m.

Faculty Grant Opportunities

Linda Patton, Office of Grants & Contracts

12:00 p.m.

Luncheon - Titan Pavilion A

1.00 p.m.

Information Technology, (especially faculty computing support)

Susan Lasswell

Information Technology

1.30 p.m.

Retention, Tenure and Promotion (RTP)

Katina Napper, Faculty Affairs & Records

2.00 p.m.

Q&A with a Dean, an Associate Dean, and a Department Chair

Tom Klammer (Dean, H&SS), Ellen Junn (Associate Dean, H&HD), Paul Deland (Chair, Mathematics)

2.45 p.m.

Debrief and a Look Ahead to Support Programs through the Year

Tony Rimmer, FDC

3.00 p.m.

Walk to: Smart Classroom Training, LH-307

Art Booth, Classroom Technology