Spring New Faculty Orientation set for Jan. 13
December 16, 2024
The University of New Mexico will welcome new faculty for the spring semester during its New Faculty Orientation on Jan. 13.
The event will begin at 7:30 a.m. in Jackson Student Center in the Anderson School of Management.
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway will give welcoming remarks at 8 a.m., followed by a day full of events.
Schedule:
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Check in and Coffee
8:00 - 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Introduction - James Holloway, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
8:10 – 8:55 a.m. UNM's Students and How we Support Them Eric Scott, Vice President for Student Affairs
8:55 – 9:10 a.m. Student Success at UNM Pamela Cheek, Vice Provost for Student Success
9:10 – 9:40 a.m. Supports for Effective Teaching Stephanie Sanchez, Interim Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Stephanie Spong, Director, Senior Program Manager
9:40 – 10:00 a.m. Coffee Break
10:00 – 10:20 a.m. Student Conduct, Due Process, and CARE Nasha Torrez, Dean of Students
10:20 – 10:50 a.m. Accessibility Services for Students Amanda Butrum, Director of Accessibility Resource Center Brian Haney, Accommodations Specialist
10:50 – 11:20 a.m. College of University Libraries and Learning Services (CULLS) Glenn Koelling, CULLS Associate Professor Jon Wheeler, CULLS Associate Professor Jennifer Jordan, Open Educational Resources Librarian
11:20 – 11:50 a.m. Policies, Norms, and Processes to Prevent Discrimination at UNM Francie Cordova, Chief Compliance Officer Heather Jaramillo, Director of Equal Opportunity
11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Student Privacy, Information Transparency, Safety, Industrial Security Christopher Lyons, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
12:10 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 1:35 p.m. UA-UNM Meeting, Faculty Union
1:40 – 1:55 p.m. UNM Bookstore Lisa Walden, Director, UNM Bookstores Peg Lewis, Course Materials Division Manager, UNM Bookstores
1:55 – 2:15 p.m. Support for Faculty Well-being, OMBUDS and CARS Heidi Ricci, Associate Ombuds Aria Ponciroli, Director of Employee Assistance Program
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Academic Technologies Elisha Allen, Director of Online Strategies and Academic Technologies
Break: 2:30 – 2:45 p.m. (temporary part-time instructors, adjuncts and term teaching faculty are excused)
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Research Support Ellen Fisher, Vice President for Research and Economic Development Hannah Torres, Director of Faculty Research Development Office Linda Mayo, Executive Director of the Office of Research Integrity and Compliance
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. ADVANCE at UNM Julia Fulghum, Director, ADVANCE at UNM
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Supporting Graduate Students Maria Lane, Dean of Graduate Studies
4:30 – 4:35 p.m. Concluding Remarks Christopher Lyons, Assistant Vice Provost
Questions? Please contact Hannah Long, Office of Academic Affairs, at hlong1@unm.edu.
