Faculty Development >> New Faculty >> Orientation Agenda

9:00-9:15 a.m. -- Coffee, registration, and "ice breaker" exercise

9:15-9:30 a.m. -- Introductions and Goals of "Teaching 101"

9:30-9:50 a.m. -- The Course Syllabus: Contract, Culture, and Compass
                         Contract: Lori Baker Schena (Journalism)
                         Culture: Kiren Dosanjh Zucker (Business Law/Mgmt.)
                         Compass: Mira Pak (Secondary Education)

9:50-10:05 a.m.-- Exercise: Rate your syllabus

10:05-10:20 a.m. -- Exercise: Revise your syllabus

10:20-10:25 a.m. -- Break

10:25-10:45 a.m. -- The First Day of Class: Tone, Engagement, Position (TEP)
                         Tone: Kiren Dosanjh Zucker
                         Engagement: Mira Pak
                         Position: Lori Baker Schena

10:45-11:00 a.m. -- Exercise: "TEP" your first day of class

11:00-11:20 a.m. -- Special Guest Presentation: The Top 10 Academic Policies New Faculty Need to Know (Maureen Rubin, Director, Undergraduate Studies)

11:20-11:25 a.m. -- Review "goodie bag" and 2009 New Faculty Orientation notebook

11:25-11:30 a.m. -- Welcome from California Faculty Association (David Ballard, CSUN Chapter Co-President)

11:30 a.m. -- Adjourn to University Club for New Faculty Welcome Luncheon: 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Campus tour by Associated Students' University Ambassador following luncheon.