2010-11 New Faculty Orientation Sessions
August 16-17 Orientation: A two-day session
designed to allow new faculty members of the Butler community to
meet other faculty new to the University.
2010
Schedule of Orientation
On-Going Orientation Sessions
A series of orientation sessions throughout the year to assist
all new professors and instructors in better understanding Butler
and their role on the faculty at the University.
Lunch is always provided and all sessions begin at
noon.
New Faculty Academic-Year
Orientation Session
Wednesday, September 1,
AU302
All new faculty are invited to this first academic-year
orientation session - this is a time to reconnect, look at the
semester ahead, and ask and get answers to questions that may have
arisen from the start of classes.
Guiding Class Discussions
Monday, September 13, JH225
New faculty academic-year orientation session on guiding class
discussions, engaging students in classes, and employing active
learning techniques for your classes.
Working with Diverse Learners and Learning
Styles
Monday, October 11,
JH225
How can faculty best work with the variety of students who come
into classes who may have different knowledge levels and skills?
What are ways to best capitalize on and support the diverse
experiences students bring to class? How might assignments be
structured to allow students to do their best work, or how can
class time be managed, particularly when differences of opinion or
experience surface?
Fitting the Curricular Pieces
Together
Monday, October 25, JH225
Majors and minors, concentrations and the Core. Join us for
lunch to see how the curriculum works at Butler, particularly
during this advising time.
Course
Evaluations
Monday, November 8, JH225
Learn about how course evaluations work at Butler and IDEA
Center forms.
Faculty Activity Reports
Monday, November 29, AU111
Learn how to complete the Faculty Activity
Report. Meet in the University Club (just outside the
south doors of The Market Place) - lunch coupons will be available
at the south door of The Market Place in Atherton Union beginning
at 11:45 a.m.
Advising
Wednesday, January 19, AU111
Jennifer Griggs, Learning Resource Center, and Mary Ramsbottom,
Associate Provost of Student Academic Affairs, and Shelly Furuness,
College of Education, will share strategies on how to be an
effective advisor, and ways you can be involved in early
registration of incoming students. Click here to view
handouts from this session.
Getting involved in Interdisciplinary Programs and
Honors
February 9, AU111
Join us for a discussion with the Interdisciplinary Program
Directors: Lee Garver (Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies),
Siobhan McEvoy-Levy (Peace Studies), Antonio Menendez
(International Studies), and Carol Reeves (Science, Technology and
Society); and Lisa Markus, Program Coordinator for the Honors
Program. Click the following links for handouts from this
session: Honors;
International Studies.
February 23: Faculty Governance, AU111
Join Margaret Brabant, Chair of the Faculty Senate, and Doug
Spaniol, Vice-Chair of the Faculty Senate, for a conversation about
how faculty governance works at Butler. They'll go over committee
structure, how faculty decisions get made, how the election or
appointment process works, and suggest ways for you to get
involved. Click here
to view handouts from this session.
March 23: When They're Not in Class - Student Life at
Butler, AU111
Join Irene Stevens, Dean of Student Life, and Sally Click, Dean
of Student Services, to learn more about our students, who they
are, what they do outside of their classes, and the programs and
support that exist for them. Click here to view
handouts from this session.
April 13: Reflecting on and Evaluating the Year,
AU111
Please join your colleagues for the final New Faculty
Orientation session of the year. In addition to reflecting on the
year, you'll be asked to provide feedback on new faculty
opportunities and suggestions to help next year's group of new
faculty have a successful transition.
________