New Faculty Orientation

In Person on Thursday, August 20 & Friday, August 21, 2026 | 8:45 AM-3:30 PM

All sessions will be held in the Grand Ballroom, 1206 Stamp Student Union.

Thursday Sessions

Time	Session
8:45 am-9:15 am	Registration and Light Refreshments
9:15 am-10:00 am	Welcome and Conocimiento Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs
10:00 am-10:30 am	Remarks Jennifer King Rice, Senior Vice President & Provost
10:30 am-11:00 am	Getting to Know the Campus and College Park Ken Ulman, Chief Strategy Officer for Economic Development, University of Maryland, College Park Foundation
11:00 am-11:30 am	The Faculty Experience, Expectations, and Policies John Fourkas, Interim Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
11:30 am-12:00 pm	Collaboratory / Faculty Development Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs Dawn Culpepper, Director of ADVANCE Adrienne Wicker, Director of Center for Leadership & Organizational Change Jennifer Wallace, Associate Director for Faculty Initiatives
12:00 pm-1:00 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm-1:30 pm	Department of Transportation Services Emily Cosci, Senior Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications, Transportation Services
1:30 pm-2:25 pm	Technology Resources for Research, Teaching, and Service Hal Daume, Director of AI Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland Samuel Porter, Director of Educational Technology, Division of Information Technology
2:25 pm-2:30 pm	Break
2:30 pm-3:25 pm	Preparing to Teach at UMD Lawrence Clark, Executive Director of the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center Mary Warneka, Director of Teaching Innovation, Teaching and Learning Transformation Center
3:25 pm-3:30 pm	Wrap-up and Look Ahead Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs

Friday Sessions

Time	Session
9:00 am-9:30 am	Registration and Light Refreshments
9:30 am-9:35 am	Welcome and Overview Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs
9:35 am-10:00 am	Getting to Know Your Department Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs
10:00 am-10:15 am	Staying Healthy Tonya Phillips, Program Manager of Faculty Staff Assistance Program
10:15 am-11:15 am	Stewardship and Community on Campus Stephanie Chang, Interim Vice President for Belonging James Bond, Assistant Dean & Director, Student Conduct Kevin Pitt, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs Sarah Dammeyer, Recent Past Chair, University Senate
11:15 am-11:30 am	Break
11:30 am-12:15 pm	Stewardship and Community Outreach Robert Grimm, Director of the Do Good Institute Jinhee Kim, Associate Director, UM Extension Tania Mitchell, Associate Provost for Community Engagement
12:15 pm-1:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm-2:00 pm	Research at UMD Patrick O'Shea, Vice President for Research and Chief Research Officer
2:00 pm-2:15 pm	University Libraries Holly Mercer, Dean of Libraries Yelena Luckert, Director of Research and Learning Lindsay Inge Carpenter, Head of Research Education
2:15 pm-3:30 pm	Ice Cream Social and Information Fair Co-sponsored by University Libraries