The 2021 Orientation program is scheduled for Thursday afternoons in the month of August. See below for agenda details.
*Note sessions on August 5 and 26 are required for all new faculty members. We warmly welcome you to attend all of the sessions on each day. If, however, your position does not include research or teaching, you may miss that day as appropriate.
Via Zoom
Day 1: Welcome and General Orientation
1:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Required*
| Welcome to Maryland Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs |
1:15 - 2:00 |
| Break |
2:00 - 2:15 |
| IceBreaker / Introductions Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs |
2:15 - 3:00 |
| UMD Health & Wellness Stacy L. Sims, University Human Resources; Tom Ruggieri, Coordinator, Faculty Staff Assistance Program; Dr. Spyridon Marinopoulos, Director of University Health Center; Nate Burke, CARE |
3:00 - 4:00 |
| Break |
4:00 - 4:15 |
| University Libraries: Overview and Resources Adrienne Lim, Dean; Gary White, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Academic Services; Yelena Luckert, Director of Research, Teaching and Learning; Jordan Sly, Librarian |
4:15 - 5:00 |
| Wrap-Up / End of Day |
5:00 - 5:05 |
Day 2: Teaching
12:00 pm - 4:15 pm
| Promoting and Supporting Academic Excellence at UMD Marcio Oliveira, Assistant Vice President, Academic Technology and Innovation; Samuel Langford Porter, Associate Director, Research Computing |
12:00 - 12:40 |
| Documenting Your Accomplishments in Faculty Success Sharon Goodall, Director, Office of Faculty Affairs |
12:40 - 12:45 |
| Break |
12:45 - 1:00 |
| Teaching at UMD: How to Strategically Leverage Campus-Wide Resources Deb Mateik, Director, Learning Technology and Design; Mary Warneka, Associate Director, Learning Experience, Teaching and Learning Transformation Center |
1:00 - 3:00 |
| Break |
3:00 - 3:15 |
| Community Engaged Teaching Jim Hanson, UMD Extension; Stephen Thomas, Professor and Director, Health Policy and Management; Dean Chang, Associate Vice President, Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, Jose E. Cadiz and Golshan Jalali, Office of Community Engagement |
3:15 - 4:15 |
| Wrap-Up / End of Day |
4:15 - 4:20 |
Day 3: Research
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
| IT Resources for Research Marcio Oliveira, Assistant Vice President, Academic Technology and Innovation; Samuel Langford Porter, Associate Director, Research Computing |
12:00 - 12:30 |
| Documenting Your Accomplishments in Faculty Success Sharon Goodall, Director, Office of Faculty Affairs |
12:30 - 12:50 |
| Break |
12:50 - 1:00 |
| Research Integrity and Compliance Melissa Thompson, Research Integrity Officer, Office of Faculty Affairs; Mariah Bauer, Director, Office of Senior Vice President and Provost; Adam Grant, Director, Division of Research |
1:00 - 2:00 |
| Research Development and Administration Hana Kabashi, Project Manager, Research Development; Jill Frankenfield, Associate Director, Research Administration; Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs |
2:00 - 3:00 |
| Wrap-Up / End of Day |
3:00 - 3:05 |
Day 4: Diversity and Inclusion/TerrapinSTRONG
12:00 pm - 4:30 pm | Required*
| TerrapinSTRONG President Darryll Pines |
12:00 - 1:30 |
| Break |
1:30 - 1:45 |
| Students at Maryland Patty Perillo, Vice President, Student Affairs |
1:45 - 2:15 |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion / Communities on Campus | ADVANCE / Family Care Georgina Dodge, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion; Linda Steiner, Professor and Director of ADVANCE; Dawn K. Culpepper, Associate Director & Research Assistant Professor, ADVANCE |
2:15 - 3:15 |
| Break |
3:15 - 3:25 |
| Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct Tamara Saunders, Special Assistant and Training Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights & Sexual Misconduct (OCRSM) |
3:25 - 3:50 |
| CLOC: Socializing Into the Work Environment Laura Scott, Director, Center for Leadership & Organizational Change (CLOC) |
3:50 - 4:30 |
| Wrap-Up / End of Orientation John Bertot, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs; Laura Rosenthal, Director for Faculty Leadership, Office of Faculty Affairs |
4:30 - 4:35 |
Agenda subject to change.