formerly University of Missouri-Rolla

New Faculty Welcome and Orientation 2008

Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008, in the Carver-Turner Room (204 Havener Center)

  8:45 a.m.    Greet, meet and mingle (in 204-B Havener Center)

  9:00            Introductions and Opening Remarks
                            -Ron Bieniek, Director of New Faculty Programs

  9:15           Welcome to Missouri S&T, a learning-intensive research university (PPT, PDF)
                            - John F. Carney III, Chancellor

  9:30            S&T's commitment to its new faculty (PPT, PDF)
                             - Bob Schwartz, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

  9:45           What you need to know this week so that your following weeks are easier
                     (tips for course syllabuses & policies, computer services, student psyche, …)
                            - Ron Bieniek, Director of LEAD (Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines)
                            - Harvest Collier, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies
                            - Patti Fleck, Director of Counseling & Disability Support Services
                             - Kent Peaslee, F. Kenneth Iverson Chair of Steelmaking Technology
                            - Susan Potrafka, Manager of campus Procurement
                     Freshman Faculty Manual(~2.5 MB)  PDF   DOC

12:00 noon    Lunch with W. Kent Wray, Provost, and the Provost Cabinet
                            (in 204-A Havener Center)

1:00               Faculty role in campus governance (back to 204-B Havener Center
                            - Douglas Carroll, President-elect of the Faculty Senate              

1:15               Multi-faceted and interrelated aspects of student success (PPT, PDF)
                             - Debra Robinson, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

1:30              Faculty guidance of student achievement (PPT, PDF)
                            - Harvest Collier, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies

1:45              Faculty as S&T ambassadors (PPT, PDF)
                            - Connie Eggert, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement

2:00              Campus environmental health/safety and recycling
                             - Wade Jadwin, Coordinator of Environmental Management System

2:15              Research support and assistance (PPT, PDF)
                            - K. Krishnamurthy, Vice Provost for Research

2:30              Campus image and student retention (PPT, PDF)
                            - Jay Goff, Dean of Enrollment Management

2:45              Refreshments break (in 204 Havener Center)

2:50              What we wish we knew then:  Getting the most from New Faculty Programs
                            - Sahra Sedigh (Electrical & Computer Engineering, Freshman Faculty 2003)
                            - Ray Luechtefeld (Engineering Management & Systems Engr, Fresh Fac 2003)
                            - Adam Potthast (Arts, Languages, & Philosophy, Freshman Faculty 2005)
                            - Mohamed Abdel Salam (Geological Sciences & Engr, Freshman Faculty 2006)

3:15              Small-group discussions about ideas and issues

3:30              Reconvene for Question and Answer open forum

4:00              Walking tour of campus (map)
                            - Steve Malott, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services

5-6 p.m.        Refreshments in the lobby of Leach Theatre in Castleman Hall

Wednesday, 20 Aug 2008

10:30 a.m. -    Nuts and Bolts of a Smoothly Running Course at Missouri S&T
    1:00 pm           208 Norwood Hall (lunch provided by Office of Undergraduate Studies)

6 - 7 pm        Reception at the Chancellor's Residence (506 W. Eleventh Street, Rolla)