2025 New Faculty Orientation Schedule
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Full-Time Faculty who are not Limited-Term
Monday, August 11, and the morning of Tuesday, August 12, will be in-person located in the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw Campus (address: 395 Cobb Avenue; Kennesaw, GA, 30144). The afternoon of Tuesday, August 12, will be online through a Microsoft Teams link (links will become available on the day of orientation).
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Time |
Session Title |
Facilitator(s) |
Location |
8:30 - 8:45 am |
Registration/Check-In |
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University Rooms |
8:45 - 9:00 am
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New Faculty Orientation Overview and Introductions
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Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice Provost
Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director of Faculty Development, Recognition, and
CETL
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University Rooms
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9:00 - 10:00 am
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Welcome from the KSU President and Provost
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Dr. Kathy S. Schwaig, President of Kennesaw State University
Dr. Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
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University Rooms
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10:00 - 11:30 am
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Designing Your Syllabi to Support Student Learning
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Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice Provost
Dr. Rebecca Weaver, Teaching and Learning Consultant, CETL
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University Rooms
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11:30 am - 12:15 pm
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What Educational Psychology Tells Us about Student Success
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Dr. Meghan Bankhead, CETL Faculty Fellow for Learning-Centered Teaching
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University Rooms
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12:15 - 1:00 pm
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Lunch and New Faculty Q&A
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University Rooms
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1:00 - 3:00 pm
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Student Success Resources
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University Rooms and Academic Learning Center
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3:00 - 3:45pm
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Connecting Assessment of Student Learning and Student Success
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Institutional Assessment
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University Rooms
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3:45 - 5:00 pm
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Excellence in Teaching: Taking and Documenting a Scholarly Approach
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Dr. Tris Utschig, Director for Scholarly Teaching, CETL
Dr. Laura Howard, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, CETL
Dr. Hillary Steiner, Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,
CETL
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University Rooms
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Time |
Session Title |
Facilitator(s) |
Location |
ONLY Full-Time Faculty with a Research Workload Join for this Session |
8:30 - 8:45 am |
Registration/Check-In for those with a Research Workload who did not attend day 1 |
University Rooms |
8:45 - 10:00 am
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Supporting Research and Creative Activity at KSU
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Dr. Heather Abbott, Director of Research Development, Office of Research
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University Rooms
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ALL Full-Time not Limited Term Attend
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10:00 - 10:15 am
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Break - Full-Time Faculty without a Research Workload Arrive
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University Rooms
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10:15 - 11:30 am
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Expanding the NEST (Nurturing Environments through Scholarly Teaching)
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Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL
Dr. Laura Howard, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, CETL
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University Rooms
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11:30 am- 12:30 pm
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Faculty Success at KSU, Part 1. Strategies for Your Success
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Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition, and
CETL
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University Rooms
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12:30 - 1:30 pm
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LUNCH BREAK (on your own)
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ONLINE |
1:30 - 2:30 pm
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Sustainable Course Design and Preparing to Teach Online (Synchronous)
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Digital Learning Innovations
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Microsoft Teams
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2:30 - 3:30 pm
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Faculty as Learning Scientists: Using D2L and Data to Enhance Student Learning (Synchronous)
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Digital Learning Innovations
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Microsoft Teams
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3:30 - 5:00 pm
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Faculty Success at KSU, Part 2: Preparing for Annual and Multi-Year Reviews (Synchronous)
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Mr. Wes Daggerhart, Faculty and Academic Services Manager
Mr. Jamie Grimes, Faculty and Academic Services System Specialist
Dr. John Havard, Chair of the Department of English
Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice Provost
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Microsoft Teams
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V.I.T.A.L.* - Hybrid Option
Monday, August 11, will be in-person located in the Carmichael Student Center on the Kennesaw Campus (address: 395 Cobb Avenue; Kennesaw, GA, 30144). Tuesday, August 12, will be online through D2L and Microsoft Teams links (links will become available on the day of orientation).
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Time |
Session Title |
Facilitator(s) |
Location |
8:30 - 8:45 am
|
Registration/Check-In
|
|
University Rooms
|
8:45 - 9:00 am
|
New Faculty Orientation Overview and Introductions
|
Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice Provost
Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director of Faculty Development, Recognition, and
CETL
|
University Rooms
|
9:00 - 10:00 am
|
Welcome from the KSU President and Provost
|
Dr. Kathy S. Schwaig, President of Kennesaw State University
Dr. Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
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University Rooms
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10:00 - 11:30 am
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Designing Your Syllabi to Support Student Learning
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Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice Provost
Dr. Rebecca Weaver, Teaching and Learning Consultant, CETL
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University Rooms
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11:30 am - 12:15 pm
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What Educational Psychology Tells Us about Student Success
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Dr. Meghan Bankhead, CETL Faculty Fellow for Learning-Centered Teaching
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University Rooms
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12:15 - 1:00 pm
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Lunch and New Faculty Q&A
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University Rooms
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1:00 - 3:00 pm
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Student Success Resources
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University Rooms and Academic Learning Center
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Time |
Session Title |
Facilitator(s) |
Location |
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Expanding the NEST (Nurturing Environments through Scholarly Teaching, Asynchronous)
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Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL
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D2L Course
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12:30 - 1:30 pm
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Lunch Break (on your own)
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1:30 - 2:30 pm
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Sustainable Course Design and Preparing to Teach Online (Synchronous)
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Digital Learning Innovations
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Microsoft Teams
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2:30 - 3:30 pm
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Faculty as Learning Scientists: Using D2L and Data to Enhance Student Learning (Synchronous)
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Digital Learning Innovations
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Microsoft Teams
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3:30 - 4:30pm
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V.I.T.A.L. at KSU: Your Reflections and Questions (Synchronous)
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Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL
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Microsoft Teams
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V.I.T.A.L.* - Online Option
The online content will be available through D2L as well as the Microsoft Teams links
(links will become available on the day of orientation)
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Time |
Session Title |
Facilitator(s) |
Location |
8:45 - 9:15 am |
Welcome & Overview of D2L (Synchronous) |
Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL |
Microsoft Teams |
9:15 - 10:15am
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Designing Your Syllabi to Support Student Learning (Asynchronous)
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Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice Provost
Dr. Rebecca Weaver, Teaching and Learning Consultant, CETL
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D2L Course
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10:15 - 10:45 am
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What Educational Psychology Tells Us about Student Success (Asynchronous)
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Dr. Hillary Steiner, Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,
CETL
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D2L Course
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10:45 - 11:45 am
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Expanding the NEST (Nurturing Environments through Scholarly Teaching, Asynchronous)
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Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL
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D2L Course
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11:45 am - 12:30 pm
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Student Success Resources at Kennesaw State University
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Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL
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Microsoft Teams
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12:30 - 1:30 pm
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Lunch Break (on your own)
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1:30 - 2:30 pm
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Sustainable Course Design and Preparing to Teach Online (Synchronous)
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Digital Learning Innovations
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Microsoft Teams
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2:30 - 3:30 pm
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Faculty as Learning Scientists: Using D2L and Data to Enhance Student Learning (Synchronous)
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Digital Learning Innovations
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Microsoft Teams
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3:30 - 4:30 pm
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V.I.T.A.L. at KSU: Your Reflections and Questions (Syncronous)
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Dr. Misty Grayer, Senior Teaching and Learning Consultant, VITAL, CETL
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Microsoft Teams
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*V.I.T.A.L. = Visiting, Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Adjunct or Part-Time, and
Limited-Term
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