New Faculty Orientation
Thursday, August 22 —
Friday, August 23, 2024
Aloha and welcome to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa!
The NFO events are just the beginning of an ongoing process of discovery and involvement to introduce you as a member of our campus and academic community.
The New Faculty Orientation is devoted to:
- Introducing new faculty to the campus
- Distributing information about the campus and community
- Presenting faculty and student perspectives on teaching and learning at UHM
- A brunch or lunch hosted by the University of Hawaiʻi Professional Assembly (UHPA)
- Mānoa Reception for new faculty
Registration for this semester’s NFO is now at capacity. If you cannot or missed registration for this semester, you may register for next semester’s NFO.
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New Faculty Orientation Schedule
Thursday, August 22, 2024
| Time | Events |
|---|---|
| 12:15 pm–12:45 pm Kuykendall 101 Auditorium | Check-in Hoʻolauna: Coming Together, Making Introductions Hazel Gedikli, Interim Director & Faculty Specialist, OFDAS Eun Bin Ladner-Seok, Educational Specialist, OFDAS-CTE |
| 12:45 pm–1:00 pm | Welcome to Mānoa: Greetings from Academic Excellence Laura E. Lyons, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Excellence |
| 1:00 pm–2:00 pm | Starting Out and Staying Balanced! A Panel of Experienced Faculty—Perspectives on teaching & learning from various disciplines Patricia Amaral Buskirk, Media Arts Daniel Milz, Urban and Regional Planning & Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution Eunjeong Paek, Sociology Cathi Ho Schar, Architecture Moderator: Hazel Gedikli, OFDAS-CTE |
| 2:00 pm–2:30 pm Kuykendall 106 Events Room | Beverage Break |
| 2:30 pm–3:15 pm Kuykendall 101 Auditorium | Getting Started: An Introduction to Services for Faculty at Hamilton Library Dave Brier, Chair of the Business, Humanities, and Social Sciences Reference Department, Hamilton Library |
| 3:15 pm–3:30 pm | Transition |
| 3:30 pm-4:15 pm UH Bookstore | UH Mānoa Bookstore Reception and Special Event |
Friday, August 23, 2024
| Time | Events |
|---|---|
| 9:30 am–10:00 am Kuykendall 106 Events Room | Check-in Morning Hui Hazel Gedikli, Faculty Specialist, OFDAS-CTE Eun Bin Ladner-Seok, Educational Specialist, OFDAS-CTE |
| 10:00 am–10:45 am Kuykendall 101 Pavillion | Welina Mānoa: Chanting and Connecting to Stories of this Place, of Oneself, and Others Kaiwipunikauikawēkiu Punihei Lipe, Native Hawaiian Affairs Program Officer, Office of the President Kamakani Albano, Nick Childs, Kawehionālani Goto, and Hope Matsumoto, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office |
| 10:45 am–11:00 am | Transition |
| 11:00 am–12:15 pm Campus Center Executive Dining Room | UHPA Sponsored Luncheon & Presentation on Collective Bargaining & Contract Issues Christian Fern, UHPA Executive Director James Kardash, UHPA Assoc. Exec. Dir. David Stylianou, AFT Representative Reza Ghorbani, UHPA Director Daniel Port, UHPA Director Sarita Rai, UHPA Director Rovena Varde, UHPA Technical Specialist Jing Wu, UHPA Director |
| 12:15 pm–12:30 pm | Faculty Senate: Faculty Governance and How You Can Get Involved Raphael Raphael, Center on Disability Studies, Faculty Senate Executive Committee |
| 12:30 pm–1:00 pm | Research & Scholarship: Introduction to OVPRS Services & Support Anna Babakhanyan, Research Program Officer, Office of Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship |
| 1:00 pm–1:15 pm | Beverage Break |
| 1:15 pm–1:45 pm | Faculty Rights and Responsibilities Sarah S. P. Moriarty, Executive Program Officer for Faculty Excellence, Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence |
| 1:45 pm–2:15 pm | Contract Renewal, Promotion, and Tenure Paul McKimmy, Interim Associate Vice Provost for Academic Excellence |
| 2:15 pm–2:45 pm | For Faculty, By Faculty @ OFDAS CTE Professional Development Programs and Innovative Classrooms Eun Bin Ladner-Seok, OFDAS-CTE OFDAS Graphics Design Support Mark Nakamura and Marween Yagin, OFDAS Graphic Design CTE Teaching Evaluations & FMP Faculty Mentoring Program Hazel Gedikli, OFDAS-CTE |
Provost’s Reception for 2024 New Faculty
Thursday, August 29, 2024
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Venue change: Now at Campus Center Ballroom (Campus Center 3rd floor)
Meet Mānoa administrators, deans, department chairs, and other new faculty. A formal e-invitation will be emailed to you just prior to Fall semester. Please RSVP via the link provided in your e-invitation.
Contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Acknowledgements
The NFO Planning Committee would like to acknowledge all presenters for sharing their expertise with our new Mānoa colleagues and extend a special mahalo to the Provost and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence for hosting a reception for new faculty that will follow the NFO on August 29, 2024.