New Faculty Orientation & Seminar
New Faculty Orientation
Just prior to the beginning of classes, faculty members new to Berea attend a half-day orientation to
- think about course design and teaching goals
- learn about who our students are and how we can provide optimal challenge and support
- become familiar with important resources and services on campus
- begin to identify important dates and the rhythms of academic life at Berea
- explore with senior colleagues how to establish positive and effective expectations
In addition, the entire Academic Affairs staff briefly attends to welcome and encourage these new colleagues, and a small panel of junior faculty members joins newcomers to discuss questions related to expectations for first-year faculty, impressions of Berea’s faculty and student cultures, and recommendations for how to succeed by establishing good habits from the outset.
New Faculty Seminar
The half-day session might be best understood as the opening session of a year-long orientation for the new cohort. The series alternates every two weeks between open discussions and shared readings among new faculty participants and structured conversations with representatives from across the disciplines and from key offices and programs on campus. This year’s schedule includes the following topics:
Fall Semester 2012
| Session 1: | Introductions and overview |
| Session 2: | 1st hour: Demographics and information about recruitment 2nd hour: Panel on who are students are and on teaching inclusively |
| Session 3: | Talking about Teaching |
| Session 4: | Student and faculty voices: exploring diverse identities and experiences 1* |
| Session 5: | Talking about Teaching |
| Session 6: | 1st hour: The Labor Program 2nd hour: Student panel on Labor |
| Session 7: | Progressive Coffee at Centers 1: Appalachian Center, Black Cultural Center, Carter G. Woodson Center, Center for International Education |
| Session 8: | Talking about Teaching |
Spring Semester 2013
| Session 9: | General Studies / Teaching at a small school with a liberal arts core |
| Session 10: | Talking about Teaching |
| Session 11: | Student and faculty voices: exploring diverse identities and experiences 2* |
| Session 12: | Talking about Teaching |
| Session 13: | Progressive Coffee at Centers 2: Campus Christian Center, Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service, Center for Transformative Learning |
| Session 14: | Talking about Teaching |
| Session 15: | Collegium and Ecovillage visits |
| Session 16: | Talking about Teaching |
