New Faculty Orientation Schedule

Day 1: August 20, 2025 - Lincoln Center Campus

Time

Location

Topic

Presenter

9:00 am

12th floor Lounge

Registration and Breakfast

 

9:30 - 9:45

12th floor Lounge

Introductions  

Ji Seon Lee, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

9:45-10:15

12th floor Lounge

Welcome Remarks by Provost

The Evolving Role of Faculty in a Changing Higher Education Landscape 

Dennis C. Jacobs, Provost

10:15-11:00

12th floor Lounge

First-Year Faculty Experience: What I Wish I Knew 

Jonathan Crystal, Vice Provost 

Matthew Caulfield, Gabelli School of Business

Catalina Jordan, Arts & Sciences

Emily Krebs, Arts & Sciences 

Uponita Mukherjee, Arts & Sciences 

Katheryn Roberson, Graduate Education

11:00 - 11:15

 

Break  

11:15-12:15

 

Group Picture/Campus Tour

 

12:15-1:30

12th floor Lounge

Lunch & Living the Mission: Faculty Identity at Fordham, Well-Being, and Navigating Academic Culture 

Tania Tetlow, President

John Cecero, S.J., Vice President of Mission Integration & Ministry 

1:30 - 2:15

12th floor Lounge

Introduction to OFA 

Ji Seon Lee, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Rebeca Velazquez, Director of Faculty Affairs

Kyra Brown, NTT Faculty Coordinator 

2:15 - 3:00  

12th floor Lounge

Maintaining Ethics, Compliance & Privacy 

Beth Fagin, Senior Associate Vice President & Deputy General Counsel 

Day 2: August 21, 2025 Rose Hill Campus

Time

Location

Topic

Presenter

9:00 am

McShane Rm 311

Check-in & Breakfast

 

9:30-9:45

McShane Rm 311

Faculty Senate Welcome

Berish Rubin, Senate President and Biological Sciences Professor

9:45 -10:45

McShane Rm 311

AI, Tech, and the Future of Pedagogy 

Alan Cafferkey, Director of Educational Technologies

Meg Konkel, Senior Director of the Center for Educational Innovation

10:45 - 11:15

McShane Rm 311

Creating an inclusive classroom and community 

James Felton III, Vice President for Equity & Inclusion Chief Diversity Officer 

11:15-11:50

McShane Rm 311

How to support our students at Fordham 

Christopher Rodgers, Assistant Vice President of Dean of Students

Mary Byrnes, Director of the Office of Disability Services

Jessica Hawkins, Burke Associate Director of Disability Services   

Jeffrey Ng, Director of Counseling & Psychological Services

Jane Suda, Head of Reference and Information Sciences

12:00 -12:45

 

Campus Tour

 

12:45 - 2:00

McShane Rm 311

Lunch with the Fordham Jesuit Community

Jesuit Community  

Welcome from Reverend Thomas Regan, S.J. Superior

2:00 - 2:45

McShane Rm 311

Connecting Research, Teaching, and Community Engagement 

Office of Research Office of Community Engaged Learning  

George Hong, Chief Research Officer & Associate Provost for Research

Rebeca Franco, Director of Sponsored Programs

2:45 - 3:15

McShane Rm 311

Your North Star: Defining Your Academic Purpose at Fordham 

Ji Seon Lee, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs