New Faculty Orientation Schedule
Day 1: August 20, 2025 - Lincoln Center Campus
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Time |
Location |
Topic |
Presenter |
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9:00 am |
12th floor Lounge |
Registration and Breakfast |
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9:30 - 9:45 |
12th floor Lounge |
Introductions |
Ji Seon Lee, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs |
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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 |
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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 |
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11:00 - 11:15 |
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Break | |
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11:15-12:15 |
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Group Picture/Campus Tour |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
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Time |
Location |
Topic |
Presenter |
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9:00 am |
McShane Rm 311 |
Check-in & Breakfast |
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9:30-9:45 |
McShane Rm 311 |
Faculty Senate Welcome |
Berish Rubin, Senate President and Biological Sciences Professor |
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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 |
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10:45 - 11:15 |
McShane Rm 311 |
Creating an inclusive classroom and community |
James Felton III, Vice President for Equity & Inclusion Chief Diversity Officer |
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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 |
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12:00 -12:45 |
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Campus Tour |
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12:45 - 2:00 |
McShane Rm 311 |
Lunch with the Fordham Jesuit Community |
Jesuit Community Welcome from Reverend Thomas Regan, S.J. Superior |
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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 |
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2:45 - 3:15 |
McShane Rm 311 |
Your North Star: Defining Your Academic Purpose at Fordham |
Ji Seon Lee, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs |