Monday, August 22                                                    PDF New Faculty Orientation       

Memorial Building 328

8:30-11:30

Human Resources – getting paid at Whitman and other essential details; signing of the “Big Book” (Cindy Matern, HR Director and  Carol Harris, HR Manager)

11:30-11:45

Group photo – front steps of Memorial building (Boyer side) (Greg Lehman, Photographer)

11:45-12:00

break

12:00-12:45

Lunch – welcome

(George Bridges, President; Tim Kaufman-Osborn, Provost and Dean of the Faculty; Lisa Perfetti, Associate Dean of the Faculty)

12:45-1:30

IT support – a brief introduction to IT support services and personnel (David Sprunger, Assistant Director, Multimedia Development and Services)

1:30-2:15

Registrar’s Office (Ron Urban, Registrar)

2:15-2:30

break

Penrose Library

2:30-3:15

Introduction to library and copyrights (Dalia Corkrum, Director)

3:15-4:15

Campus tour (Patrick Spencer, Professor of Geology)

Baker Faculty Center

4:30-6:00

Reception – Committee of Division Chairs

(Tim Kaufman-Osborn, Lisa Perfetti,Brian Dott, Division I Chair; Rebecca Hanrahan, Division II Chair; Kendra Golden, Division III Chair)

Tuesday, August 23 

Hunter, Kimball Auditorium 

9:00-10:00

Academic Resources – student disability, academic support, advising, FERPA (Clare Carson, Associate Dean of Students and Juli Dunn, Director of Academic Resources)

10:00-10:30

Welty Center – student counseling and mental health issues (Tracee Anderson, Counselor)

10:30-11:00

Intercultural Center – programming and services (Mukulu Mweu, Associate Dean of Students)

11:00-11:30

Athletics (Dean Snider, Director)

11:30-12:00

break

Baker Faculty Center

12:00-1:00

Lunch – faculty interaction with Dean of Students Office and residence life (Chuck Cleveland, Dean of Students and Nancy Tavelli, Associate Dean of Students-Residence Life and Housing)

Sherwood House

5:00-6:30

BBQ dinner – President George Bridges and Dr. Kari Tupper

Wednesday, August 24

Maxey W24 Seminar Room

9:30-10:30

First year panel – perspectives on the first year at Whitman (Introduction by Pat Spencer; Nick Bader, Geology; Michelle Jenkins, Philosophy; Helen Knowles, Politics; Justin Lincoln, Art)

10:30-11:00

Mentoring – tenure track faculty (Melissa Clearfield, Mentoring Coordinator and Lisa Perfetti); non- tenure track faculty (Patrick Spencer in amphitheater)

11:00-11:45

Student learning and syllabus preparation workshop (Michelle Janning and Lisa Perfetti)

Optional:

Memorial Building 328

12:00-1:00

TIAA-CREF seminar; scheduling of individual appointments (Leah Smith, representative)