Welcome

September 15th, 2009 Comments off

Welcome

This orientation is designed to provide you with the tools and information you’ll need to be successful as new faculty in the UHM College of Education

Goals

  1. Provide new COE faculty with information and resources on (a) the UH system and the COE,  (b) expectations and supports for tenure and promotion; and (c) teaching, research, and service;
  2. Facilitate the development of mentoring relationships within and outside the COE; and
  3. Facilitate the development of communities of practice for new faculty.

Structure

This orientation will include face-to-face sessions, on-line activities, and other activities. It will cover the following topics:

  1. Overview of the University of Hawaii, including UH Resources & COE Resources
  2. Mentoring & Communities of Practice
  3. Tenure & Promotion
  4. Teaching/Professional Duties
  5. Research
  6. Service

We’ll meet as a group approximately every two weeks, on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Wist Hall, Room 128.  You’ll be asked to complete activities (working with other new faculty colleagues, locating resources, meeting other UH faculty/staff, etc.) during the two weeks between each orientation session.

Facilitator

Marie Iding
Professor of Educational Psychology
miding@hawaii.edu

Orientation Calendar

Thursdays, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm.; Wist Hall, Room 128

Date

Topic

Guests

08/24/17

 Intro to Orientation Course, UH/COE Overview, Structure, and Supports; Mentoring, Communities of Practice COE Dean Don Young,  COE Associate Dean Beth Pateman; Malia Malchock

09/14/17

 Overview of Tenure and Promotion, UHPA (University of Hawaii Professional Assembly) Dr. James Kardash, Associative Executive Director, UHPA

09/28/17

 Teaching/Professional Duties Dee Uwono, Title IX Coordinator, UHM

10/12/17

 Research Valerie Shearer, COE Grants Support Center

10/26/17

 Service; Contract Renewal

11/16/17

 “What I Wish I Knew Then…”             Location: 2014-2015 COE 2nd Year Faculty

12/07/17

 Wrap-Up

Your Role

This orientation has been developed to provide you with useful information and to provide a venue for you to learn from and with your colleagues.  Participation in activities and attendance  is expected and will enhance your experience as well as the experience of those involved in the orientation.

Getting Started

In order to start you’ll need to establish the accounts listed on the Getting Started page then start on our first set of activities described in Mentoring and Communities of Practice.