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Professional Development Committee

New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty 2019

New Faculty Class of 2019-2020

From Left to Right: Jeffrey Weichert (Computer Networking), Carlos Moreno (Computer Science), Russell Jensen (Chemistry), Christopher Dudzik (Chemistry), John Kelly (Theater Arts)

The Faculty Association, Office of Academic Services, and Professional Development Committee collaborate each year to provide a New Faculty Orientation program for newly hired faculty. More detailed information about these orientations, along with resources for newly hired faculty, may be found below.

Full Time (Contract, Regular, Temporary Leave Replacement) Faculty
Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty

Full-Time (Contract, Regular, Temporary Leave Replacement) Faculty

Faculty Handbook

Faculty Handbook

New Faculty Orientation Program

In lieu of a first year committee assignment, newly hired faculty must complete the New Faculty Orientation Program. Meetings for the 2019-2020 Academic Year are scheduled in the Room 2410 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month.

Current Program

Date	Topic	Presenter(s)
9/11/19	Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Presentation (PPT) (PDF)	Ann Hight
10/9/19	The Tenure Process Presentation (PPT) (PDF)	Stuart McElderry Thomas Orf
11/13/19	UndocuAlly Task Force SEA Committee and Equity	Teri Ann Bengiveno Paul Torres Alain Olavarrieta Ashley McHale
12/11/19	Web Accessibility and Canvas Techniques	Scott Vigallon Wanda Butterly
2/12/20	Classroom Behavior and Incident Management	William Garcia
3/11/20	Curriculum	Craig Kutil Elizabeth Owens Madeline Wiest
4/8/20	Facilities & Sustainability Committee Health & Safety Committee Professional Development Committee DSPS	Mike Ansell Sean Prather David Powers Heike Gecox Himani Tiwari
5/13/20	Honors Program Student Government/Clubs Guided Pathways President's Send-Off	Jeremiah Bodnar Josue Hernandez Kristy Woods Dyrell Foster

Past Programs

Date	Topic	Presenter(s)	Materials
9/8/17	SLOs and eLumen	Marty Nash (x1245) Angelo Bummer (x1235) Madeline Wiest	SLO Overview PPT
10/13/17	Payroll and Benefits	Lori Benetti (925) 485-5228	Payroll/Benefits PPT
12/8/17	Stress Management	Dayna Barbero	Health and Wellness PPT
2/9/18	The Tenure Process	Don Carlson Heike Gecox Nan Ho LaVaughn Hart
3/9/18	Committees	John Ruys Howard Blumenfeld Titian Lish Scott Vigallon Scott Miner Melissa Korber
4/13/18	Budget	Diane Brady
5/11/18	Enrollment Management	LaVaughn Hart Tom Orf

Other Resources

Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty

Faculty Handbook

Faculty Handbook

Adjunct Faculty Responsibility Hours (FA Information)

FA Newsletter Information