Full Agenda

Day 1

All New Faculty (Full-time and V.I.T.A.L.)

Location: KSU Center, 3333 Busbee Dr NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144

Room 400 - Free Parking at the KSU Center

• Monday, August 7th, 2023
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  • 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

    Registration

    Atrium, KSU Center

    3333 Busbee Dr NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144

  • 8:45 - 9:00 a.m.

    Orientation Overview and Introductions

    Facilitators:

    Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

    Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director of Faculty Development, Recognition, and CETL

  • 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

    Welcome from the KSU President and Provost 

    Dr. Kathy “Kat” Schwaig, President of Kennesaw State University

    Dr. Ivan Pulinkala, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • 9:30 -10:00 a.m.

    Goal Setting for Success in Your First Year at KSU 

    Facilitators:

    Ms. Linda Stewart, Assistant Director for Graduate Student Support, CETL

    Materials:
    Session Slides
    Session Handout

  • 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

    Designing Your Syllabi and Assignments to Support Student Success

    Ms. Mandy McGrew, Director, Supplemental Instruction and Learning Assistant Programs

    Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • 11:30 - 12:15 p.m.

    Fostering a Safe Space for Learning: Inclusive Excellence in the Classroom

    Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director of Faculty Development, Recognition, and CETL

    Dr. Rudy Aguilar, CETL Faculty Fellow for Inclusive Excellence

    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • Lunch and New Faculty Q&A: 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. 

  • 1:00 - 1:15 p.m.

    Academic Affairs Organizational Structure and Protocol

    Dr. Pam Cole, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs

    Materials:
    Form for Unanswered Questions

  • 1:15 - 2:15 p.m.

    Supporting the Success of Our Students

    Dr.Lori Lowder, Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
    
    Session Slides

    Ms. Hannah Stocks, Executive Director of Student Advising and Retention

    Session Slides

    Dr. Ronald Briggs, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students

    Session Slides

    Dr. Amanda Long, Interim Executive Director, Career Planning and Development 

    Session Slides

  • 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

    Faculty as Learning Scientists: Using D2L and Data to Enhance Student Learning

    Dr. Anissa Lokey-Vega, Assistant Vice President for Curriculum and Academic Innovation

    Dr. Leigh Funk, Assistant Vice President for Academic Effectiveness 

    Dr. Jennifer McMahon, Interim Executive Director of Academic Assessment

    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • Break & Student Success Resource Fair: 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.

  • 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. 

    Excellence in Teaching: Taking and Documenting a Scholarly Approach 

    Dr. Tris Utschig, Director for Scholarly Teaching, CETL

    Dr. Laura Howard, CETL Faculty Fellow for Learning-Centered Teaching

    Materials:
    Session Slides
    Session Handout
    Session Resources

  • 4:30 - 5:15 p.m. 

    What Educational Psychology Tells Us about Student Success

    Dr. Hillary Steiner, Associate Director for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, CETL

    Materials:
    Session Slides
    Session Handout

  • 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.

    KSU President’s Reception for New Faculty 

    Dr. Kathy “Kat” Schwaig, President of Kennesaw State University

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Day 2

Only Full-Time Tenure Track, Clinical, Library Faculty, and Lecturers

Location: Kennesaw Campus, Prillaman Health Sciences Bldg, 520 Parliament Garden Way NW

• Tuesday, August 8th, 2023
  
  

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  • 8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

    Registration

    Kennesaw Campus, Prillaman Building (HS 1000)

    520 Parliament Garden Way NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144

  • 8:45 - 9:00 a.m.

    Welcome & Overview for Day 2

    Facilitators:

    Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition, and CETL 
    (Welcome from CETL)

    Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Introduction of HR

  • 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.

    Human Recources New Employee Orientation

    Human Resources KSU

  • Lunch: 11:45 – 12:30 p.m.
    

  • 12:45 - 1:30 p.m.

    Making a Plan for Year One: Understanding Workload, Preparing Your FPA, and Documenting for Your ARD 

    Dr. John Havard, Chair of the Department of English 
    
    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • 1:30 - 2:15 p.m.

    Faculty Sucess at KSU, Part 1. Tools and Techniques (Watermark)

    Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Watermark Manager

    Mr. Brant "Wes" Daggerhart, Faculty and Academic Services Manager 

    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • Break: 2:15 - 2:30 p.m.

  • 2:30 - 3:00 p.m.

    Faculty Success at KSU, Part II. Research-Based Strategies for QuickStarters

    Dr. Michele DiPietro, Executive Director for Faculty Development, Recognition, and CETL 

    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • 3:00 - 3:30 p.m.

    Finding Your Place and Flourishing: Mutual Mentoring and Supporting Wellbeing

    Dr. Chinasa Elue, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Higher Education

    
    Dr. Carmen Skaggs, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs

    Materials:
    Session Slides

  • Break: 3:30 - 3:45 p.m.

    (Faculty without a Research Workload May Depart)

  • 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. 

    Supporting Research and Creative Activity at KSU

    Dr. Karin Scarpinato, Vice President of Research, Office of Research

    Dr. Heather Abbott-Lyon, Interim Director of Research Development and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research

    
    Ms. Chelsee Dickson, Scholarly Communications Librarian, KSU Libraries

    Materials:
    Office of Research Session Slides
    Library Session Slides
    Session Handout

  • 4:45 - 5:00 p.m.

    Closing Reflection

    Dr. Chinasa Elue, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Higher Education

    Session Slides

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