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NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION:  August 27, 2008

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

7:45-8:30

Registration & Breakfast

8:30-8:45

Welcome to New Faculty

Robert Brown, President

8:45-9:00

Boston University:   Culture, Context, Changing Landscape, Medical Campus

Karen Antman, Provost Medical Campus, Dean Medical School

9:00-9:20

Boston University:   Culture, Context, Changing Landscape

David Campbell, University Provost 

9:20-9:40

Introduction to Central Administration

Joseph Mercurio, Executive Vice President

9:40-9:50

Participating in the Life of the Faculty at Boston University

Wendy Mariner, President, Faculty Council 

9:50-10:40

Panel:  Making the Transition:  Success Strategies

10:40-11:00

BREAK

11:00-11:30

Student Issues

Dean Kenneth Elmore and Student Panel

11:30-12:30

Work-Life Balance:  Table Discussions

12:30-1:45

Luncheon with Deans and Central Administration

1:45-3:00

Panel:  Engaging Students

Professors Alan Marscher, Anatoly Temkin, and Bennett Goldberg

3:00-3:15

Resources in Undergrad Education

Victor Coelho, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

3:15-3:30

Research at BU

Andrei Ruckenstein, Associate Provost and Vice President for Research

3:30-3:40

Providing Expert Commentary for the News Media

Philip Gloudemans, Assistant Vice President, Public Relations

3:40-3:55

BREAK

3:55-4:15

Faculty Satisfaction: Clues from the Boston University Faculty Survey
Gloria Waters, Dean, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

4:15-4:25

BU Support Systems

Bonnie Teitleman and Thierry Guedj, Faculty and Staff Assistance Office 

4:25-4:40

Using the Faculty Link

Robin Smith, Assistant Director of Application Systems  

4:40-4:50

Library Resources

Tom Casserly, Mugar University Information Systems  

4:50-5:00

Educational Resource Center

Glenn Wrigley, Director

5:00-5:10

Corporate and Foundation Relations

David Gillerman, Deputy Director

5:10-5:20

Center for Excellence in Teaching

Janelle Heineke, Faculty Director

5:30-6:30

Cocktail Reception and Welcoming Remarks

Vita Paladino, Director, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

     

 

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