8:00-8:30

Registration and Breakfast for Charles River Campus Faculty

8:30-8:40

Welcome;  Overview of the Day

Janelle Heineke, CET 

8:40-9:40

Teaching and Learning at BU

Kenneth Elmore, Dean of Students

Wayne Snyder, Associate Dean, CAS

9:40-10:00

BU’s Teaching Vision

Victor Coelho, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education

10:00-10:15

BREAK

10:15-11:15

Using Course Support Programs:  Blackboard8 and SMG Tools

Ryan DeBeasi, Office of Information Technology

Austin Whipple, Office of Information Technology

Bill Dupee, SMG Information Technology Services

11:15-11:30

Break and Registration for Medical Campus Faculty

11:30-12:00

Key BU Places and People 

Janelle Heineke, CET 

12:00-12:10

 Welcome to All New Faculty

Robert Brown, President

12:10-12:50

Luncheon with Deans and Central Administration

12:50-1:20

Boston University:   Culture, Context, Changing Landscape

David Campbell, University Provost 

1:20-2:00

Panel:  Engaging Students

Jeffrey Beatty, 2007 Metcalf Cup and Prize Awardee, SMG

Peter Busher, 2009 Metcalf Award Winner for Excellence in Teaching, CGS

Robert Schadt, SPH

2:00-2:30

Research at BU

Andrei Ruckenstein, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research

Ara Tahmassian, Associate Vice President, Research Compliance

2:30-3:30

Making the Most of the Mentoring Relationship (from both sides!)

Karen Antman, Dean of the School of Medicine and Provost of the Medical Campus

Julie Sandell, Associate Provost for Faculty Development

Virginia Sapiro, Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

3:30-3:45

BREAK

3:45-4:45

Panel:  Making the Transition:  Success Strategies

Joseph Bizup, CAS

Renee Boynton-Jarrett, MED

Emily Heaphy, SMG

Cheryl Ann Lambert, COM

4:45-5:15

BU into the Future

Joseph Mercurio, Executive Vice President

Gary Nicksa, Vice President for Operations

5:15-5:20

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