New Faculty Program

New Faculty Orientation
The New Faculty Orientation Program, designed to acclimate both full- and part-time new faculty to the St. Norbert academic community, has three primary components:

An August orientation session designed to acquaint new faculty with key academic programs and administrative offices, to supply information about college facilities and services, and to provide a forum for exchanging ideas about instructional, collegial and professional responsibilities;

• 2012-2013 Program
• 2012-2013 Directory of Invitees

• 2011-2012 Program
• 2011-2012 Directory of Invitees

• 2010-2011 Directory of Invitees
• 2009-2010 Directory of Invitees

A series of six workshops exploring topics of particular interest to new faculty;

• 2012-2013 NFO Workshop Schedule
• 2011-2012 NFO Workshop Schedule
• Workshop 2 Powerpoint on Scholarship
• Workshop 2 handout on Scholarship
• Workshop 3 handout on Catholic and Norbertine Traditions
• Workshop 3 handout on CIT and four pillars of spirituality

A Mentor Program in which experienced colleagues work with new faculty during their first year at the college, offering them opportunities to discuss professional and personal concerns.

• Director's PowerPoint regarding Mentoring
• Top Ten Things New Faculty Members Would Like to Hear from Colleagues
• Bibliography of Mentoring Books in the Resource Center
• Mentoring Starting Tips

The new faculty orientation process actually begins months before the August orientation session. During the preceding academic year, the director meets with all candidates seeking teaching positions, and during these half-hour-long interviews describes the Faculty Development Program and, through close questioning, begins assessing the professional needs of the candidates. The director also attends as many of the candidates’ class presentations as possible; this practice not only helps generate a well-informed assessment of each candidate's pedagogical skills, but also helps identify areas in which the faculty member might be assisted.
 
Surveys administered directly after the August Orientation Program and at the end of each workshop reveal a very high level of satisfaction with the Program.