New Academic Faculty Orientation - August 2023
Welcome to Georgia Tech, New Faculty!
On behalf of the Vice Provost for Faculty, Dr. Michelle Rinehart, we welcome you to Georgia Tech and look forward to supporting your success as a faculty member. You are now part of a unique community dedicated to enacting our mission to improve the human condition through advanced science and technology.
New Faculty Orientation
Sponsored by the Offices of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Faculty Professional Development, New Faculty Orientation for all new permanent academic faculty took place on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 from 9am to 4:30pm.
Georgia Tech Traditions Video (link is external)
Please see below for additional new faculty events from the Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Information Technology, and Human Resources.
| Time | Event/People |
| 8-9 | Registration and optional continental breakfast and coffee |
| 9-9:20 | Welcome to Georgia Tech Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Director of the Office of Faculty Professional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Dr. Leslie Sharp, Dean of Libraries Dr. Michelle Rinehart, Vice Provost for Faculty |
| 9:20-9:50 | Welcome to Georgia Tech Dr. Steve McLaughlin, Provost |
| 9:50-10:00 | The Georgia Tech Community |
| 10:00-10:20 | Who Are Georgia Tech Faculty? |
| 10:20-10:35 | Break |
| 10:35-11:20 | Breakouts on Faculty Experience (Choose two): Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Women at Georgia Tech Office of Sponsored Programs (Research) Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Teaching Tour of Georgia Tech Community Outreach |
| 11:20-11:50 | Research at Tech - The Research Enterprise Fostering Growth in Teaching |
| 11:50-12:30 | Getting to Know Georgia Tech Faculty/Faculty Panel |
| 12:30-1:30 | Lunch and Optional Library Tour |
| 1:30-1:45 | Welcome and Introduction to the Teaching Environment Dr. Larry Jacobs, Senior Vice Provost for Learning and Education |
| 1:45 – 2:15 | Transformative Teaching and Learning at Tech Dr. Laura Carruth, Center for Teaching and Learning Dr. David Lawrence, Center for Teaching and Learning Dr. Kate Williams, Center for Teaching and Learning |
| 2:15-3:00 | Getting to Know Georgia Tech Students/Student Panel Dr. John Stein, Associate Vice President for Student Life |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:00 | Breakouts on the Student Experience (choose two) Student Well-Being Creating a Learning Environment for Student Success Student DEI and LGBTQIA Resources Undergraduate Research and Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Working with Graduate Students and Postdocs Student Affairs |
| 4:00-4:15 | Faculty Governance Overview |
| 4:15-4:30 | Concluding Remarks and Alumni Welcome |
| 4:30-5:30 | Reception with Campus Leaders and Colleagues |
Additional Events and Opportunities
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops
Each August, the Center for Teaching and Learning hosts a Fall Teaching Kickoff event. This year's event on August 14, includes the syllabus clinic, a workshop on inclusive teaching, a workshop on documenting teaching effectiveness, and co-working time.
Human Resources and Benefits Review
USG New Hire Benefits Orientation (link is external)
USG New Hire Benefits Orientation Registration (link is external)
Choosing Retirement Benefits - TRS vs. ORP (link is external)
OIT Digital Learning Faculty Trainings, Fall 2023
Calendar Invites and Session Descriptions (link is external)
- Canvas Overview, 9 - 10 am, Aug. 16
- Teaching and Learning with MATLAB, 10:30 - 11:30 am, Aug. 16
- Ed Discussion, 9 - 10 am, Aug. 17
- LabArchives, 1- 2 pm, Aug. 17
- Turnitin and AI Indicator, 2:30 - 3:30 pm, Aug. 17
- Using Course Templates in Canvas, 9-10 am, Aug. 18
- Using Zoom in Canvas, 10:30 am-11:30 am, Aug. 18
Newly hired full-time “permanent” academic faculty are invited to these events, which includes tenure-track or tenured assistant, associate, and full professors, Lecturers, Academic Professionals at all ranks, and Professors of the Practice.