Calendar of Events for New Faculty 2002-03

The College Fall Conference occurs on Tuesday, August 27. Events will begin at 9:00 AM in Culter Quad with coffee, informal conversation and name tags. The morning program will begin at 10:00 AM on the Worner Quad. New tenure-track faculty and year visitors will be introduced. Your department chair will be in touch with you about details for this event.

On Wednesday, August 28, the Teaching and Learning Center and the Dean's Office will host a New Faculty Retreat to the Colorado College Cabin for all new tenure-track faculty and year-visiting faculty. You will receive a letter of invitation in the summer mailing sent from the dean's office. This Retreat offers informal icebreaking opportunities for conversation and discussion about teaching on the block plan.

First-year students will arrive on campus for the 2002-2003 academic year on Tuesday, August 27.

The component of New Student Orientation in which faculty are most directly involved occurs Thursday, August 29. Academic Advisors meet their new advisees on Friday morning in group or individual sessions. Please note that new tenure-track faculty are not assigned advisees in their first year at the College.

On Wednesday, September 4, at 3:30 PM in the Teaching and Learning Center (Tutt Library, south basement), Deans Nelson-Cisneros and Tooley will conduct a "Nuts and Bolts" meeting for new tenure-track and one-year faculty. The director of Campus Security, the Registrar and the Dean of Student Life will offer short presentations, and we will have a general Q&A about the basic, functional aspects of College employment.

The Office of Human Resources conducts a series of small-group meetings to cover benefits packages and related information. For details about these meetings, which are held during New Student Orientation week, call the Office of Human Resources directly at (719) 389-6421.