The Office of the Provost welcomes you to New Faculty Orientation to be held on August 21, 2012. At Orientation new full time faculty will learn about the wonderful UH students; meet the campus leadership; and hear important information on available resources. The Orientation is also a great opportunity to meet colleagues from many departments and colleges. We also have a resource fair with representatives from various UH offices that provide materials and answer questions about life at UH.

New full time faculty are required to participate in two orientations, each having very different purposes – New Faculty (Academic) Orientation and Human Resources Orientation.

The good news is that both orientations have been combined in this single event. For your convenience, the following links provide orientation details and allow you to register (Orientation Information and Registration).

We look forward to meeting you on Tuesday August 21st.

GETTING OFF TO A GREAT START!

Whether you have many years of university experience or just completed your PhD, you are encouraged to attend various learning opportunities being held during the academic year.

Effectively Using the On-line Faculty Center
This hands-on demonstration training prepares faculty and instructors to use the MyUH Faculty Center. This center includes access to class rosters, email communication with students and grading. Following a typical academic calendar, this training prepares end users to associate key functions in the Faculty Center with pertinent semester dates.

Topics covered include: signing into MyUH, navigating to the Faculty Center, class and catalog information, grades and Faculty Center email communication. In order to register - please email your name, PS Id and phone number to peoplesofttraining@uh.edu

Tuesday, August 28th 11 a.m. – Noon
Wednesday, August 29th 11 a.m. – Noon

Division of Research Workshop
The Division of Research will convene a workshop in October, 2012 that is designed for new faculty. New faculty will learn about resources that are available in the Division of Research to help develop a research program. An announcement will be sent to all new faculty announcing the exact date, time and location.

Topics that will be discussed are:

• how to identify funding sources, obtain internal approvals, develop budgets and process/submit proposals
• how to manage sponsored programs, including topics such as effort reporting, financial management and the use of subrecipients, consultants, etc.
• how to manage sponsored programs from a financial standpoint.
• how to interact and obtain approval from UH compliance committees, including human subjects, animal care, conflict of interest, export control, environmental health and risk management, to name a few
• UH procedures regarding the development of intellectual property and technology transfer
• Other topics

Faculty Senate Activities
Faculty Senate Meetings occur at 12:15 p.m. in the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion
of M. D. Anderson Library on the following Wednesdays:

• September 19 (Fall Faculty Assembly)
• October 17
• November 28
• December 12

Scholarship & Community Conference XV
will be Friday, October 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
in the UH Hilton Hotel and Conference Center

Assistant Professors’ Forum
is Monday, December 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Center for Teaching Excellence Conference
November 16

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS [ACADEMIC AFFAIRS]

NOTE: Information and online registration for each workshop
will be sent to all faculty as the event dates approach.

Partnering with Instructional Designers
(Fall 2012 LUNCH and LEARN Series)
Hosted by Faculty Development and Instructional Support (FDIS) - Central and College Instructional Designers will share instructional tools and resources available to all faculty. Learn how technology can enhance the teaching and learning experience. Learn about the FDIP Grant Program – what it is and how the application process works.

Tools to be highlighted include:

• Turning Point (UH supported Student Response System);
• Turnitin (anti-plagiarism and GradeMark tool);
• Wimba Live Classroom (webinar delivery and archive);
• BlackBoard Vista & Learn (UH supported Content Management System);
• and Podcasting/YouTube.

Learn how technology can enhance the teaching and learning experience. Learn about the FDIP Grant Program – what it is and how the application process works. Visit our website or email us at: fdis@uh.edu.

Partnering with Librarians
(Fall 2012 LUNCH and LEARN Series)
Hosted by UH Libraries - Learn about the many ways you can collaborate with librarians to improve student information skills that lead to their research success - and enhance your QEP-funded course or your application for a QEP grant. From semester-long partnerships to tailored online resources for your course, you will find an option that fits your students' particular needs.

Following the presentation, roundtable lunch discussions will provide an opportunity to begin exploring the best ways that subject librarians can partner with you to improve student research, and learn more about successful faculty-librarian partnerships.

Partnering with Writing Specialists
(Fall 2012 LUNCH and LEARN Series)
Hosted by UH Writing Center - The Writing Center Staff will discuss current research and best practices regarding the following topics:

• Writing Assignment Design and Evaluation Rubric Planning
• Writing as Contextual to Each Discipline
• Writing to Encourage Critical Thinking
• and Effective and Efficient Grading.

Partnering with Learning and Assessment Specialists
(Fall 2012 LUNCH and LEARN Series)
Hosted by Learning and Assessment Services (LAS) - LAS staff will share information about resources and services to support teaching, instruction, research, course support and assessment of student performance. Course Support services include facilitation of exam grading including psychometric reports, administration of course make-up exams, and administration of faculty/course evaluations and consultation support for the development and identification of outcome assessments. Learn about TA training and tutor support.

In addition, learn about Research Support services including program evaluation for grants, conducting focus groups, design and development of customer satisfaction surveys, and identification of outcome assessment tools.

UH Effective Teaching Practices
(Spring 2013)
Co-hosted by FDIS & Office of UG Discovery - The purpose of this event is to provide a venue for faculty to learn from their peers about effective teaching practices.

The showcase will feature roundtables hosted by course instructors or resource experts who will demonstrate their tools/practices and share experiences in small group setting. Many roundtable hosts are recent FDIP, QEP Curriculum Grant recipients.

The event also features a keynote talk featuring a pedagogy expert and a faculty networking lunch and teaching resource fair.

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