Schedule
New Faculty Orientation 2023 is taking a hybrid approach:
- Online orientation modules are available in EduCat beginning the week of July 31. Due dates are posted within the modules.
- Face-to-face meetings and workshops take place the week of August 21. Orientation activities take place on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
- Monday is NMU's annual fall Professional Development Day, held in conjunction with Orientation. New faculty have a couple of required sessions (which are marked in the program), but otherwise can choose workshops that most interest them.
- Tuesday New Faculty Orientation sessions are held at the Northern Center.
- Monday is NMU's annual fall Professional Development Day, held in conjunction with Orientation. New faculty have a couple of required sessions (which are marked in the program), but otherwise can choose workshops that most interest them.
Materials
The online orientation modules in EduCat are available now and include materials on teaching and learning; NMU processes, policies, and people; and NMU offices and organizations. If you have issues accessing the course, please contact the Center for Teaching and Learning.
Check out the New Faculty Handbook for information about teaching and scholarship at NMU, along with a variety of resources to help orient you to the university community.
Following the face-to-face sessions, some facilitators may make additional materials available here for your reference.
Helpful Articles for New Faculty
Your first years as a faculty member can be disconcerting as you're thrown into new situations. The following articles are specially chosen by and from the Chronicle of Higher Education to help new faculty deal with the duties of life in academia. Each article is a quick read. Read one or two at a time to get a better hold on your new job.
Articles about faculty life, in general
- 'You're Hired!' Great. Now What?
- Week One on the New Job
- The Missing Campus Map
- The Loneliest Faculty Orientation Table
- My First Semester on the Tenure track
- This is How a Scholar Behaves in the Classroom
- Good Deeds That Are Most Punished: Research
- Good Deeds That Are Most Punished: Teaching
- Good Deeds That Are Most Punished: Service
- How to Develop a Trusted Senior Colleague
- The 21st-Century Academic
Articles about teaching
- The 4 Properties of Powerful Teachers
- When Will we Talk About the Syllabus? (Messages to Send on the First Day of Class)
- Small Changes in Teaching: The First Five Minutes of Class
- All the Classroom's a Stage
- A New Generation of Digital Distraction
- Playing With Technology
- Knowing When to Teach Current Events
- Teaching the Art of the Difficult Classroom Conversation
- What Professors Can Learn About Teaching From Their Students
Important Contacts
Academic Affairs
610 Cohodas
906-227-2920- Faculty employment issues
- Release time
- Faculty award programs
Academic and Career Advisement Center (ACAC)
3302 Hedgcock
acac@nmu.edu 906-227-2971- Tools, forms & information to support student advising
- Coordinates Academic Support Services and tutoring services
Academic Senate
402 Cohodas
906-227-1602Advises and makes recommendations to the vice president for Academic Affairs on matters of faculty-wide concern, including academic policy
American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
402 Cohodas
906-227-1602Collective bargaining agent for faculty of the University
Center for Teaching & Learning
106 Learning Resources Center
ctl@nmu.edu 906-227-2483- Support for teaching and the scholarship of teaching & learning
- Support for NMU EduCat™ and online learning
Classroom Technology Support
112 Learning Resources Center
classtech@nmu.edu 906-227-2290Request instructional equipment, material or assistance with classroom technology
Computing HelpDesk - Technology Support Services
116 Learning Resources Center
helpdesk@nmu.edu 906-227-2468Supports NMU network connections, network services, and NMU issued computers and software
Counseling & Consultation Services
3405 Hedgcock
906-227-2980Personal counseling to help students cope with problems that affect academic and overall participation in the university community
Dean of Students Office
2001 Hedgcock
dso@nmu.edu 906-227-1700Maintains a campus environment conducive to recruitment, retention, personal development, & success of students. Addresses disruptive & inappropriate behavior
Dean, Academic Information Services
Leslie Warren
lwarren@nmu.edu 906-227-2117Authorization for and ordering of software for academic use
Policy, Fire or Medical Emergencies
911Non-Emergency
Public Safety (dispatch):
906-227-2151
Inclement Weather:
906-227-BRRR (2777)