New Faculty Orientation & Development

New Faculty Orientation and Development (NFOD) begins with a two-day on-campus event where new full- and part-time instructors are introduced to UNC, meet with the president and provost, build community, and engage in discussions about teaching practice. This is followed by a year-long series of programming designed to support faculty in their work as reflective and reflexive teachers and scholars.

The goals of New Faculty Orientation & Development are to:

• Welcome new faculty to the UNC Community
• Engage new faculty in discussions about teaching excellence
• Provide new faculty with information about campus policies
• Inform new faculty about campus services 

These goals are achieved through the following activities: 

• Discussions about UNC’s students and values 
• Discussions with UNC’s provost and president
• Teaching workshops led by experienced UNC faculty
• Informational sessions related to campus policies and services
• Campus tour
• Community building events

2023 Schedule

• Monday, August 14

    8:30 -   9:30 am - Continental Breakfast and Welcome
    9:30 - 11:30 am - Breakout Sessions
                                   - Online Teaching
                                   - Campus Tour
  11:30 - 12:30 pm - Lunch (provided)
  12:30 -   1:00 pm - Provost Introductions and Remarks
    1:00 -   2:00 pm - UNC Faculty Panel: Surviving and Thriving  in Your Early Career Years
    2:00 -  3:00 pm - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at UNC
    3:00 -  3:10 pm - Break
    3:10 -  4:00 pm - University Libraries
    4:00 -  4:50 pm - Becoming an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI)
    4:50 -  5:00 pm - Wrap-Up

• Tuesday, August 15

    8:30 -   9:30 am - Continental Breakfast and Welcome
    9:30 - 10:45 am - Universal Design for Learning
  11:00 - 11:45 am - Breakout Session
                                   - Motivating First Year Students
                                   - Teaching Graduate Students 411: Tips and Tricks for Success
  11:45 - 12:45 pm - Lunch (provided)
  12:45 -   1:30 pm - Research at UNC
    1:30 -   2:15 pm - Service at UNC
    2:15 -   3:00 pm - UNC Faculty Panel: Balancing Teaching, Research and Service
    3:00 -   3:15 pm - Wrap-Up
    3:00 -   5:00 pm - Headshots