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2024 New Faculty Orientation

Location:  Dupré Library

                 Staff Lounge, Room 221

Date:         August 20, 2024

Time:        8:00 am

 

2024 New Faculty Orientation Presentation

 

Welcome

Dr. Jaimie Hebert, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Introductions

Dr. Dianne F. Olivier, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Office of Student and Faculty Excellence, Professor of Educational Leadership

Faculty Senate

Dr. Phil Auter, Faculty Senate President, Professor of Communication, College of Liberal Arts

Student Success

 

Grade Check

Dr. Beth Giroir, Executive Director, Student Success Initiatives

Lana Rodriguez, Associate Director, Academic Success Center

Christine Williams, Associate Director, First Year Seminar

Jennifer LeMeunier, Associate Director, Office of Career Services

James Boffenmeyer, Associate Director, The Learning Center

Melissa Chavis, SSM Systems Analys, Academic Success Center

Overview of Office of Student & Faculty Excellence

Dr. Dianne F. Olivier, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Office of Student and Faculty Excellence, Professor of Educational Leadership

F.E.R.P.A. / Preferred Names/ Grades

Melissa Chavis, SSM Systems Analyst, Academic Success Center

F.E.R.P.A.

Amy Desormeaux, Registrar

Dupré Library Introduction

Dr. Brian Doherty, Dean of University Libraries

Break (10 mins)

Academic Honesty

Dr. Greg Zerangue, Senior Associate Dean of Students, Office of Student Affairs

Disability Services

Dr. Carol Landry, Director, Office of Disability Services

Institutional Effectiveness

Dr. Melissa Lewis, Director, Planning and Academic Initiatives

Dr. Spencer Black, Director, Academic Planning and Assessment

Amanda Payne, Director, Academic Programs and Policies

Lisa Lord, Director, Institutional Research

Lunch (30 mins)

Moodle – Learning Management System

Michael D. Williams, Instructional Technologist, Office of Distance Learning

Dr. Alise Hagan, Instructional Designer, Office of Distance Learning

Distance Education

Dr. Francesco Crocco, Instructional Support Manager, Office of Distance Learning

Graduate Students

Dr. Mary Farmer-Kaiser, Dean of The Graduate School, Professor of History

Diversity

Kiwana McClung, Chief Inclusion Officer, Professor of Architecture

Break (15 mins)

Undergraduate Student Research

Dr. Sherry Krayesky-Self, Director, Student Center for Research, Creativity, and Scholarship (SCRCS)

Environmental Health & Safety

Carl “Taz” Wininger, Director, Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Interim, Risk Manager

Student Athletes

Dr. Anita Hazelwood, Faculty Athletics Representative, Department Head & Professor, Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Q & A Session

Dr. Dianne F. Olivier, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Office of Student and Faculty Excellence, Professor of Educational Leadership