Faculty Orientations

New Adjunct? Take the next three steps:

1. Complete new hire forms

All new hire forms must be turned in to Human Resources before you can receive your employee ("Cougar") ID, computer system password ("Novell Lo- in"). Questions? Call Amy Burns (287-5381) if you are in Career and Technical programs and Julie VanWynsberge (287-5607) if you are in Arts and Sciences.

2. Attend Adjunct Orientation

New adjuncts will be introduced to campus resources and processes that will help you and your students be successful at Columbus State. These include:

• teaching & learning at CSCC
• academic reporting
• evaluation of teaching
• student information & privacy
• student support services
• faculty support services

Check the upcoming dates below and register online or call 287-2175. Choose one of the dates. You are paid the current adjunct hourly meeting rate for attending.

3. Introduction to Educational Technology

In addition to the genreral orientation you may also take a course introducing you to Groupwise, our college email system, and Blackboard, the college's online course management system. You must use Groupwise to stay abreast of most college communication. All online courses are in Blackboard and many departments require the use of Blackboard to support traditional classroom instruction. Register for Introduction to Educational Technology. You will be paid the current adjunct hourly meeting rate for attending one of these classes (see options below).

Adjunct Faculty Orientation Dates

Quarter	Date	Time	Location
Autumn 10	Wednesday, Sept 8 Tuesday, Sept 14 Wednesday, Sept 15 Saturday, Sept 18	5:30-9:30 5:30-9:30 1:00 - 5:00 8:30-12:30	Main Campus TBA CT 107 CT 107 Main Campus TBA

Summer Introduction to Educational Technolgy Dates

Date	Time	Location
Autumn 10	TBA	CT 106

 

Full-Time Faculty Orientation

All new full-time faculty, regardless of hire date, are required to participate in the annual New Faculty Orientation held prior to the beginning of Autumn quarter. The two-day orientation is a comprehensive and collegial discussion of College processes and teaching and learning responsibilities and challenges. Below is an outline of the program.

New Faculty Orientation
Day 1 am	Day 2 pm
Community Colleges Student Demographics Your Syllabus Responsibilities Selected Academic Policies that Impact Teaching/Learning Process Faculty Handbook Department, Campus and College-wide Responsibilities	FERPA Overview Columbus State Education Association Public Service Employment Institutional Advancement Student Codes of Conduct
Day 1 pm	Day 2 pm
Testing Center Disability & Counseling Services Civility in the Classroom Public Safety DX Bookstore Leaves & Wellness	Blackboard Teaching Via Distance Learning Faculty Panel

 

New Faculty Seminars

During the first year of employment, new faculty also attend two half day seminars, one in winter and one in spring quarter. Topics covered in these seminars include:

• Promotion and Tenure
  
• Classroom Assessment Techniques
  
• Classroom Scenarios & Code of Conduct
• Professional Development Support
• Instructional Technology Training
• Trends and implications of learning technology on pedagogy

The Winter Seminar is typciall held in February, the Summer seminar in May.