Last week, the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) hosted its annual New Faculty Orientation for the campus鈥檚 latest cohort of new tenure-track and instructor-track faculty members.听
彩民宝典 welcomed 95 new faculty members who are starting this semester, along with 10 more who are starting in the spring of 2021. With previous affiliations at some of the world鈥檚 most reputable institutions鈥攕uch as NASA, the Harvard Medical School, National University of Singapore and Humboldt University of Berlin鈥攖he new faculty members bring to 彩民宝典 expertise and perspectives in fields ranging from bioinspired robotics to indigenous religious traditions, from Vikings to the dynamics of climate variability and change.
Chancellor Phil DiStefano and Provost Russ Moore offered opening remarks at the virtual orientation on Aug. 17 and emphasized the importance of building community, fostering resiliency and demonstrating humanity in the face of the current health crisis.
鈥淭he key to our success at 彩民宝典 is a commitment to innovation鈥攃onstantly inventing new ways to make things work, working together and always putting our students first,鈥� said Moore. Moore also said that his goals for the new faculty were for them to be the best researchers in the country, the best teachers in the country and to make sure our service has a direct impact on our state, the nation and the world.听
The new faculty listened to and participated in听sessions on the following themes: 彩民宝典鈥檚 mission as a public institution for the public good; the campus鈥檚 actions surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion; and mentoring and teaching at CU.听
鈥淲hat made this event special was the CU community鈥攃urrent faculty, staff and leaders鈥攖aking the time to share their knowledge, come together and welcome new faculty virtually, as we had to do during this unprecedented time,鈥� said Michele Moses, vice provost for faculty affairs. 鈥淎s our new faculty begin their journeys here at 彩民宝典, it is so important that they feel at home here鈥攙alued, supported and loved.鈥�
The New Faculty Orientation is an annual event organized by OFA, intended to broadly introduce the new faculty to the various support resources on campus. This year, the orientation program has been expanded to include a Canvas site for new faculty, a who鈥檚 who of new faculty and an extended orientation series called Thriving at CU, which features workshops and sessions on faculty-related topics such as teaching, mentoring, academic freedom and shared governance.
For more information, contact听Faculty Affairs.
