Tenure Track New Faculty Orientation


 1.6 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION

Welcome New Tenure-Track CSUN Faculty!

We enjoyed getting to know you at Orientation. Here are some additional resources from the event, and please use the rest of this handbook as needed during your time at CSUN. 

New Faculty Orientation Schedule-at-a-Glance

This schedule-at-a-glance includes resources shared during each day of the New Faculty Orientation and links to pages in the New Faculty Handbook and CSUN website for future reference. Click on the date in the schedule to access the full agenda for each day. Slides for individual sessions are located below.

 

New Faculty Orientation 2025 - 2026

Day 1-TUESDAY Aug 12

Ferman Presentation Room

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Day 2-WEDNESDAY Aug 13

Ferman Presentation Room

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Day 3-THURSDAY Aug 14

Ferman Presentation Room

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Day 4-FRIDAY Aug 15

Ferman Presentation Room

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Breakfast, Sign-In, and IT Check-in

Breakfast, Check-in, & Pictures with IXLA

Breakfast, Check-in, & Pictures with IXLA

Breakfast and Check-in

Welcome to CSUN & New Faculty Orientation;

Land Acknowledgement Links to an external site.

Welcome; New Faculty Introductions

Welcome; New Faculty Introductions

Welcome Back

Building Community Through Commonalities

Office of Faculty Programs & Initiatives Links to an external site.

Policypalooza: The Top Policies Every New Faculty Should Know Links to an external site.

Tours at Student Support Centers

Break

Community of Care: Reimagining Campus Policing Links to an external site.

Immigration Information & Services Resource Hub

Break

Break

Provost Komarraju’s Welcome

Break

Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

Demystifying Securing Tenure Links to an external site.

CSUN Leadership Panel

California Faculty Association (CFA)

CFA Website Links to an external site.

Research/Creative Efforts/Writing Links to an external site.

Community Building Lunch

Community Building Lunch

Office of Faculty Affairs

Leadership Lunch with President Beck & Cabinet, College Deans, & Faculty Senate Leads

DEIJ @ CSUN: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Panel

University Library Tour

Lunch with Department Chairs

Resource Fair

Balance & Wellbeing Links to an external site.

Human Resources Links to an external site.

Office of Equity & Compliance Links to an external site.

Break

Break

Information Technology & Academic Technology Links to an external site.

Student Affairs: Empowering Students Beyond the Classroom Links to an external site.

Engaged Learning: Involving Students in Lifelong Learning Experiences Links to an external site.

Second-Year Faculty Panel

Break

Teaching @ CSUN: Equity-Minded Course Design Links to an external site.

Break and Transition to Garden Level

Closing: Group Picture, Swag, & Exit Ticket Links to an external site.

Canvas for New Faculty: Design, Data, & Student Success Links to an external site.

Canvas Insights Links to an external site.

Break & Transition to Garden Level

 

Teaching Workshops Afternoon

 

3:10 to 3:40: Choose one of 3 workshop options

  1. Equity-Minded Syllabus Links to an external site.
  2. AI in Teaching and Learning Links to an external site.
  3. New Faculty Office Hours

 

3:40 to 3:50: Transition

 

3:50 to 4:20: Attend a different workshop option from above

 

Closing: What’s Next, Swag, & Exit Ticket Links to an external site.

 

Teaching Workshops Afternoon

 

3:00 to 3:30: Choose one of 3 workshop options

  1. Equity-Minded Grading Links to an external site.
  2. Canvas Insights Equity Gaps Links to an external site.
  3. New Faculty Office Hours

 

3:30 to 3:40: Transition

 

3:40 to 4:10: Attend a different workshop option from above

 

Transition

Transition

Closing: What’s Next, Swag, & Exit Ticket Links to an external site.

 

 

Closing: What’s Next, Swag, & Exit Ticket Links to an external site.

 

 

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