New Faculty Orientation

Office of the Provost 


August 20-21, 2024 
Program Schedule

August 20th - Alumni Hall Ballroom

8:00 a.m.

Registration and Check-in / Breakfast Buffet

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Overview    
Maite Brandt-Pearce, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs

9:00 a.m.

Faculty Wellbeing and Success           
Jennie Knight, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Development

9:15 a.m.

UVA Acts: “You Can Call Me”           
Karen Dabney, Artistic Director of UVA Acts and the UVA Acts Ensemble

10:00 a.m.

Welcome and Conversation with Provost Ian Baucom

10:45 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at UVA           
Kevin McDonald, Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Emily Springston, Associate Vice President, Office of Civil Rights, Rachel Spraker, Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence

11:45 a.m.

University Ombuds         
Amanda Monaco

12:00 a.m.

Introduction to Honor at UVA         
Laura Howard, Honor Committee Chair and Honor Committee Members

12:15 p.m.

Lunch with the Honor Committee

1:15 p.m.

Welcome from the Faculty Senate and Colonnade Club         
Jim Lambert, Chair of the Faculty Senate and Jeri Seidman, Chair-Elect of the Faculty Senate, Brent Kitchens, President of The Colonnade Club

1:30 p.m.

Benefits Overview         
Kathleen Michel and HR Benefits Team

3:00 p.m.

Research Resources and Support         
Lori McMahon, Vice President for Research, Catherine Bradshaw, University, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Research School of Education and Human Development, and Faculty Panel

4:00 p.m.

Adjourn

4:30 p.m.

Optional Happy Hour at Kardinal Hall

 

August 21st - Alumni Hall Ballroom

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast Buffet

8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Day Overview       
Brie Gertler, Deputy Provost and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

9:00 a.m.

The Academical Village       
Louis Nelson, Vice Provost for Academic Outreach

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

Supporting Our Students       
Kenyon Bonner, Vice President for Student Affairs, Alexandra Hall, Associate Dean & Director of Care and Support Services, Barbara Zunder, Director of Student Disability Access Center, Jessica Simmons, Director of Medical Services, Nicole Ruzek, Chief Mental Health Officer, Demetrice Baskerville, Senior Assistant Dean in Care and Support Services

11:45 a.m.

Introduction to Faculty Employee Assistance Program (FEAP) and Lunch with FEAP Representatives

1:15 p.m.

All You Ever Wanted to Know but Forgot to Ask – Policy Quiz       
Matt Banfield, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Shelly Lovelace, Academic Affairs Coordinator

2:30 p.m.

Resource Fair       
Academic Outreach, Dual Career Program, UVA Acts, UVA Library, Global Affairs, The Fralin Museum of Art, UVA Arts, and Research Computing

4:00 p.m.

Adjourn

4:30-6:00 p.m.

Reception with President Jim Ryan at Carr's Hill (the President’s home)

Faculty Orientation