2008–2009 Events for New Faculty

In its eigth year, the Vice Provost’s Faculty 2008 Program is both professional and social. It provides occasions at which new faculty can:

• meet one another and already established faculty from other departments
• learn more about campus resources and research throughout IUB
• take advantage of the cultural events on campus

Fall 2008

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Orientation to teaching

1. “The First Day of Class and Understanding IU Students”
   10:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Woodburn Hall 120
2. New faculty luncheon with Vice Provost Jeanne Sept:
   11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. * RSVP requested
   University Club President's Room, IMU First Floor
3. “The Lively Discussion”: 1:30–3:00 p.m., Ballantine Hall 003
4. Closing Reception with Vice Provost Jeanne Sept:
   3:15 p.m–4:30 p.m. * RSVP requested
   University Club President's Room, IMU first floor

Materials from the orientation session:

• The Lively Discussion: Dictionary of Methods and Strategies

* Please RSVP for lunch and closing reception, teaching@indiana.edu, 855-9023

For more information on the orientation to teaching program, contact Joan Middendorf, middendo@indiana.edu, 855-9023

Sunday, September 14, 2008
New Faculty Family Picnic
4:00–7:00 pm
Devault Alumni Center

Monday, September 22, 2008
Dinner with the Vice Provost, Jeanne Sept, and presentation, “A Sense of the Bloomington Campus,” by Professor Jim Capshew
5:30 pm
State Room East, IMU second floor
All new faculty, their chairs, and spouses/partners invited

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Talk, reception, and tour of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, with Director Julia Heiman
4:00–6:00 pm
Morrison Hall 302

Friday, November 14, 2008
Night at the IU Opera: Love for 3 Oranges, with C. David Higgins, Production Designer
Reception 6:30–7:30 pm, followed by the performance (tickets provided)
Musical Arts Center

Spring 2009

TBA
Brownbag Discussion with Vice Provost Jeanne Sept and Associate Dean of the Faculties Michael Hamburger—“How to Get Started Building a Tenure Dossier, Even During Your First Semester”

Invitations are delivered to new faculty several weeks before each event. Spouses and partners are especially welcome to all events.

For information on these and other events for new faculty, contact:
Laura Plummer, Director
Campus Writing Program
855-4928
lplummer@indiana.edu