Welcome to JMU! We are glad that you are joining this vibrant academic community. Officially, Faculty Welcome is JMU's new faculty orientation program listed among the required meetings in section III.A.20 of the faculty handbook. While being a required meeting* may not, ahem, endear this little endeavor to all faculty, we believe that you will find Faculty Welcome to be interesting, useful, engaging, and maybe even fun. At JMU's Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI), we have worked with faculty and staff from across the institution to create a program that:
- Welcomes faculty to JMU
- Offers opportunities for networking and community building
- Enhances the success of faculty by encouraging a comprehensive approach to career planning
- Engages faculty in professional development that supports a diverse range of faculty careers and identities
- Orients participants that are new to JMU to the institution's culture
- Provides faculty with timely resources related to teaching, scholarship, service, and more
NEW AND RETURNING FACULTY: Over the last couple of years, we have found that faculty who have been at JMU for a while are also interested in many of the sessions we have to offer our new incoming faculty. As a result, all faculty are welcome to sign up to the workshops, roundtables, and other sessions to be held.
Due to the interactive nature of CFI’s Faculty Welcome programs, we generally do not record sessions or make them available asynchronously.
Click on the link below to browse what was offered at this year's Faculty Welcome.
Flexibility and Accessiblity
This year’s Faculty Welcome program will be offered in person. In addition, for those who are not able to participate in person, select workshop sessions will be offered online. If you cannot make it to the resource fairs on August 15, please consult the JMU Faculty Resource Guide.
The Center for Faculty Innovation strives to make its programs welcoming, accessible, and inclusive for all of our participants. If you have any accessibility needs or there are considerations (e.g., disability, wellness, cultural) you want us to know about, please note them when you sign-up for Faculty Welcome or reach out to Andreas Broscheid, broschax@jmu.edu.
Due to the interactive nature of CFI’s Faculty Welcome programs, we do not intend to record sessions or make them available asynchronously.
Who attends Faculty Welcome?
- All new full and part-time faculty who are new to JMU
- Faculty newly tenured or promoted to full this year (Even if you have been at another institution, you should attend Faculty Welcome to meet new colleagues and explore the academic culture of JMU.)
- Returning Faculty: All JMU faculty who want to connect with their colleagues and are interested in attending the workshops and other sessions offered as part of Faculty Welcome
Faculty Welcome is designed to...
- Welcome faculty (back) to JMU
- Offer opportunities for networking and community building
- Enhance the success of faculty by encouraging a comprehensive approach to career planning
- Engage faculty in professional development that supports a diverse range of faculty careers and identities
- Orient participants that are new to JMU to the institution's culture
- Provide faculty with timely resources related to teaching, scholarship, service, and more
Partner/Sponsor: Office of the Provost
If you have any questions about Faculty Welcome, please contact Dr. Andreas Broscheid, Associate Director for Career Planning programs, broschax@jmu.edu.
Faculty Welcome 2022 Program
Register Today - deadline, August 9th @ 5pm
Monday, August 15
| 8:10 - 8:55 am |
Check-In / Registration |
| 9:00 - 9:55 am |
Plenary program, including President Alger’s welcome to new faculty and a panel discussion about JMU’s academic culture Festival Conference Center - Highland’s Room |
| 10:15 - 11:30 am |
Workshops and other sessions Festival Conference Center - conference rooms |
| 11:30 am - 12:45 pm |
Lunch / HR Resource Fair Festival Conference Center - Lower Drum |
| 12:45 - 2:00 pm |
Workshops and other sessions Festival Conference Center - conference rooms |
| 2:00 - 3:45 pm |
Rose Library Open House |
| 3:45 - 4:45 pm |
Student Services Resourse Fair / Closing Reception Rose Library - 3rd floor flex space |
