New Faculty Orientation & Development

New Faculty Orientation and Development (NFOD) begins with a two-day on-campus event where new full- and part-time instructors are introduced to UNC, meet with the president and provost, build community, and engage in discussions about teaching practice. This is followed by a year-long series of programming designed to support faculty in their work as reflective and reflexive teachers and scholars.

The goals of New Faculty Orientation & Development are to:

• Welcome new faculty to the UNC Community
• Engage new faculty in discussions about teaching excellence
• Provide new faculty with information about campus policies
• Inform new faculty about campus services 

These goals are achieved through the following activities: 

• Discussions about UNC’s students and values 
• Discussions with UNC’s provost and president
• Teaching workshops led by experienced UNC faculty
• Informational sessions related to campus policies and services
• Campus tour
• Community building events

2024 Schedule

• Monday, August 19

  7:45 - 8:00	Doors Open
  8:00 - 8:30	Welcome (breakfast provided)
  8:30 - 9:00	Who are UNC Students?
  9:00 - 10:00	Breakout Sessions 9-9:30 Group 1 Campus Tour and Group 2 Tips from Second-Year Faculty 9:30-10 Group 2 Campus Tour and Group 1 Tips from Second-Year Faculty
  10:00 - 10:15	Break
  10:15 - 11:00	Best Practices and Strategies in Online Teaching
  11:00 - 11:45	Instructional Design & Development Q & A
  11:45 - 12:00	Break
  12:00 - 1:00	Lunch (provided)
  1:00 - 3:00	UNITE: Foundations of Equity
  3:00 - 3:15	Break
  3:15 - 3:45	Social Activity
  3:45 - 4:30	Board Policy: Knowing What, How, and When to Do Things
  4:30 - 5:00	Wrap up, Raffle

• Tuesday, August 20

  7:45 - 8:00	Doors Open
  8:00 - 8:30	Welcome (breakfast provided)
  8:30 - 10:00	Course Design & Universal Design for Learning
  10:00 - 11:00	Breakout Sessions (Pick one) Tips for Teaching & Mentoring Undergraduate Students (Spruce Suite A) Tips for Teaching & Mentoring Graduate Students (Spruce Suite C)
  11:00 - 11:15	Break
  11:15 - 12:00	Libraries at UNC
  12:00 - 1:00	Lunch (provided)
  1:00 - 2:30	Faculty Speed Networking (Aspen Suite)
  2:30 - 3:00	ORSP at UNC
  3:00 - 3:15	Break
  3:15 - 4:00	UNC Faculty Panel: Balancing Teaching, Research, and Service
  4:00 - 4:15	Wrap up, Raffle
  4:00 - 5:00	Headshots (Spruce Suite B)