Orientation Schedule

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14:
8:00-8:40 a.m.	Breakfast and Introductions
8:45-9:15 a.m.	Welcoming Comments
9:15-10:15 a.m.	Session: OMG--What do I do now?--Faculty Support and Mentoring
10:15-10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30-12:00 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions (with Faculty Mentoring Network): Tenure-track faculty: What do I need to be successful here? Term faculty: What will help me find a job?
12:00-1:00 p.m.	Discussion and Lunch
1:15-2:00 p.m.	Session: When will I ever find time for... Wellness
2:15-3:15 p.m.	Session: You mean the percentages add to 100? -- Syllabus Advice from Practiced Hands
3:15-3:30 p.m.	Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.	Session: They have lives outside of my classroom? -- What keeps students so busy
4:30-5:00 p.m.	Break
5:00-5:45 p.m.	Reception - (Child care provided)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15:
8:30-9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00-10:30 a.m.	Session: Risks of a New Role: Faculty Power and Privilege
10:30-10:45 a.m.	Discussion and Break
10:45-11:15 a.m.	Session: Fostering Inclusion on a Diverse Campus
11:15-12:30 p.m.	Session: How do I make things actually happen? -- Introduction to Resources
12:30-1:30 p.m.	Lunch
1:30-2:30 p.m.	Grinnell students and alums answer questions about students, student life, and academics
2:30-2:45 p.m.	Information and sign-up for Monday and Tuesday's optional sessions
2:45-3:45 p.m.	Campus Tour

MONDAY, AUGUST 19 and TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 -- Optional Sessions

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