2021 New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation (NFO) Kick-Off
August 10-11^th, 2021

Day 1 (Tues., Aug. 10): McCormick Lounge, Coffey Hall, LSC

9:00-9:15 am
President’s Message and Welcome from President Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD

9:15-9:30 am
Provost’s Message and Welcome from Provost Margaret Callahan, CRNA, PhD, FNAP, FAAN

9:30-9:45 am
Loyola and the Jesuit Mission – John Hardt, PhD

9:45-10:00 am
Office of Faculty Affairs/Year-Long Orientation Overview – Badia Ahad, PhD

10:00-10:30 am
Interactive Exercise/Peer Mentoring Sign Up/Break – Christine Li-Grining, PhD, Cathy Buescher

10:30-11:15 am
Loyola Student Panel – Keaira Williams (Business Administration), Jack Scott (Environmental Policy and Philosophy), Irene Phillips (Fine and Performing Arts/Theater), Tenzing Sherpa (Neuroscience), Celina Chiodo (Stritch School of Medicine)

11:15 am-12:15 pm
Faculty Research at LUC – Meharvan (Sonny) Singh, PhD

12:15-1:15 pm              Lunch Break

1:15-2:45 pm
Ignatian Pedagogy/Teaching at LUC – Bridget Colacchio Wesley, MA, LCSW; Jessica Mansbach, PhD; Jack Nuelle, MTS

2:45-3:00 pm
Concluding Exercise: What would you like to know more about/burning questions – Christine Li-Grining, PhD

3:00-4:00 pm
Reception: Meet Your New Colleagues – Christine Li-Grining, PhD

Day 2 (Wed., Aug. 11): Virtual Meeting (Via-Zoom)

9:45-10:15 am           
Welcome (Back), Questions from Day 1 – Christine Li-Grining, PhD

10:15-10:45 am         
Student Services/Accommodations – Betsi Burns, MS

10:45-11:00 am                  Break

11:00 am-12:00 pm
Faculty Panel/What I Wish I Knew My First Year as a Faculty Member –Sacha Coupet, JD, PhD (School of Law); David Romanelli, MA (School of Communication); Walter Tangarife, PhD (Physics/CAS); Stephanie Berg, DO (Stritch School of Medicine)

12:00-12:30 pm
Supporting Faculty Research – Gail Hendler, MLS (HSC); Jonna Peterson, MLIS (HSC); Niamh McGuigan, MA (Lakeside)

12:30-1:30 pm                    Lunch Break

1:30-2:30 pm
Human Resources/Benefits Overview – Danielle Hanson

Conclude at 2:30 pm
Christine Li-Grining, PhD

Presentation and Additional Resources:

• 2021 New Faculty Orientation Agenda
  

Day 1:

• Opening Session with Badia Ahad, PhD (PPTX)
• Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy Presentation (PPTX)
• Support for Faculty Research at LUC (PPTX   PDF) – Meharvan (Sonny) Singh, PhD
• Get to Know Each Other Exercise and SignUps (PPTX)

Day 2:

• Welcome Back and Follow-up Questions (PPTX)  – Christine Li-Grining, PhD 
• University Libraries Presentation (PPTX)  – Niamh McGuigan, MA
• Health Sciences Campus Libraries Presentation (PPTX) – Gail Hendler, MLS; Jonna Peterson, MLIS
• Human Resources and Benefits Presentation (PPTX) – Danielle Hanson
• Learning and Student Success (SAC) (PPTX)

• Loyola and the Jesuit Mission - John Hardt, PhD Vice Dean, Professional Formation (Stritch School of Medicine) and Associate Professor (Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, SSOM)
• Office of Faculty Affairs/Year-Long Orientation Overview - Badia Ahad, PhD Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor (Department of English)
• Loyola Student Panel - Keaira Williams (Business Administration), Elle Laurencelle (Biology), Jack Scott(Environmental Policy and Philosophy), Irene Phillips (Fine and Performing Arts/Theater), Tenzing Sherpa (Neuroscience)
• Faculty Research at LUC - Meharvan (Sonny) Singh, PhD Vice Provost for Research and Professor in Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology (Stritch School of Medicine)
• Ignatian Pedagogy/Teaching at LUC - Bridget Colacchio, MA, LCSW Co-Director at Faculty Center for Ignatian Pedagogy

• Every Semester Needs a Plan/Guided Semester Planning Workshop  (PPTX) – Christine Li-Grining, Center for Faculty Excellence; Badia Ahad, Office of the Provost/Faculty Affairs

• Introduction to the Office of Research Services and Finding Funding 101  (PPTX) – Angelica Vaca, Director, Office of Research Services; Jennifer Rios, Office Manager/Internal Grants; Andrew Ellis, Associate Director of Research Compliance
• Shared Governance at LUC/Faculty Handbook ( PPTX), (PPTX) - Tavis Jules, Faculty Council; Susan Uprichard, University Senate

• Navigating Conflict: Formal and Informal (Tim Love, Executive Director for Equity & Compliance Title IX Coordinator; Stacey Jaksa, Director in the Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution) (PDF)
• Navigating Conflict: Formal and Informal (Video I) (Video II)

Need help with any of the following questions:

• What is resources and processes are in place to handle conflict?
• What is a Responsible Campus Partner and am I one?
• Where can I find LUC's policy regarding issues involving conflict?

Tim Love, Office for Equity and Compliance/Title IX, and Stacey Jaksa, Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution, provide answers to these and many other questions in Tuesday's workshop. Faculty will learn about Loyola University Chicago’s Comprehensive Policy, being a Responsible Campus Partner, and grievance, complaint, and conflict resolution resources and processes.

• Grants Submission and Management: Health Sciences Faculty (Sue Pugl, Assistant Director of Research Administration) (Grants Submission and Management Video Presentation)
  
       • Grant Application Checklist (Grant Application Checklist.pdf)
       • Grant Accounting Unit Setup Checklist (Grant Accounting Unit (AU) Setup Checklist.pdf)
       • Office of Research Services Introduction (Office of Research Services Introduction.pdf)
       • Office of Research Services General Information (Office of Research Services General Information.pdf)

• Working Effectively with Graduate Students- Dr. Emily Barman, Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
• How to Prepare a Book Proposal - Dr. Badia Ahad, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professor of English, Loyola University (PPTX)

• How to Be An Ally to Faculty of Color - Dr. Amy Nelson Christensen, Chair of Loyola University Chicago's Anti-Racism Initiative and Clinical Assistant Professor of School Psychology, School of Education (PDF)

• Academic Wellness and Burnout - Dr. Greg Ozark, Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Stritch School of Medicine, Vice President for Graduate Medical Education - Loyola Medicine, Assistant Dean of Graduate Medical Education, Stritch School of Medicine and Dr. John Hardt, Vice Dean of Professional Formation and Associate Professor of Bioethics, Stritch School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus
• Academic Wellness and Burnout Presentation  (Academic Wellness and Burnout Presentation.pdf)
• Trinity-LUC Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (Slide Trinity-LUC EAP Slide.pdf)
• LUC Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Presentation (LUC EAP Presentation.pdf)
• LUC Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Flyer (LUC EAP Flyer.pdf)
  
  
  
  

 *Video recordings are available to LUC faculty members; please enter UVID and password