First week of school…the NFI will begin on September 10th

1st NFI Meeting
3:00-3:30 pm; LARTS 374
A discussion of the schedule.

Welcome Tea for New Faculty and Librarians
3:30-5:00 pm, Library Browsing Area

NFI Meeting: Informational Sessions
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

3:00-3:20 -- Amy Parelman, Director, Writing Resource Center
3:20-3:40 -- Jessica Arruda, Assistant Director of IT Service
3:40-4:00 -- Lee Nason, Director, Facilities, Planning Design and Construction
4:00-4:20 -- Wendy Chaka, Director, Center for Access and Success
4:20-4:40 -- Anne Boisvert, Assistant Director of Alternate Admissions

NFI Meeting: Library Resources
3:00-4:00 pm; we will meet in the Library Browsing Area today

Library Resources: A meeting with the librarians to learn how they can assist you with your classes

4:00-4:30 pm -- Kari Mofford, Information Services: "Collaborating with a Librarian"

Find out the best ways to work with a librarian to create a successful library research assignment that best fits your subject and incorporates information literacy skills.

4:30-5:00 pm -- UMD Academic Integrity Policy

NFI Meeting: Tenure/Contract Renewals/Annual Reviews
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

* Note: There will be follow up sessions in the Spring on writing annual reviews and on 3rd/4th contract renewal narratives.

NFI Meeting: COIN
Location: TBA

PeopleSoft Training Workshop for Advising Students

Follow Monday’s schedule/no NFI meeting

NFI Meeting: Advising
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

Academic Advising Workshop with Ellen Christian, Director,  Academic Advising

NFI Meeting: Provost and Deans meeting
3:00-5:00 pm; location TBA

Provost Garro and the Deans from the different colleges will come to discuss contract renewals, tenure, teaching, research and service.

NFI Meeting: Workshop
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

Assessing Learning: Grading Rubrics and "Backward Design"
Presenter: Cathy Smilan, Director, MAE Program

Curriculum design and course planning is often treated as a matter of administering tests, etc. on the material. Instead, learn how to first develop the criteria by which a student will be assessed and then design your curriculum. In this way, teachers can better ensure that the material they present and the activities they guide are most effectively tied to the learning of objectives that will eventually be assessed. This workshop will provide an overview of Backward Design and collaborative opportunity to construct grading rubrics. 

NFI Meeting: Grants and Research
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

Meet Joanne Zanella-Litke, Director, Office of Research Administration, and Lou Petrovic, Director of the Advanced Technology and Manufacturing Center (ATMC), as they discuss the grants and research opportunities available for UMass Dartmouth faculty.

NFI Meeting: "Writing a Lot: Some Tips for Productive Academic Writing"
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

Presenter: Paul Silvia, Associate Professor, Psychology, UNC-Greensboro and author of How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Academic Writing

"Finding time to write" is the curse of the assistant professor. In this talk, we'll cover some strategies for writing productively despite the weekly madness of academic life.

This presentation is not to be missed !

Free Week: Enjoy Thanksgiving! 

NFI Meeting: Division of Student Affairs
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374   

Meet Dr. Jean Kim, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, and some of her team.

NFI Meeting: Reflecting on the Semester
3:00-5:00 pm; LARTS 374

End of semester discussion, survey & reception