2022 New Faculty Orientation

The 2022 Virtual New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Registration for New Faculty Orientation is required by August 5, 2022. Please complete the brief registration form.

2022 New Faculty Orientation – Agenda
Tuesday, August 16 from 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM (Pacific)

• 8:30 – 8:45 AM
  • Welcome and Introductions
    • Laura Hill, Senior Vice Provost
• 8:45 – 9:00 AM
  • Tribal Welcome
    • Zoe Higheagle Strong, Vice Provost for Native American Relations and Programs & Tribal Liaison to the President
• 9:00 – 9:30 AM
  • University Welcome
    • Elizabeth Chilton, Provost and Executive Vice President and Chancellor, WSU Pullman
• 9:30 – 10:30 AM
  • Breakout Conversations
    • Faculty of Color
      • Luz María Gordillo, Associate Professor, Department of History, WSU Vancouver; and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
      • Darryl Singleton, Assistant Professor, School of Music
    • LGBTQ+
      • Chris Dickey, Assistant Professor, School of Music
      • Anthony Nicola, Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
    • Research and Scholarship
      • Jennifer Adam, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Service, Outreach, Engagement
      • Ka’imi Sinclair, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, WSU Health Sciences Spokane
      • Katherine Rodela, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Sport Management, WSU Vancouver; and Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion for Faculty and Staff Development, College of Education
    • Teaching
      • Janet Peters, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, WSU Tri-Cities
      • Clif Stratton, Associate Professor Career-Track, Department of History
• 10:30 – 11:00 AM
  • Break
• 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Breakout Conversations
    • Faculty of Color
      • Luz María Gordillo, Associate Professor, Department of History, WSU Vancouver; and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Excellence, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
      • Darryl Singleton, Assistant Professor, School of Music
    • LGBTQ+
      • Chris Dickey, Assistant Professor, School of Music
      • Anthony Nicola, Professor, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology
    • Research and Scholarship
      • Jennifer Adam, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    • Service, Outreach, Engagement
      • Ka’imi Sinclair, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, WSU Health Sciences Spokane
      • Katherine Rodela, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Sport Management, WSU Vancouver; and Associate Dean of Equity and Inclusion for Faculty and Staff Development, College of Education
    • Teaching
      • Janet Peters, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, WSU Tri-Cities
      • Clif Stratton, Associate Professor Career-Track, Department of History
• 12:00 – 1:00 PM
  • Lunch Break
• 1:00 – 2:00 PM
  • Implicit Bias Training
    • Lisa Guerrero, Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusive Excellence, WSU Pullman
• 2:00 – 3:00 PM
  • Inclusive Teaching Panel
    • Joe Hewa, Director, Center for Transformational Learning & Leadership
    • Julie Menard, Teaching Assistant Professor, School of the Environment
    • Erika Offerdahl, Director, Transformational Change Initiative (Panel Moderator)
    • Mary Kay Patton, Clinical Assistant Professor, Center for Transformational Learning & Leadership
    • Amanda Stahl, Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of the Environment
    • Anna Whitehall, Scholarly Associate Professor, Center for Transformational Learning & Leadership
• 3:00 – 3:30 PM
  • Access Center and the Office of Compliance and Civil Rights Overview
    • Kiara Drake, Assistant Director, Office of Compliance and Civil Rights
    • Matthew Jeffries, Director, Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center
• 3:30 – 3:40 PM
  • President and First Lady Welcome
    • Kirk H. Schulz, System President
    • Noel Schulz, First Lady; and the Edmund O. Schweitzer III Chair in Power Apparatus and Systems, WSU School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
• 3:40 – 4:00 PM
  • Impressions of the Day
    • Laura Hill, Senior Vice Provost
• 4:00 PM
  • Adjourn