New Academic Faculty Orientation - August 2025
Welcome to Georgia Tech, New Faculty!
On behalf of the Vice Provost for Faculty, Dr. Michelle Rinehart, we welcome you to Georgia Tech and look forward to supporting your success as a faculty member. You are now part of a unique community dedicated to enacting our mission to improve the human condition through advanced science and technology.
New Faculty Orientation
Sponsored by the Offices of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Faculty Professional Development, New Faculty Orientation for all new permanent academic faculty will take place on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 from 9am to 4:30pm. Breakfast will be available before the event, and lunch will be served.
Please see below for additional new faculty events from the Office of Faculty Professional Development, Center for Teaching and Learning, Office of Information Technology, and Human Resources.
| Time | Event/People |
| 8-9 | Check-in and optional breakfast and coffee |
| 9-9:15 | Welcome to Georgia Tech Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark, Director of the Office of Faculty Professional Development, Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Dr. Leslie Sharp, Dean of GT Libraries Dr. Michelle Rinehart, Vice Provost for Faculty |
| 9:15-9:45 | Meet the Interim Provost Karie Davis-Nozemack |
| 9:45-10:15 | Who Are Georgia Tech's New Faculty? |
| 10:15-10:45 | Research at Tech - The Research Enterprise Raghupathy Sivakumar, VP Commercialization |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break |
| 11:00-12:15 | Lightning Rounds:
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| 12:15-1:15 | Lunch |
| 1:15-1:30 | Welcome and Introduction to the Teaching Environment Dr. Larry Jacobs, Senior Vice Provost for Education and Learning |
| 1:30-2:30 | Teaching at Tech Dr. Laura Carruth, Associate Vice Provost for Transformative Teaching and Learning and Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning Dr. Carol Subino Sullivan, Assistant Director, Faculty Teaching and Learning Initiatives Dr. Amanda Nolen, Assistant Director, Evaluation and Assessment Dr. Warren Goetzel, Director, Academic Technology and Engagement (OIT) / Director, External and Faculty Engagement (C21U) |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Community Building Activity |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break |
| 3:15-4:00 | Getting to Know Georgia Tech Students/Student Panel
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| 4:00-4:20 | Faculty Governance Overview Dr. Dima Nazzal, Director of Professional Practice, School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Chair of the Faculty Executive Board Dr. Adam Steinberg, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, and Secretary of the Faculty |
| 4:20-4:30 | Concluding Remarks |
Additional Events and Opportunities
Center for Teaching and Learning Workshops
The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) will host a Fall Teaching Kickoff event on Monday, August 11. This year's event includes sessions on GT courses policies and the syllabus template, supporting Student Success and Wellbeing, and breakout sessions on teaching large courses, active learning, and more. You can join us for the entire day or just the sessions that fit your schedule.
CTL will also host a Canvas Click-Off event on Wednesday, August 13, 10am-3pm in Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons (CULC) 102. Topics include getting started with Canvas, using the Canvas course template, setting up your gradebook, and more. You can join us for the entire day or just the sessions that fit your schedule.
Human Resources and Benefits Review
USG New Hire Benefits Orientation - website
GT Benefits - website
OIT Digital Learning Faculty Trainings
Check out this page to review upcoming sessions - August 14 and 15 - on how to maximize your use of Canvas for courses.
Newly hired full-time permanent academic faculty are invited to these events, which includes tenure-track or tenured assistant, associate, and full professors, Lecturers, Academic Professionals at all ranks, and Professors of the Practice.