Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Marriott Center, UMass Amherst (11th floor, Campus Center)
PROGRAM:
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Registration and refreshments
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. - Welcome: New Faculty Orientation
- Angela de Oliveira, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Office of Faculty Development, Professor, Resource Economics
- Fouad Abd-El-Khalick, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
9:20 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. - Conocimiento
Develop connection to each other by exploring and sharing identities and experiences in relation to your new roles at UMass Amherst.
- Angela de Oliveira, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Office of Faculty Development, Professor, Resource Economics
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. - Quick Start Guide activity
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. - Building Your Faculty Community
- Angela de Oliveira, Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Office of Faculty Development, Professor, Resource Economics
- Dena Novak, Associate Provost for Instructional Excellence
- Wilmore Webley, Senior Vice Provost for Equity & Inclusion, Office of Faculty Diversity, Professor, Microbiology
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - Your Faculty Representatives
- Marc Liberatore, Co-President of the Massachusetts Society of Professors, Senior Teaching Faculty, Computer Science
- Tony Paik, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, Professor, Sociology
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Lunch
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Your Circle of Support: Teaching, Research & Well-Being at UMass Amherst
Representatives from campus resource offices will provide information in a 'speed dating' format. Get to know the resources, governance, and communities across across campus to help you work, live, and thrive here!
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Dean of Students
- Disability Services
- Employee Counseling and Consultation Office
- Foundation Relations
- Graduate School
- Human Resources
- Instructional Design, Engagement and Support (IDEAS)
- Office of Equity and Inclusion
- Office of Global Affairs
- Office of Research and Engagement
- Student Success
- UMass ADVANCE
- UMass Information Technology
- University Libraries
2:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - Break
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Sustainable Careers: Advice from Colleagues
- Facilitator: Jason Hooper, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, Office of Faculty Development, Senior Lecturer II, Music & Dance
- Katrina Calhoun, Assistant Professor, Higher Education
- Elizabeth Chen, Professor of Practice and Director, Master of Healthcare Administration Program
- Jennifer Lundquist, Senior Associate Dean of Research & Faculty Development and Professor, Sociology
- Matthew Morrison, Lecturer, Writing Program
- Grant Wilson, Department Head and Professor, Astronomy
In addition to this campus-wide orientation for new faculty, additional welcoming events are offered by departments and/or schools/colleges.
The Office of Human Resources also hosts New Employee Orientation that focuses on payroll and benefits. Your department's personnel coordinator will register you for this orientation.