Mary Southern

Join your Elon 101 colleagues as we learn about new program initatives, resources, and updates for fall 2017. Orientation schedule review will begin promptly at 10:15 a.m. and end at 10:35 a.m. For the remaining time, Brandy Propst and Becky Olive-Taylor will facilitate discussions regarding Elon 101 program identity and required course elements. Announcements will be kept to a bare minimum. Please note that lunch is no longer provided.

Intended Audience: Directed to those teaching Elon 101 in the fall.

The goal of this workshop is to provide understanding of the student employment process to include recruiting, job posting, screening candidates, work agreements, payroll, orientation, onboarding, evaluations and termination. If you have any questions you would like answered about student employment, please email questions ahead of time to Nancy Carpenter ncarpenter4@elon.edu, by Aug. 16 for inclusion in the discussion. 

Please preregister on the Office of Leadership and Professional Development website at www.elon.edu/olpd

New faculty will meet with the president, the provost and with experienced Elon faculty to learn more about teaching and thriving at Elon and to prepare for the start of the academic year. The new faculty orientation program is facilitated by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning; more details are online at www.elon.edu/newfaculty.

Intended Audience: All full-time faculty who are new to Elon this academic year.

To reserve a lunch for the new faculty orientation session, register here for New Faculty Orientation to provide your name, academic department, and to indicate if you have any dietary restrictions. RSVP by Aug. 15, or as soon as possible.

Intended Audience: Department Chairs and Associate Chairs

This meeting is for all faculty who will be teaching ENG 110 Writing: Argument and Inquiry during the 2017-18 academic year.

Intended Audience: Faculty teaching ENG 110

The faculty of COR interdisciplinary capstone seminars will participate in an organizational meeting, including conversation about different capstone projects being used and other pedagogies for integrating learning.  

Intended Audience: All faculty teaching COR capstone seminars during 2017-18 (and others who would like to attend).

President and Mrs. Lambert will welcome new faculty and staff at a recpetion in the Snow Family Grand Atrium.

Intended Audience: Open to all new faculty and staff (nametags with green or blue dots) at Elon University. This invitation is also extended to spouses or guests. An e-mail invitation to this event (asking for an RSVP) will be sent from the Office of the President to those new faculty and staff who are invited.

Chairs of 2017-18 Standing Committees will meet with Council Chair Philip Motley and Chair-Elect Prudence Layne to discuss the chair's roles and duties. Standing Committee Chairs are identified in the section of this Website titled “Directory”.

Intended Audience: Open to chairs of 2017-18 Standing Committees

On Monday, Aug. 28, from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., first-year and transfer students will meet in small groups with a faculty member to talk about their academic responsibilities for learning at Elon. This session will allow faculty to discuss the event and to share ideas.

Intended Audience: Faculty who will be leading Engaged Learning Sessions, especially those leading for the first time