Wednesday, August 16, 2023
University Directory Photographs
All Elon faculty and staff members are encouraged to have their photo included in the university’s online directory. Please make plans to have a new or updated photograph taken. If you are new to Elon, if your photo is missing from the campus directory, or if your photo is more than three years old, please have a new photo taken by the Office of University Communications. No appointment is necessary, simply just drop in during a session that suits you. The portraits are taken from chest up on a gray backdrop in a photo studio.
Location
The photo studio is now located in the southwest corner of Alumni Gym, close to West Haggard Avenue. Please enter through the external doors in the southwest corner of Alumni Gym, noted by a red star on this map.
Wednesday, August 16: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Learn more about directory portraits
After the Session
Once your photo is in the directory, you may download a high-resolution version for your own professional use. To do so, visit www.elon.edu/directories. Log in at the bottom left, and the editing page will open. Beneath your photo, click the download link to download a high-resolution copy of your portrait to your computer.
Timeline
8:15 a.m.-9:15 a.m. - Faculty Standing Committee Meetings (Session 1)
Location: Various Locations
Intended Audience: Open to all members of committees listed below.
| Committee | Chair | Meeting Location |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Standing | Lisa Buchanan | Alamance 304 |
| Academic Technology | Ben Hannam | Belk Library 102 |
| Advancing Equity Requirement | Jessica Carew | Alamance 202 |
| Global Education Curriculum Committee | Svetlana Nepocatych | Global Commons 203 |
| Graduate Council | Stephen Braye | Alamance 207 |
| Library Committee | Aaron Sparks | Belk Library 205 |
| Post-Probationary Faculty Development Review Committee | Karen Yokley | Schar Hall, Communications Building 212 |
| Religious and Spiritual Life | Vitaliy Strohush | Alamance 204 |
| Institutional Review Board | Marna Winter | Koury Athletic Center 141 |
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - New Faculty (full-time) Q&A Session with Human Resources
Location: Moseley 215
Intended Audience: All new full-time faculty members; NOTE: Previous Elon part-time faculty who are now changing to full-time faculty status should also attend this session.
Representatives from the Office of Human Resources (HR) will host a New Hire Q&A for all new full-time faculty members. During this session, representatives will answer any questions that were not addressed in the online new hire orientation offered by HR. Please access the online orientation prior to the Q&A session. The link to do so will be sent via email to the aforementioned audience on Monday, August 16th. New faculty members who have not completed their new hire paperwork and presented original, unexpired I-9 documents to Human Resources, should bring them to this meeting.
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Faculty Standing Committee Meetings (Session 2)
Location: Various Locations
Intended Audience: Open to all members of committees listed below.
| Committee | Chair | Meeting Location |
|---|---|---|
| Admissions Committee | David Bockino | Alamance 207 |
| Athletics Committee | Shaina Dabbs | Alamance 201 |
| Core Curriculum Council | Ally Wente | Global Commons 200 |
| Curriculum Committee (University) | Vickie Moore | Lindner 206 |
| Faculty Research and Development | Rozana Carducci | Alamance 101 |
| Promotion and Tenure | Chris Richardson | Belk Pavilion 201 |
| Student Life Committee | Jeanine Hill | Alamance 204 |
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. - Regional Centers Progress Update
Location: McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion 108
Intended Audience: Open to all members of Elon University
As part of the Boldly Elon strategic plan, Regional Centers have been identified as a strategy to build lifelong partnerships with our many constituents near and far. By working collaboratively with Schools, departments and programs across the campus we plan to broaden Elon’s connections and reach. Regional Center will serve as hubs for alumni (professional development and networking), students (internships and StudyUSA), prospective and current families (admissions and advancement), lifelong learning and professional education and more. Come meet the new Director of Regional Centers and join in a conversation with the team working together toward this Boldly Elon goal.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. - Inclusive Excellence Development Building on and Communicating your Commitment
Location: Lindner 102
This highly engaging session will explore forthcoming personal, professional, and departmental opportunities and strategies to actively contribute to an Inclusive Excellence work and learning culture. Learn more about a new suite of educational modules launching this fall to support faculty and staff development toward a greater sense of community and belonging for all members. Other highlights include Fall 2023 standard offerings and opportunities to deepen the conversation and commitment. Furthermore, this session will illustrate how to demonstrate your commitment to inclusion, equity, and diversity through continued development and informed action.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. - Advisory Committee on the First Year Experience
Location: Alamance 204
Intended Audience: Open to all members of the committee.
The FYE committee will meet during this time to discuss our focus and plans for the upcoming academic year.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. - Teaching in the Honors Program
Location: Lindner 207
Intended Audience: Faculty interested in teaching or scheduled to teach Honors seminars.
This meeting is for faculty who are interested in teaching in the Honors Program and those teaching Honors Seminars in 2023-2024.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. - Phi Beta Kappa Faculty and Staff Meeting
Location: Belk Pavilion 201
Intended Audience: Open to all PBK members at Elon University.
Faculty and staff members who belong to Phi Beta Kappa are encouraged to attend this session to plan Elon’s PBK activities for the coming year.
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. - Teacher Education Committee
Location: Mooney 111
Intended Audience: Open to all members of the committee.
The Teacher Education Committee will meet in the Curriculum Resources Center.
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. - Center for Writing Excellence: Strategies for Designing AI-enhanced Writing Assignments
Location: Belk Pavilion 208
Intended Audience: Teaching faculty who would like time to work on, or get feedback on, their writing assignments and want to discuss how AI impacts their writing instruction.
We’ll start this session by sharing strategies for designing AI-enhanced writing assignments and developing a syllabus or assignment statement for generative AI use in writing assignments. We’ll also talk about how consultants in The Writing Center will be prepared to work with students who are using AI writing tools. After this overview, faculty will have focused time to work on their course writing assignments and to get feedback on them from the Writing Across the University Director (Dr. Paula Rosinski) and Writing Center Director (Dr. Julia Bleakney). Please bring drafts and your laptop, as this will be a working session.
To help us plan the workshop, please RSVP. If you’d like to have lunch during the workshop, please complete the RSVP form by Friday, August 4.
RSVP required: Lunch will be served, so please RSVP.
12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. - Department Chair Workshop
Location: Moseley 215
Intended Audience: This workshop is for all new and continuing department chairs, including associate chairs and individuals who will be serving as interim chairs during the 2023-24 academic year.
This workshop will be the first in a series of Department Chair development sessions for 2023-24. This session will include updates on the new centralized hiring process, policy for hiring foreign nationals, new process for advisor assignments, Carnegie reclassification, and other points of discussion and opportunities for Chairs.
12:45 p.m.-1:20 p.m. - Living Learning Community Advisors
Location: McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center
Intended Audience: LLC Advisors only.
LLC Advisors will kick start the semester meeting with your LLC Resident Assistant and the Residence Life and Academic-Residential Partnership team. This meeting will discuss 2023 priorities and help you prepare for the first six weeks of the semester.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. - Charting the Course: Navigating the Faculty Handbook and Embracing Shared Governance
Location: McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion 108
Intended Audience: Any faculty member seeking familiarity with the Faculty Handbook or looking to strengthen their understanding of shared governance at Elon.
This session will explore the structure and content of the Faculty Handbook, highlighting key sections and policies that are relevant to your academic and professional journey. Attendees will receive tips on how to effectively navigate the Faculty Handbook, gain a deeper understanding of how it shapes shared governance and intersects with your overall engagement and experience at Elon.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. - Elon College Fellows (ECF) Information Session for College of Arts and Sciences Faculty
Location: Lindner 204
Intended Audience: Suitable for new or returning faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences who mentor ECF students, who are interested in becoming mentors, or who want to learn more about this Fellows program and ways to participate
Join the directors of the Elon College Fellows (ECF) program for an overview of the ECF program, including expectations and information for mentors of the fellows’ multi-year research and creative projects.
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Residential Campus Neighborhood Planning
Location: McKinnon, Moseley Center
Intended Audience: Residential neighborhood community directors and faculty directors, linked course faculty, living learning community (LLC) advisors, faculty affiliates, faculty-in-residence, and neighborhood association members.
Members of the university community working in support of living and learning at Elon – the Residential Campus Initiative – will meet to discuss strategic goals for the 2023-2024 academic year. Neighborhood associations will have breakout sessions during the meeting to review neighborhood plans, meet the faculty and residential staff working in the neighborhood, and to share the common calendar for the fall semester.
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Colleague Training: Class schedules and more
Location: KOBC 101
Intended Audience: Main campus academic department program assistants
Training and review of Colleague semester class schedule data entry and tools with discussion of how it impacts the new Student Planning registration and advising tools. Review and training of other Colleague processes used by program assistants. Staff from the Registrar’s Office and Enterprise Solutions will lead the session.
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. - Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education - Community-wide event; Boldly Elon
Location: Lindner 106
Intended Audience: Open to all members of Elon University
This session will provide an overview of Elon’s response to AI technologies and emerging plans to support faculty and staff as they respond to AI opportunities and challenges in the coming academic year. Presenters will share initial results from Elon’s “AI Readiness and Preparedness Survery,” the main points from an “Elon & AI” whitepaper, and “Elon’s Generative AI Statement.” Participants will have time to discuss AI perceptions in small groups and be invited to share their suggestions about how best to prepare the Elon community as we adjust to generative AI in education.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Meeting of School- and Division-Based Curriculum Committee Chairs
Location: Belk Library 205
Intended Audience: Chairs for the University and School- and Division-based Curriculum Committees as well as any interested committee members.
This will be an opportunity for chairs of the various curriculum committees to discuss procedures and anticipated work for the coming year.
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - Advising Student Organizations
Locations: McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center
Intended Audience: Directed to any faculty advisors, but open to all members of Elon University
This meeting is for ANY student organization faculty advisor, new or returning. Discussion will center on updated Elon policies and procedures for student organizations and how you can help your leaders traverse the system. Additional information will be provided on how to be an effective advisor and student motivator, how to navigate PhoenixCONNECT, and on services available for your student organization. Join representatives from Student Involvement, the Moseley Center, and SGA for important updates.
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - Loy Farm Open House - Community-wide event; Boldly Elon
Location: Loy Farm (2635 W Front Street Burlington, NC 27215)
Intended Audience: Faculty and staff interested in learning about what is happening at Loy Farm or scheduling a Loy Farm Tour for a class or student group.
The Loy Farm includes a solar farm and the Elon Environmental Center, which includes the responsible design studio, forest classroom and food and farming system operations. Stop by to learn about the sustainability initiatives taking place at Loy Farm. It is located at 2635 W Front Street Burlington, NC 27215, which is a short walk from main campus along the greenway path. Limited parking is also available on site.