Tuesday, August 15, 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.
Tuesday, August 15: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 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
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Core Capstone Planning Meeting
Location: Global Commons 103
Intended Audience: All faculty members teaching Core capstone seminars this academic year.
Discuss recent shifts in course goals and expectations, along with nuts-and-bolts pedagogical matters.
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Department Chairs meet with the Dean: Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Department Chairs and Interdisciplinary Major Coordinators meet with the Dean: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences
Location: McBride Gathering Space, Numen Lumen Pavilion 108
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Department Chairs and Academic Program Directors meet with the Dean: School of Communications
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Department Chairs meet with the Dean: Love School of Business
Location: KOBC 300
Intended Audience: LSB Department Chairs
Meeting of LSB Department Chairs
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Department Chairs meet with the Dean: School of Health Sciences
Location: Francis Center 127
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Meeting of ENG 1100 Faculty
Location: Alamance 204
Intended Audience: All faculty teaching ENG 1100.
This meeting is for all faculty who will be teaching ENG 1100 Writing: Argument and Inquiry during the 2023-24 academic year
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. - Meeting of STS 1100 Faculty
Location: Global Commons 204
Intended Audience: Geared to faculty who will teach STS 1100 in 2023-24, but open to all members of Elon University
This meeting is for those who may teach STS 1100 in fall, winter, or spring. While the session will be primarily geared to the needs of new instructors and adjuncts, continuing instructors are welcome to attend.
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. - Student Employment Essentials
Location: Moseley 215
Intended Audience: On Campus Supervisors
The goal of the workshop is to provide staff and faculty with an understanding of student employment policies and processes to include recruiting, job posting, screening candidates, work agreements, payroll, orientation, onboarding, evaluations and termination. Please contact Kameryn Taylor at ktaylor54@elon.edu for any questions about this workshop!
9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - New Full Time Faculty Orientation - please RSVP
Location: Belk Pavilion 201 & 208
Intended Audience: All full-time faculty who are new to Elon this academic year RSVP (using this link) by Friday, August 11.
New faculty will meet with the President, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, 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 in coordination with the Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs; more details are online on the new faculty website.
10:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m. - Advancing Equity Requirement Update
Location: LaRose Student Commons 200
Students entering in the Fall of 2023 must complete Advancing Equity Requirement. This session will review the learning outcomes, introduce some of the courses that have received the designation, and share faculty development opportunities for the upcoming school year.
10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Elon 1010 New and Returning Faculty and Peer Educator (PE) Workshop
Location: McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center
Intended Audience: All Elon 1010 Instructors, Peer Educators, and Campus Partners.
Join your Elon 1010 colleagues and PEs as we learn about new program initiatives, resources, and updates for fall 2023.
12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m - Using the Common Reading, I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times, by Mónica Guzmán
Location: McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center
Intended Audience: Designed for all faculty and staff working with first-year students, but open to all members of Elon University
This session will be useful for anyone interested in teaching with I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times or communicating with students about the book. Come share ideas or find inspiration in your colleagues. Instructors of COR 1100, ENG 1100, Elon 1010, MTH 1100, and other first-year courses are especially encouraged to attend. RSVP is appreciated by Thursday, August 10 at 11:59 p.m. for lunch/no lunch and will also help prepare any handouts by the presenters.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m - Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education - Community-wide event; Boldly Elon
Location: Lindner 102
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 Survey,” 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.
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. - Faculty and Staff Leaders of Short-term Study Abroad and Study USA Courses
Location: Global Commons 103
Intended Audience:Faculty and staff teaching short-term study abroad and study USA courses 2023-24.
This session is required of faculty and staff who will be leading a group short-term global course off-campus in 2023-2024, whether abroad or domestically. We will cover the general timeline and expectations for the winter term 2024 programs. Additional topics will include group dynamic strategies, roles and responsibilities, inclusion considerations, incident procedures, mental health abroad and intercultural reflection activities. Please direct any questions to Mark Kurt at mkurt@elon.edu or Matt Ryan at mryan39@elon.edu.
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Planning a Successful Event at Elon University - Community-wide event
Location: Koeningsberger Learning Center 127
Intended Audience: Open to all faculty and staff
Join the Office of Event and Space Management team for a training focused on hosting successful on-campus events. During this time faculty and staff will have the opportunity to hear from event service partners who assist in making events successful and a representative from the president’s office to provide guidance on requesting president attendance at event. Training content will include but not be limited to policies, procedures, practices, and resources that contribute to a successful event for event planners, guests, and the event services team.
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. - Meeting of Academic Leadership (President, Provost/VPAA, Associate Provosts, Assistant Provosts, Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, and Associate Chairs)
Location: LaRose Student Commons, 200
Intended Audience: President, Provost/VPAA, Associate Provosts, Assistant Provosts, Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, and Associate Chairs
This session will discuss upcoming priorities for the academic year and the implementation of initiatives described in Boldly Elon. President Book and Provost Kohn will share their thoughts and engage in Q&A from Associate Provosts, Assistant Provosts, Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, and Associate Chairs.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Honors Thesis New Mentor Meeting
Location: Lindner 204
Intended Audience: All Honors mentors are invited.
This session provides an overview of expectations of the Honors Program and is required for any faculty member mentoring an Honors Fellow for the first time and is encouraged for all mentors who have not worked with an Honors fellow in the past 2 years.
4:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. - New Part Time Faculty Orientation - please RSVP
Location: Virtual
Intended Audience: All new part-time faculty members; RSVP (using this link) by Friday, August 11th.
Important information will be shared for new adjunct faculty about teaching at Elon, including both expectations and resources available to you. This session will be offered virtually on Zoom, and you will receive an email with log-in information the day prior to the event.
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - Faculty and Staff Receptions: Faculty and Staff Receptions: Asian-Pacific Islander & Asian Studies Faculty and Staff Reception
Location: Carlton Building, First Floor Commons 113
The Asian Studies Program and Asian-Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group at Elon University invites all faculty and staff who self-identify as Asian-Pacific Islander or Asian, or whose research, teaching, or personal experience significantly engages with Asia or Pacific Islands. This reception aims to recognize and celebrate our diversity of heritage and our depth of expertise and interest in the region.
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. - Faculty and Staff Receptions: Black Faculty and Staff Reception
Location: Student Center, first floor of Moseley Center 105
The Black Faculty and Staff reception seeks to welcome new employees and reconnect with current colleagues within the Elon University community. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
4:40 p.m.-5:30 p.m. - Faculty and Staff Receptions: Latinx/Hispanic Faculty and Staff Reception
Location: Oak House
Intended Audience: Latinx faculty and staff
The Center for Race, Ethnicity, & Diversity Education and the Elon Latinx/Hispanic Employee Resource Group invite you to the Latinx/Hispanic Faculty and Staff Reception at the Oak House. This reception is an opportunity for Latinx/Hispanic faculty and staff to welcome new members to the Elon community, network, and build social support.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. - Faculty and Staff Receptions: LGBTQIA Faculty and Staff Reception
Location: Belk Amphitheater, (Rain Location: First Floor of Lindner Hall)
Intended Audience: All LGBTQIA & Ally faculty and staff (new and returning)
Annual social that brings Elon’s LGBTQIA & Ally faculty and staff together to chat, laugh, and connect. All are welcome. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments provided. Sponsored by Elon’s LGBTQIA Employee Resource Group.
11:59 p.m. - RSVP Deadline: Faculty Line of March for New Student Convocation on Saturday, August 19, RSVP and academic regalia required
RSVP to Email Survey by 8/15/23 at 11:59 p.m.
Intended Audience:Open to faculty members and administrators with faculty rank wearing academic regalia.
See Saturday, August 19 for more information.