New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation

Each August and January, the Office of the Provost hosts New Faculty Orientation (NFO) to help arriving colleagues identify and make use of the many resources available to support their work, and to become familiar with UNM policies and processes. New faculty should consult the Office for Academic Personal New Faculty Page for first steps!

For all new faculty the next orientation will be on Monday, August 12th in the Jackson Student Center at the Anderson Building. Check-in starts at 7:30am, and the orientation will begin promptly at 8:00am. The programming relevant to temporary and part time faculty will end by 2:30pm. Full-time faculty should plan for this to be an all-day event. Lunch will be served.

Faculty employed at UNM Branch Campuses should contact their branch Dean of Instruction for information on orientation.

The agenda includes: 

  • Who are UNM students?
  • Supports for Effective Teaching
  • Student Conduct, Due Process, and CARE
  • Accessibility Service for Students
  • College of University Libraries and Learning Services
  • Academic Technologies
  • Policies, Norms, and Process to Prevent Discrimination at UNM
  • Student Privacy, Information Transparency, and Regulatory Compliance
  • UNM Bookstore
  • Support for Faculty Well-being
  • Research Support
  • ADVANCE at UNM
  • Supporting Graduate Students

All new faculty starting in August should plan to attend and should register at the following link to receive details regarding orientation: https://forms.office.com/r/WFC2wSWD1Y.

ADVANCE at UNM maintains a New Faculty Welcome Page with individual profiles of new faculty members, information about NFO, and welcome messages from UNM Provost James Holloway and Vice-President for Research Ellen Fisher. New faculty members will receive invitations by email from ADVANCE to contribute a photo and answer a short questionnaire to complete your profile. 

Meanwhile, welcome to the UNM faculty!