New Faculty Orientation

Welcome to Illinois State University! The Center for Teaching Learning & Technology is committed to making sure your career at ISU gets off to the best possible start. The following experiences have been designed with that goal in mind.

Click here to register for New Faculty Orientation and/or the New Faculty Reception.

New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be Monday, August 10 in the Old Main Room at the Bone Student Center from 8:00 am–3:45 pm. Join us for a day-long introduction to Illinois State University’s vision, values, culture, history, students, programs, resources, and more. It’s an excellent opportunity to meet other new faculty and identify some of the people and services that can make your first year at ISU a smooth one.

Click here to see an agenda as well as information about parking and child care options.

New Faculty Reception

You and a guest are invited to a reception hosted by President Al Bowman and Provost Sheri Everts at the University Residence, 1000 Gregory Street, from 4:00–6:00 pm on Monday, August 11. Relaxing with new friends and colleagues is the perfect end to a busy day.

If you have questions about New Faculty Orientation or the New Faculty Reception, contact

CTLT Associate Director Claire Lamonica (cclamon@ilstu.edu; 309-438-7695) or
CTLT Coordinator Cyndy Ruszkowski (clruszk@ilstu.edu; 309-438-5848).

If you need a special accommodation or are unable to register online, please contact Beth Welch (eawelch@ilstu.edu, 309-438-2542).

ALSO! Be Sure to Sign Up for Human Resources’ New Employee Orientation

You can’t miss this session! Sign up for your health, dental, and life insurance as well as other optional benefits. Also, learn details about your retirement plan. A Benefits Counselor will be on hand to guide you through your myriad choices.

We’ll also introduce some of the technologies you’ll need as you begin teaching, researching, and fulfilling other professional commitments at the University. A wide variety of session dates and times are available. If you have questions, contact Human Resources at 309-438-8311 or hr@ilstu.edu.

Other Ways to Prepare for the Fall Semester

ATTEND CTLT’s Summer Institute for the 21st Century Educator
Just because you haven’t started teaching yet doesn’t mean you’re not eligible to join other ISU educators at CTLT’s Summer Institute. We offer literally hundreds of hours of programming between mid-May and mid-August, each of them designed to help support high-quality teaching at our University.
View some or all of CTLT’s eMentor modules.
Starting July 1, online modules will be available to help answer some of the most pressing questions raised by new faculty. These modules were developed by experienced ISU faculty members on topics identified by focus groups of first-year faculty.
Attend Faculty Prep Week
Faculty Prep Week offers three types of assistance, instructional and technical consultation hours, Blackboard mini-workshops and New Faculty Technology Orientation.