The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) hosts several events for new faculty at the start of the academic year.
New Faculty Orientation (NFO)
The OFD partners with the Center for Teaching Excellence to host a two-day New Faculty Orientation for all incoming faculty. The first day is an overview of the University and its resources, and the second day focuses on teaching.
2025 New Faculty Orientation
Day One: Overview of Rice
- Tuesday, August 19, 2025
- 9am-2pm (check-in starts at 8:30am)
- BioScience Research Collaborative, Main Auditorium
Day Two: Focus on Teaching
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- 9am-2pm (check-in starts at 8:30am)
- TBA
Research at Rice Orientation
The Office of Research and the Office of Faculty Development hosts an orientation for incoming tenured/tenure-track faculty about research at Rice. The session topics include proposal development, sponsored research, cost accounting, research compliance and a training on mentoring graduate students and postdocs.
This one day in-person event will take place in mid August.
Welcome Event for New Faculty and Newly Promoted Faculty
Hosted by the Provost, this event provides an opportunity for new faculty to meet other Rice University faculty and also serves as a celebration for those faculty recently promoted.