New Faculty Orientations

The Office of Faculty Development (OFD) hosts several events at the start of the academic year for new faculty. This includes: 

• New Faculty Orientation for all new tenured/tenure-track faculty and non tenure-track faculty
• Welcome lunch for new tenured/tenure-track faculty
• Newly promoted associate professor lunch

New Faculty Orientation (NFO)

The OFD partners with the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and the Center for Teaching Excellence to host a two-day New Faculty Orientation the week before classes start. At New Faculty Orientation, new faculty have the chance to meet many of the Rice administrators as well as faculty colleagues.

• 2016 New Faculty Orientation Agenda

Presentations from New Faculty Orientation 2016

• Human Resources/General Counsel's Office PPT Slides
• Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies PPT Slides
• Dean of Undergraduates and Academic Advising: Resources for New Faculty at Rice
• Student Support Resources
• College System at Rice PPT Slides
• Program in Writing and Communication PPT Slides

Additional Information/Resources from NFO 2016

• Human Resources Information
  • Link to Human Resources Website
  • Benefits Team
  • Greetings/Info From Rice Benefits
  • Group Benefits Enrollment
  • Back-up Care Advantage
• General Counsel's Links
  • Honor Code from Faculty Handbook
  • Faculty Statement on Amorous Relationships
• Helpful links for new faculty (includes Rice info, voter registration info and driver's license/car registration info)
• Where to find offices at Rice
• Faculty Guide to Computing Services at Rice
• Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations Info Sheet
• Moody Center Information