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Orientation Programs An orientation program for associate faculty, and regular faculty generally occurs once each Academic Year in the Fall semester. New Classified and Management Orientations are held regularly throughout the year. The program consists of community building activities, welcome by administrators, informational presentations by leaders and representatives from various departments, employment and benefits orientation and possibly a tour of the campus. New Hire Orientations Associate Faculty Orientation New Faculty Orientation Contact Theresa Richmond in Human Resources for more information. New Faculty Professional Learning Program In addition to the one-day orientations, SRJC has developed an innovative and unique College Service Plan for our new contract (probationary) faculty, which is built into the contractual workload in Year One of the tenure review process. In place of required committee work for the first years, SRJC's new faculty participate in new faculty professional learning offered in collaboration with Professional Development. In the fall, new faculty trainings focus on 'nuts and bolts' of SRJC life, including tenure process overview, understanding shared governance, Admissions and Records procedures and much more. In the spring, the new faculty trainings will use a Community of Practice (CoP) model that invites you to select a specific pedagogical focus for the semester. Our Community of Practice facilitators work with Academic Affairs, Academic Senate, Student Services, and the Professional Development Committee to schedule and facilitate the new faculty program, which includes; the full-day orientation in August, the new faculty trainings, additional new faculty FLEX opportunities, and the mentoring program. New Faculty Development Program Schedule Topic Overview: Year 1
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