Faculty Welcome Day!
Join us in welcoming our new faculty at CU Denver!
The Center for Faculty Development & Advancement (CFDA) orients all new CU Denver faculty through its New Faculty Orientation programming. We welcome new faculty and help them to build their professional practice through a year-long cycle of programming and mentoring.
Since the majority of faculty members are hired on an "August start" timeline, our Welcome Day takes place in mid-August each year. We encourage faculty members who are hired for Spring, Summer, or mid-semester starts to contact us at cfda@ucdenver.edu. We're glad to welcome you to a Mentoring Circle, to provide access to Online New Faculty Orientation, and to provide any individual support that you need.
We're glad that you're here!
Faculty members who are hired for Spring, Summer, or mid-semester starts are invited to participate in the CFDA's Online New Faculty Orientation. This is offered through CU Denver's Canvas learning management system. Please email us to request an enrollment link.
Faculty Welcome Day
Each August, we welcome all new faculty members to campus. Faculty Welcome Day focuses on introducing new faculty members to CU Denver's leadership & culture. It provides new faculty members with opportunities to connect and ask questions.
Welcome Day Tentative Agenda: August 15, 2024
| Time | Agenda Item |
| Morning Session | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Breakfast served; New faculty gather on the third floor of Learning Commons Building |
| 9:00 - 9:15 | CFDA Welcome |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | Provost Nakuma Remarks |
| 9:30 - 9:45 | New Faculty introductions, hosted by Provost Nakuma |
| 9:45 - 9:55 | Faculty Assembly Chair, Sasha Breger Bush |
| 9:55 - 10:15 | We are CU Denver! Student Panel Introduction |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Round Table with Campus Leaders |
| 11:15 - 11:30 | CETL Introduction by Jill Giacomini |
| 11:30 - 11:45 | Break |
| Afternoon Session | |
| 11:45 - 12:25 | Campus Tour OR Conversations with Colleagues (your choice) |
| 12:25 - 12:45 | Campus Tech Tour with Evan Sitchler: Presentation in Rush Conference Room; visit North Classroom 1405 and 1535 |
| 12:45 - 1:30 | Lunch provided by CFDA |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | "Faculty Members' Roles at an HSI Institution," with Dr. Antonio Farias, VC for DEI |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | Mentoring Circles |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Afternoon Reception with Campus Deans |