For New Faculty
Onboarding
Welcome to Georgia State University!
If you are a new full-time faculty member on the downtown campus, download this Onboarding Checklist, which will guide you through key steps as you begin your transition to Georgia State University through your first year. This chronologically organized checklist introduces you to everything from parking registration to resources to support your teaching and research, and much more.
New Part-Time Instructors should visit our Part-Time Instructor Resources page for all the information you’ll need to get started and thrive at Georgia State University.
Orientations
Orientation activities for faculty are organized by several offices at Georgia State University. Click the tab below matching your faculty status to see what activities are scheduled to help you get off to a strong start.
Are you a new full-time faculty member teaching at the Atlanta Campus?
Then save the dates for these orientation activities:
| CETL Teaching Orientations |
Monday, August 19 and Tuesday, August 20 (Choose one day) |
Attendance is highly recommended for new full-time faculty with instructional responsibilities. |
| New Faculty Orientation | Thursday, August 22 | Attendance is expected for new full-time faculty. |
You’ll receive email invitations to one or more of these events as relevant to your employment status. If you have not received an invitation by August 1, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs through this link.
Are you a new full-time faculty member teaching at one of the GSU-Perimeter College campuses?
Then save the dates for these orientation activities:
| New Faculty Academy |
August 14th and 15th on the Clarkston Campus
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For new regular and limited-term full-time faculty. If you have not received an email invitation by July 20, please email Perimeter College through this link. |
You’ll receive email invitations to one or more of these events as relevant to your employment status.
Are you a new part-time instructor teaching at any of Georgia State University’s campuses?
Then save the date for:
| Part-Time Faculty Development Day | Saturday, August 10, 2019 | For new part-time instructors teaching at any of Georgia State University’s campuses. |
Registration opens June 1, 2019 and closes July 29, 2019. You may register at https://gsu-ptidevelopmentday.eventbrite.com
If you were hired after July 28, 2019, contact Jennifer Hall at jenniferhall@gsu.edu for late registration.
Programming and Online Support
The Office of Faculty Affairs and other units at Georgia State University offer a wide range of in-person and online support for new faculty. Many of these are highlighted in the Onboarding Checklist. We strongly encourage you, as a new faculty member, to take advantage of university-level programming in these areas to supplement programming and online resources available through your department and college. Look out for emails about:
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Organized by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) -
Organized by the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) on Faculty Mentoring, Promotion, and Related Processes -
Organized by University Research Services Administration (URSA) -
The library offers workshops for faculty on topics like publishing and copyright, working with data, and the latest in research software.