New Faculty Orientation

New Faculty Orientation (HR Benefits)

• Introduction to HR Benefits
• New Faculty Headshots
• Lunch sponsored by Voya Financial®

9:00am-1:00pm

Asbury Hall, 124

Campus Connections Fair

Asbury Hall Lobby

New Faculty Orientation (Welcome)

• Welcome from President and Provost
• Student Affairs Overview
• Research at Southern Miss
• Getting to Know USM Students
• Alumni Association
• Downtown Hattiesburg Association
• Lunch sponsored by Corebridge Financial

9:00am-1:00pm

Asbury Hall, 124

New Faculty Orientation

(Teaching, Research, and Service)

• Introduction to Center for Faculty Development
• SOAR Tutorial
• Canvas Basics
• Faculty Success Tutorial
• Introduction to Coursera
• Meet your Librarians
• Grant Management 
• Writing and Speaking Pedagogies
• Lunch sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development

9:00am-1:00pm

Elizabeth Harkins Hall, 120

Plan, Prepare, and Engage series begins.

Sessions are typically hybrid and focused on preparing for the start of the semester; includes technology tutorials, course design, student engagement strategies, etc.

Plan, Prepare, and Engage Series

Hybrid:CFD and Teams

Office of Admissions Campus Tour for New Faculty 

• 9:00am
• 10:15am

Golf Cart Tours begin at the LAB

Plan, Prepare, and Engage Series

Hybrid:CFD and Teams

Office of Admissions Campus Tour for New Faculty 

• 9:00am
• 10:15am

Golf Cart Tours begin at the LAB

New Faculty and Mentor Luncheon sponsored by the Office of the Provost

New Faculty Orientation and Teaching Assistants Orientation

• Combined session with new faculty and teaching assistants
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Campus Safety and UPD
• Legal Must Knows and Compliance
• Title IX
• Student Accessibility Services
• Student Counseling Services