New Faculty Institute
September 6-7, 2012
About the New Faculty Institute
The New Faculty Institute is an annual orientation held in the fall for new community and technical college faculty and staff. The Institute is designed to enhance student learning and facilitate faculty transition to a new role in the Washington community and technical college system.
View the 2011 New Faculty Institute
presentations.
Institute Purpose
- Provide practical topics, instructional strategies and implications for teaching that convey how people learn and promote active engagement of learners.
- Acquaint faculty with the diversity of students and faculty at Washington State's two-year colleges.
- Expand faculty perspectives by interacting and exchanging ideas with peers.
- Communicate that colleges are part of a system designed to provide significant learning experiences for students and support for individual colleges.
- Present information and resources on legal issues, tenure, and retirement planning.
Registration
Each Washington community and technical college has a primary contact that coordinates new faculty registration for their campus. Faculty interested in attending the Institute should contact their campus's primary contact. By August 28 the primary contact from each institution will email Jackie Eppler-Clark a list with participant names, work email address, and their disciplines.
Registration Fee
The registration fee for this event is $100. The fee includes breakfast and lunch on both days, break refreshments, and Institute materials. Registration deadline for the 2012 Institute is August 28. Checks should be made payable to SBCTC and mailed to SBCTC, PO Box 42495, Olympia WA 98504-2495. Payment cannot be accepted at the Institute.
Additional information about the 2012 Institute will be available in late spring.
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