Orientation sessions for new members of the UWindsor faculty proved valuable, say attendees.

Organized by the Office of the Provost and the Centre for Teaching and Learning, the event welcomed more than a dozen instructors and librarians to explore matters in teaching, research, and service, July 31 and Aug. 1 in the Freed-Orman Conference Centre.

Lucas Bruck and Ram Adhikari, newly-minted assistant professors in the Department of Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering, particularly enjoyed hearing from a panel of students.

“Hearing about the struggles students have really resonated with me,” said Dr. Bruck. “It brings back memories of my own student days.”

Dr. Adhikari agreed.

“They shared some ideas to address student needs,” he said, adding he also appreciated a presentation by Kaye Johnson, executive director of the Office of Human Rights, Equity and Accessibility.

“I liked her discussion of DEI and how we can incorporate it into our teaching and research.”

The two-day event was the start of a suite of sessions offered to all faculty across campus, including the Campus Community Networking Event taking place Sept. 19 in Ambassador Auditorium, the Early Career Faculty Workshop Series, and  Summer Series on Teaching and Learning workshops.

Find materials from the orientation program on the faculty recruitment website.

DailyNews will publish profiles of new faculty members in the fall semester.