September New Employee Orientation

Upon completing orientation, new faculty and staff will:

• demonstrate an understanding of the climate, culture and vision of De Anza College and feel personally aligned with its mission.
• identify opportunities for future engagement with the campus community and understand both the expectations and the value of their contributions.
• recognize Professional Development and college resources that will support them through probation and tenure.

New Full-time Faculty and Staff Orientation, September 2011

 Tuesday, September 13, 2011,  Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies

9:00 - 9:30 AM	New Employee Check-in, Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 9:45 AM	Welcomes
9:45 - 10:15 AM	Getting to Know You  [Jackie Reza]
10:15 - 10:30 AM	Break
10:30 - 11:45 AM	Overview of De Anza College  [Jackie Reza] History  [35th Anniversary DVD]; the College Mission and Institutional Core Competencies; Who Are Our Students?; The De Anza Culture; College Structure, Organization, and Governance
11:45 AM-12:45	Lunch
12:45 - 1:15 PM	Developmental and Readiness Education  [Gregory Anderson]
1:15 - 2:30 PM	Review of the Employee Resource Guide  [Jackie Reza, Mary Kay Englen]
2:30 - 4:00 PM	Guided Tour of the Campus
5:30 - 8:00 PM	New Employee Reception and Dinner, Cupertino Inn

 Wednesday, September 14, 2011, Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies

9:00 - 9:30 AM	New Employee Check-in, Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 10:30 AM	Tenure Review Philosophy, Process and Calendar  [Maiero, Reza] Classified Evaluations, Professional Growth for Classified  [Englen]
10:30 -11:30 AM	Academic Senate and the Faculty Association [Anderson, Milonas ] Classified Senate and Association for Classified Employees [Englen, Monary, Marquez]
11:30 AM-12 PM	Professional Development Opportunities  [Reza, Englen] First Year Experience Program for New Faculty {Reza}, for Staff [Englen]
12:00 - 1:00 PM	Lunch [Guest Speaker - Brian Murphy, De Anza College President]
1:00 - 1:15 PM	"The World Twitters, De Anza Flutters"
1:15 - 1:45 PM	Student Learning Outcomes, Curriculum
1:45 - 2:30 PM	Student Services Scenarios  [guest speakers from various departments]
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Wrap Up and Orientation Evaluations  [Jackie Reza]

 Thursday, September 15, 2011, LCW-16, Faculty/Staff Computer Lab

10:30 AM - 12 PM	Technology for Classified Professionals at De Anza: Webmail and MyPortal, Liquid Office, Meeting Maker
1:00 - 1:45 PM	Technology for Faculty at De Anza: Webmail [Jose Luis Rueda]
1:45 - 2:45 PM	Using MyPortal to Manage Your Class [Susan Malmgren]
2:45 - 3:00 PM	Course Studio demonstration [Julie Ceballos]
3:00 - 3:15 PM	OmniUpdate demonstration [Julie Ceballos]
3:15 - 3:30 PM	Catalyst/Moodle demonstration [David Garrido]
3:30 - 4:00 PM	ECMS (Electronic Course Management System) [Mi Chang, Kim Te]