2025 Provost’s New Faculty Orientation (NFO)
WELCOME TO UNC CHARLOTTE!
The 2025 New Faculty Orientation is scheduled for Tuesday, August 12th.
New Faculty are required to attend the Orientation.
Registration starts at 7:45 am, followed by Breakfast with the Deans and Associate Deans from your College.
This is a great opportunity to meet with your Dean, Associate Deans, and fellow new faculty in your college.
The event takes place on the 3rd floor of the Student Union.
A Resource Fair will follow at the end of orientation, where numerous offices from around campus will be available to talk to you about how they can assist you in being successful here at UNC Charlotte.
You will also have the opportunity to have a professional Head Shot taken during the Resource Fair.
Please check back for the 2025 New Faculty Booklet, which provides important information and numerous resources to help you get oriented to UNC Charlotte.
Also, check out this New Faculty Checklist, which we suggest you look at and check off the items as you complete them. It’s a great way to start your semester in a strategic way that is focused on your success!
New Faculty Orientation Schedule
2025 NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION: MORNING SCHEDULE
| Time | Presenter | Presentation |
| 7:45 am | Registration | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast with Deans and Associate Deans of your College | Breakfast with Deans, Associate Deans |
| 9:00 a.m. | Chancellor Sharon Gaber, Chancellor, UNC Chalrotte | Welcome |
| 9:15 a.m. | Jennifer Troyer, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs | Welcome and an Overview of UNC Charlotte |
| 9:45 a.m. | Office of Legal Affairs | |
| 10:15 a.m. | BREAK | |
| 10:30 a.m. | Eric Heggestad, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Tehia Glass, Interim Director, The Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success | Welcome and New Faculty Professional Development Opportunities |
| 10:50 a.m. | Debra Smith, President of the Faculty | The Importance of Faculty Governance |
| 11:00 a.m. | Denise Simpson, Dean of Students | Overview |
| 11:20 a.m. | Chris Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for Health and Wellbeing | Making Student Health and Wellbeing a Priority at UNC Charlotte |
| 11:40 a.m. | Jeffrey Baker, Chief, UNC Charlotte Police | Safety at UNC Charlotte |
NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION: AFTERNOON SCHEDULE
| Time | Presenter | Presentation |
| 11:55 am | LUNCH and Session with Benefits Office Opening Remarks: Deidra Harris-Lumpkins, Associate Vice Chancellor & University EEO Officer; Richard Amon, Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer Benefits Presentation: Krissy Kaylor, Director of Benefits, Shay McLean, Benefits Counselor, Gina Ewart, Benefits Consultant | |
| 1:15 p.m. | Discuss Scenarios at Tables | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Gena Smith, Director of Disability Services, Mark Verburg, Director of Athletic Academic Center, Kaela Lindquist, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Accountability & Conflict Resolution | Panel Discussion about Scenarios |
| 1:50 p.m. | Michelle Reinken, Assistant Vice Chancellor/Title IX Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights and Title IX | Civil Rights and Title IX |
| 2:05 – 4:00 p.m. | RESOURCE FAIR and Headshots |
LOCATION AND PARKING FOR NFO
For directions to the Popp Martin student union please click here
- The closest parking is the Union Deck located at 8755 STUDENT UNION LN, Charlotte NC 28223.
- For those with UNC Charlotte faculty/staff parking permits, your permit will allow you to park in the Union Deck on the day of the event.
- For those without UNC Charlotte parking permits, please email Tonya Thompson at tonya.thompson@charlotte.edu by Aug. 10th to request pre-paid entry tickets, which will be distributed to those that request them at the New Faculty Orientation on August 15th.
- Questions about parking status, enforcement, or permits should go to PaTS.