Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Elliott Hall, Room 200A
275 Varner Drive
Rochester,
Michigan
48309-4485
(location map)
(248) 370-2751
cetl@oakland.edu
New Faculty
Welcome to Oakland University! Whether you are a tenure-track professor contributing your teaching, research and service or a part-time lecturer teaching a night class, we are privileged to have you join our community. We appreciate the ways in which you will teach, research with, and serve our students. What resources are available for new faculty?
Welcome new faculty! If you are joining OU in the upcoming 2023-2024 academic year, please save the date for orientation events: August 16-17, 2023.
Self-Paced Faculty Orientation Online
Part-time and full-time faculty are encouraged to participate in Faculty Orientation Online, which offers interactive modules on OU and our students, syllabus development, the Registrar system, teaching at OU, Moodle, numerous resources and references and a digital copy of the Faculty Handbook.
Training and resources for online teaching are available at e-Learning and Instructional Support.
For additional questions, contact CETL at cetl@oakland.edu.
Teaching Toolbox Series
Click on the links below to register or view resources.
- Reducing Course Workload with Moodle, January 12
- Creating an Inclusive Course, Wednesday, February 1
- Academic Integrity & Assessments: Preventing and Managing Cheating and Plagiarism, February 23
- Changes in Student Behaviors: What Would You Do?, March 16
- Implicit Bias in Teaching, Tuesday, April 4, 12-1pm
We want you to be set-to-go prior to the beginning of the semester.
- Set up benefits with UHR. Benefit orientations are currently being completed one-on-one. Sign up for Benefits Training and Election as soon as possible. If you have questions or concerns please contact the Benefits office at benefits@oakland.edu.
- Ensure that all of your paperwork with Human Resources is complete. Visit UHR's New Employee Responsibilities page to review available information.
- Get your Grizzly ID number and your e-mail address from your hiring department. Visit the following link to view the solution for the Get Connected Technology Guide. This will give you instructions on how to get your OU e-mail address.
- Register Your NET ID and ADMNET Credentials. This information will allow you to log into your OU accounts such as email, SAIL (the registration and employee management site), and access to classroom and university computers. Once you get a Grizzly ID number and your email address from your department, click here to register your NET ID. Once your NetID account is created, your ADMNET account will be automatically created. Please set and sync your accounts and passwords. Your department will inform you if you need Banner access, which requires a Banner access form with supervisor and data steward approval.
- Schedule your free head shot with UCM by filling out the Monthly Head Shots Form (select Kelli Warshefski as your Account Manager).
- Pick up your Oakland ID Faculty/Spirit Card from the ID Card Office which is located in 129 Oakland Center. In order to receive your ID card you must have the following: Photo ID (driver’s license or passport), Grizzly ID number, Proof of employment, Letter of Offer – or – pre-notification letter from Academic HR – or – from individual hiring department.
- Obtain necessary room keys. Make arrangements through your department to obtain keys (building, filing, desk, etc.). A General Purpose Classroom (Z4) key opens the door to all General Purpose Classrooms (except for Hillcrest Hall). Access to Hillcrest Hall's General Purpose Classrooms is via swipe card access using your GrizzCard. To obtain a Z4 key or setup swipe card access, please contact Classroom Support.
Self-Paced Asynchronous Faculty Orientation
The orientation events took place in August. New faculty can view the materials presented during the sessions. Part-time and full-time faculty are encouraged to participate in Faculty Orientation Online, which offers interactive modules on OU and our students, syllabus development, the Registrar system, teaching at OU, Moodle, numerous resources and references and a digital copy of the Faculty Handbook. We suggest that you work through these resources over a period of two to three weeks. and more. An OU NET ID and password is required to access the online course.
Training and resources for online teaching is available at e-Learning and Instructional Support.
For additional questions, contact CETL at cetl@oakland.edu.
Self-Paced Asynchronous Faculty Orientation
The orientation event took place in August. New faculty can view the materials presented during the sessions. Part-time and full-time faculty are encouraged to visit the Faculty Orientation Online, which offers interactive modules on OU and our students, syllabus development, the Registrar system, teaching at OU, Moodle, numerous resources and references and a digital copy of the Faculty Handbook. We suggest that you work through these resources over a period of two to three weeks. An OU NET ID and password is required to access the online course.
Training and resources for online teaching is available at e-Learning and Instructional Support.
For additional questions, contact CETL at cetl@oakland.edu.
Every year we update handbooks to help faculty get acquainted with their university and metro Detroit community.
Social Guide to Metro Detroit
New to the area? Faculty and staff have compiled this guide to dining, grocery shopping, going to concerts, and taking advantage of every gem this area offers.
All new faculty who attend orientation in August receive print copies of these handbooks. If you would like a print copy, please request one at cetl@oakland.edu (while supplies last).
Quick Notes: Guides to OU
CETL Quick Notes are brief, visual guides to OU and higher education generally.
- FERPA and Faculty - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act affects how you store, share, and discuss students personal records.
- Tenure - Plan a routine, network, and strategy for making the most of the first years leading up to tenure review.
- Transfer Students - Learn about OU's transfer student population and how to promote their success.
From the OU Campus
- Research Office - A list of services, funding opportunities, and events for new faculty.
CETL Library: New Faculty Book List
CETL hosts a library for faculty to check out at their leisure. It has hundreds of books related to many topics relevant to faculty, including these books written specifically for new faculty. View the book list.