Now It's Your Turn - After The New Faculty Orientation

Now you're "oriented" -  from comments I heard some think that "stuffed" or perhaps "deluged" might be more appropriate. 

I sat through all but the very last session attempting to put myself back 20 years and experience the orientation as you did.  I heard admirable welcomes from our President and Provost, very practical financial realities from HR and much well-intentioned advice from those of us no longer wearing a fresh coat of paint.

Now it's your turn.

• Did you complete the evaluation forms for DCAE?  If not I'm sure that an EMail with your opinions and suggestions to Antonis Asprakis would be much appreciated  aja22@Drexel.edu.
• If there are topics that you wish had been covered  or covered in more depth why not raise them here - I'm sure you'll get a response.  Just email to Newfaculty2009@lists.drexel.edu
• Feel free to contact any of those you heard from or met.  You can find most people and offices via Drexel's search - http://www.drexel.edu/search/

There will be at least one more survey, probably in mid-fall, and perhaps one in the spring.  By that time you'll be seasoned Drexel faculty ready to help next year's colleagues.

What we do with this online community is up to you.  I'll be submitting a few more posts as inspiration hits (including one I promised my table about "escaping Philadelphia"), but I plan to fade into the background as I prepare for classes. 

I hope that many of you will start submitting your own experiences/questions/opinions to keep this community alive.

 

Jim Mitchell