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Incoming faculty members at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s had their own orientation day on Thursday to help introduce them to the wide array of resources available at the university while also answering any questions they may have heading into the academic year.

Michael Doxtater arrives at the university as a Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s National Scholar. His research interest includes Indigenous knowledge recovery and organizational learning and he is cross-appointed to the departments of Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Global Development Studies departments

카지노 게임 컬렉션�To be welcomed by the provost (Benoit-Antoine Bacon) and by other senior administration as you enter into the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s community is something that impressed me,카지노 게임 컬렉션� he says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I have worked in other institutions and it카지노 게임 컬렉션�s not always a very community welcoming environment. This is an important part of what Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s represents.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The focus of the event, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Faculty Recruitment and Support Program in the Faculty Relations Unit, is providing participants the information they need and fostering the connections to help them succeed in this latest step in their careers. The day also provides an opportunity to network with new colleagues.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�For new faculty members arriving at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s orientation is vital because a new position is an investment in a future career, for both the new hire and the university,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Jill Scott, Vice-Provost (Teaching and Learning). 카지노 게임 컬렉션�It is important to build a solid, welcoming foundation by providing our new colleagues with an overview of the resources available to them and where to go for more information when they need it.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The orientation program focused on the three key areas of faculty members카지노 게임 컬렉션� work: teaching, research, and service to the university community. Attendees also took part in a series of discussions with representatives from campus units, including Information and Technology Services, the Centre for Teaching and Learning, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Library and 카지노게임사이트 Research Services.

Already 36 new tenure-stream faculty members have been hired by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s this year, closing in on the objective of 40 for the 2017-18 academic year.

With a commitment to faculty renewal, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s has developed a plan that aims to hire 200 new faculty over the next five years. Once attrition is taken into account, the result will be an average of 10 net new hires per year. Included in this five-year plan are 20 Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s National Scholars. This is close to double the hiring pace of the past six years. The twin goals of the program is to energize and enhance Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s research, and to diversify faculty by proactively seeking representation from equity seeking groups, notably women, racialized people, indigenous peoples and people with disabilities.