8:00 – 8:30 AM
Campus Tour
Attendance: ALL New Faculty 2020, 2021, & 2022 Invited
Presenter: NMHU Recruitment & Admissions
Location: Student Union Building, Lobby
A campus tour for any new faculty who would like to join.
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Attendance: New Faculty and New Staff Orientation
Location: Student Union Building, Ballroom
9:00 – 9:05 AM
Land Acknowledgment Statement
Attendance: New Faculty and New Staff
Presenter: Member of the President’s Council on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (PC DEI)
Location: Student Union Building, Ballroom
9:05 – 9:30 AM
New Faculty & Staff Welcome and Announcements
Attendance: New Faculty and New Staff Orientation
Presenter: Roxanne Gonzales, EdD, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Location: Student Union Building, Ballroom
This session is required for all new faculty and staff and will review all important information for those
new to New Mexico Highlands University.
9:30 – 11:50 AM
HU Resources Parade
Attendance: New Faculty and New Staff
Presenters: Kathy Jenkins, PhD; Kimberly Blea, PhD; Leon Bustos, MA; Natalie Bradley, MS, CRC; Gina Centineo, Kevin Corcoran; David Lepre, and Benjamin Villarreal, EdD.
Location: Student Union Building, Ballroom
9:30 – 10:00 AM: NMHU Faculty Association – Orientation for New Faculty.
10:00 – 10:15 AM: Library – To present an overview of services and collections.
10:15 – 10:45 AM: Student Affairs & HU CARES – To present an overview of services and programming.
10:45 – 11:15 AM: ACCESS – Introduction to the services provided for students.
11:15 – 11:30 AM: University Relations – To present an overview of the responsibility for external and internal communications for New Mexico Highlands University.
11:30 – 11:50 AM: New Faculty Resources & Center for Teaching Excellence – To present an overview of services and upcoming programming.
10:00 – 11:50 AM
Chairs & Deans Academy
Attendance: Chairs and Deans
Presenter: Roxanne Gonzales, EdD
Location: Student Union Building, Governance Room 320
This session will welcome chairs and deans and provide them with necessary skills and information to be effective as a department chair.
12:00 – 1:00 PM
BREAK
1:00 – 2:50 PM
Information Technology Services Training
Attendance: Open to All Faculty
Presenters: Adele Ludi, Dayana Sarinana, Henrietta Romero, PhD, and Patricia Miera, MA
Location: G-28
This Open Lab is available for drop-in IT and Instructional Design support. Staff will be available to provide one-on-one assistance with Banner, Brightspace, Zoom, Office 365, and other online
resources.
1:00 – 3:50 PM
Chairs & Deans Retreat
Attendance: Chairs & Deans
Presenter: Roxanne Gonzales, EdD
Location: Student Union Building, Governance Room 320
This session will bring together new and returning chairs with training that will include, leadership, HR
evaluations, Registrar and Graduate office policies and procedures, real time training on PeopleAdmin,
and coverage of the Faculty Handbook. Each participant will receive a binder with additional essential
information. Case studies and examples from experienced chairs will be used to guide training.