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A new faculty orientation program: Building a core of new faculty to shape the future of the college
Author(s) -
Welch Gerry F.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
new directions for community colleges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0733
pISSN - 0194-3081
DOI - 10.1002/cc.84
Subject(s) - community college , quarter (canadian coin) , faculty development , core (optical fiber) , medical education , orientation (vector space) , university faculty , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , professional development , management , political science , engineering , medicine , telecommunications , geometry , mathematics , archaeology , economics , history
St. Louis Community College leadership recognized that a new large cohort of faculty hired to replace retiring instructors would shape the college over the next quarter century and beyond. The college challenged its staff development team to create a program that would integrate new faculty into the college and prepare them for the vital role they would play.