New Full-Time Faculty Orientation

The aim of the orientation program is to acquaint full-time faculty to the people, programs, and services of the College.

Full-Time Faculty Tenure Process Resources

• Guidelines and Procedures for Non-Tenured Faculty Evaluation System (this document is outdated but is the most-current version).

• CURRENT Course Evaluation Instrument 
• The Tenure Portfolio
• Post-Tenure Review Process 

Pre-tenure full-time faculty may have the opportunity to participate in portfolio presentations by full-time faculty seeking tenure.  If feasible, information about the presentations will be shared with pre-tenure full-time faculty.

Portfolio Examples

• Online Portfolio Example: Mary Black. Mathematics
• Online Portfolio Example: David Garrison, Mathematics
• Online Portfolio Example: Kevin Hermes, Criminal Justice
• Binder Portfolio Example: Amber Fox, Accounting (Link provides scanned sections of this print portfolio.)

Full-Time Faculty Orientation Topics

• Retention Process
• Academic Accommodations
• Reporting Documents for Academic Dishonesty
• Understand the Student Academic Complaint Process
• Understand the FERPA requirements at IVCC
• Emergency Procedures at IVCC
• Understand how Load is Calculated
• Discuss the process of student evaluations of faculty
• Syllabus requirements
• IVCC Technology
• Book adoption process
• Implement inclusive access materials
• Course management Strategies
• Student engagement Strategies
• Active pursuit policy
• Regular and Substantive Instruction
• Academic Support Center 
• Student Success Center Services
• Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
• Use Brightspace the record ILOs
• Introduce Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs)
• Curricular Process
•  Illinois Articulation Initiative
• Committees
• Accessible Digital Content
• Build community

IVCC Faculty Contract - page 13, item G. New Faculty Orientation. During their first complete full-time semester, first year faculty will be required to participate in an orientation. Teaching faculty and laboratory instructors will receive .5 hour reduction in scheduled office hours per week during the semester of the orientation. Counselors will attend orientation as part of their regular workload.