Welcome to Mizzou! The Office of the Provost is planning several virtual and in-person events to welcome new faculty to Mizzou. Plans are in the works, so please check back to this website as new information and details are posted.
If you have any questions about New Faculty Orientation events or anything else that pertains to your transition to MU, please feel free to be in touch with me at kubyc@missouri.edu.
All my best,
Candace Kuby
Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
Faculty Orientation Video
Please watch this welcome video for new faculty from the Office of the Provost.
New Faculty Orientation
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, August 18, 3:00-6:00 pm: Reception hosted by the Office of the President and Provost for new faculty members at the Chancellor’s Residence on Francis Quadrangle located at 501 S. 9th Street. Join us for food, music, and time to meet your new Mizzou colleagues in this lovely setting in the heart of our campus.
Tuesday, August 19 & Wednesday, August 20, 8:30 am-5:00 pm: New Faculty Orientation events will take place at the Missouri State Historical Society located at 605 Elm Street. Stay tuned for more information about the sessions on research, working with your department chair, teaching supports and working with students, the graduate school, extension and outreach, and much more!
Thursday, August 21, 9:00 am-4:00 pm: New Faculty Mentor Training. Mentoring at Mizzou is a professional development opportunity for Mizzou faculty and staff who mentor graduate students, post docs, and/or faculty. The program uses Entering Mentoring curricula developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. This professional development uses an evidence-based, interactive approach designed to help mentors develop skills for engaging in productive, culturally responsive, research mentoring relationships – relationships that optimize the success of both mentor and mentees.
Click here to view the 2024 orientation program.
Click here to register for the 2025 orientation sessions.
Click here to view specific 2025 College/School orientation events.
May 22, 2025 9:00-10:00 am
The focus of this session is on what new faculty need to know about our community and local resources. Click here to join this webinar.
June 2, 2025 11:00-12:00 pm
The focus of this session is on what new faculty need to know about HR, benefits, and related faculty resources on campus. Click here to join this webinar.
June 24, 2025 1:30-2:30 pm
The focus of this session is on what new faculty need to know as they plan their syllabi and class activities for teaching. We will discuss supports from the Teaching for Learning Center, Missouri Online, the MU Libraries, and the Mizzou Store. Information about Canvas, our web-based learning management system, will be shared. We will also announce additional workshops and sessions taking place in July and August to support you as you prepare for teaching. Click here to join this webinar.
2025 Summer Supports
New Faculty Webinars
Making a Good First Impression: The Syllabus June 12, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center – In this session, we’ll discuss the syllabus as a strategic document of our course design that serves as a clear roadmap for the class. Faculty will learn how to use the syllabus to effectively communicate course learning objectives, assessment strategies, engaging learning experiences, and acceptable AI use in class. By the end of the session, faculty will better understand how to create a welcoming, learner-centered syllabus that supports student motivation and works as a dynamic tool to guide teaching and learning throughout the semester.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98029384789?pwd=Sjl5eDFGcEFyaDljb2ZlZmdYclFOZz09
Meeting ID: 980 2938 4789
Passcode: 643036
New Faculty: Meet Your Subject Librarian July, by appointment
presented by the University of Missouri Libraries
Click here for more information.
University of Missouri Libraries New Faculty Orientation Webinar July 16, 11-11:45am
presented by the University of Missouri Libraries – Start your academic life at Mizzou in the know about how MU Libraries support student and faculty success. This session is an orientation level introduction to the services and resources provided by the University of Missouri Libraries.
Click here for more information.
Planning for Success: Directing and Assessing Student Learning July 17, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center – This session’s topic takes us on a deeper dive into how we can align well-defined course learning objectives with assessment strategies that give diverse students multiple opportunities to demonstrate their learning throughout the course. By the end of this workshop, faculty will have had an opportunity to generate clear, measurable, and attainable learning objectives that map to multiple measures of student learning.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98029384789?pwd=Sjl5eDFGcEFyaDljb2ZlZmdYclFOZz09
Meeting ID: 980 2938 4789
Passcode: 643036
Health Sciences Library New Faculty Orientation Webinar July 17, 1-1:30pm
presented by the Health Sciences Library – Start your career at Mizzou in the know about how the library can support your research and teaching activities.
Click here for more information.
University of Missouri Libraries New Faculty Orientation Webinar July 22, 11-11:45am
presented by the University of Missouri Libraries – Start your academic life at Mizzou in the know about hoe MU Libraries support student and faculty success. This session is an orientation level introduction to the services and resources provided by the University of Missouri Libraries.
Click here for more information.
The Learning Journey: Implementing Engaging Instruction August 7, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center – This workshop is designed to equip faculty with effective instructional strategies that encourage active student engagement. Attendees will explore how to deliver interactive lectures, employ questioning that invites student participation, and intersperse brief activities throughout their classes. Faculty will walk away from this session with practical examples and a toolkit of helpful methods.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98029384789?pwd=Sjl5eDFGcEFyaDljb2ZlZmdYclFOZz09
Meeting ID: 980 2938 4789
Passcode: 643036
Teaching With AI August 14, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center: facilitated by Flower Darby – How do we meaningfully integrate Generative Artificial Intelligence in our classes? Where can and should we use AI to help us engage our students? Where can and should students use AI to enhance, not circumvent their learning? Where should students not use AI, and how can we help them choose to do that work of learning for themselves? We’ll discuss these questions, explore MU’s guidance and recommendations for teaching with AI, and examine practical teaching-with-AI strategies across the disciplines.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/4857260950
Meeting ID: 485 726 0950
Introduction to Evaluation of Teaching: Peer Formative Review September 25, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center – Our university encourages new instructors to engage in formative peer review as their initial experience with peer review and as an ongoing professional development strategy. Unlike summative peer review, which is primarily evaluative, formative peer review aims to identify effective teaching strategies to retain and explore new techniques for improvement. In this session, participants will familiarize themselves with the MU Formative Peer Review Checklist and Processes and have the chance to ask questions about this essential element for promoting inclusive and effective teaching at Mizzou.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98029384789?pwd=Sjl5eDFGcEFyaDljb2ZlZmdYclFOZz09
Meeting ID: 980 2938 4789
Passcode: 643036
Special Teaching Topic: Helping Students Organize New Knowledge October 23, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center – How students organize knowledge influences how they learn and apply what they know—a critical point we’ll unpack in this session. Faculty will be invited to understand the differences in the way experts and novices organize knowledge and then consider how we can help students organize their knowledge in more expert ways that facilitate effective knowledge application.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98029384789?pwd=Sjl5eDFGcEFyaDljb2ZlZmdYclFOZz09
Meeting ID: 980 2938 4789
Passcode: 643036
Special Teaching Topic: Supporting Student Motivation November 13, 12-1pm
presented by the Teaching For Learning Center -In this workshop, we’ll reflect on what factors impact learners’ motivation and then explore ways we can motivate learners in our respective environments to support academic success and retention. Faculty will review practical, inclusive strategies that encourage students’ agency and commitment to their own learning.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://umsystem.zoom.us/j/98029384789?pwd=Sjl5eDFGcEFyaDljb2ZlZmdYclFOZz09
Meeting ID: 980 2938 4789
Passcode: 643036
Additional Resources
Online Teaching: https://teaching.missouri.edu
On-Campus Teaching: https://tlc.missouri.edu
New Employee On-Boarding: https://hr.missouri.edu/new-employees/information-new-employees
Health and Benefits: https://hr.missouri.edu/benefits-and-retirement
Parking: https://parking.missouri.edu
Canvas Site
New Faculty Members have a shared Canvas site, where they will find videos, resources, and information about a variety of important topics, organizations, and offices. To access, go to https://umsystem.instructure.com and login with your MU pawprint and password.