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Schedule

Wednesday, August 24

10:45 – 11:15	Registration and board busses at Meyer & Anna Prentis Building Complimentary Parking in Parking Structure 5
11:30 – 1:00	Lunch: Introduction to Wayne State University Jerry Herron, Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, Crystal Ballroom
1:00 – 4:00	Bus Tour of Detroit Led by Susan Mosey, President, University Center Cultural Association & Jerry Herron, Dean, Irvin D. Reid Honors College
4:00 – 5:15	Community Engaged Research and Scholarship Alumni House Panel discussion with: Victor Green, Director, Community Relations Saeed Khan, Lecturer, Near Eastern Studies Kami Pothukuchi, Associate Professor, Urban Planning, and Director, SEED Wayne Joanne Sobeck, Associate Professor, Social Work
5:30 – 7:00	Networking Reception with Senior Administrators and Faculty Alumni House

Thursday, August 25

8:30 – 9:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast Community Room, 3rd floor, David Adamany Undergraduate Library Complimentary Parking in Parking Structure 5
9:00 – 9:30	Welcome from Provost Ronald T. Brown Community Room, 3rd floor, David Adamany Undergraduate Library (UGL)
9:30 – 11:30	Tenure and Promotion: What You Need to Know Community Room, UGL 9:30 - 10:15 Panel Discussion with: John Richardson, Chair, Art & Art History Christine Chow, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Professor, Chemistry Michele Grimm, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering 10:15 Break 10:30 - 11:30 Breakout Sessions by School/College
11:30 – 12:15	Campus Tour Led by Undergraduate Admissions
12:15 – 1:15	President’s BBQ McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Room B/C
1:30 – 2:00	Academic Senate: Faculty Governance Community Room, UGL
2:00 – 3:00	Resource Fair in the Atrium, UGL
3:00 – 3:45	AAUP-AFT: Know your Rights about Renewals, Tenure and Promotion Anca Vlasolpolous, Professor, English and Grievance Coordinator for the AAUP-AFT Community Room, UGL
3:45 – 4:00	Break
4:00 – 5:00	Human Resources and Benefits: What You Need to Know Brett Green, Director, Human Resources Community Room, UGL

Friday, August 26

8:30 – 9:00	Shuttle Loading on Ferry Mall outside Faculty/ Administration Building Complementary Parking in Parking Structure 5 Take Shuttle to Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (EACPHS) Continental Breakfast Commons Area
9:00 – 11:00	Introduction to Research Hilary H. Ratner, Vice President for Research and Interim Dean, Graduate School, and Sarah James, Research Support Liaison, Division of Research EACPHS Computer Lab
11:00 – 11:45	Break Take Shuttle back to Main Campus
11:45 – 1:00	Lunch: Academic and Grading Policies: What You Need to Know Linda Falkiewicz, Registrar and Kurt Kruschinska, Associate Registrar Office of the Registrar Towers Residental Suites Dining Room
1:00 – 3:00	Teaching and Learning: Breakout Sessions Student Center Building, 2nd floor
3:00 – 3:15	Break
3:15 – 4:15	Human Resources and Benefits: Individual Consultations Student Center Building, Room 299
4:30 – 6:00	Networking Reception with Junior Faculty Magic Stick, 2nd floor of the Majestic and Garden Bowl