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Professional Development Committee
New Faculty Orientation
New Faculty Class of 2023-2024
Left to Right: Andreas Preponis (Music), Anita Bhatia (CIS), Michael Frith (EMS), Angel Contreras-Cardenas (Biology), Dani Blatter (Geology), Ryan Eckles (Counseling), Amr Elkady (CS), Jeff Seaton (Fire Tech)
The Faculty Association, Office of Academic Services, and Professional Development Committee collaborate each year to provide a New Faculty Orientation program for newly hired faculty. More detailed information about these orientations, along with resources for newly hired faculty, may be found below.
Full Time (Contract, Regular, Temporary Leave Replacement) Faculty
Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty
Full-Time (Contract, Regular, Temporary Leave Replacement) Faculty
Faculty Handbook
New Faculty Orientation Program
In lieu of a first year committee assignment, newly hired faculty must complete the New Faculty Orientation Program. Meetings for the 2023-2024 Academic Year are scheduled in the Room 21347 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM on the second Wednesday of each month.
Current Program
Date | Topic | Presenter(s) |
9/13/23 |
The Tenure Process |
Stuart McElderry |
10/11/23 |
Classroom Behavior and Incident Management (PDF) |
Joel Gagnon |
11/8/23 |
DSPS |
Chris Crone |
2/14/23 |
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3/13/23 |
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4/10/23 |
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5/8/23 |
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Past Programs
Date | Topic | Presenter(s) |
9/14/22 |
The Tenure Process |
Stuart McElderry |
10/12/22 | Joel Gagnon Nan Ho |
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11/9/22 |
Guided Pathways |
Jeff Judd |
2/8/23 | Undocually DSPS |
Alain Olavarrieta |
3/8/23 |
Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) |
Erick Bell |
4/12/23 |
LGBTQ+ Task Force
Program Review |
Joanna Jen |
5/10/23 |
Student Equity and Achievement |
Shawn Taylor |
Other Resources
- Community College Acronyms and Glossary
- Library Presentation
- Teaching and Learning Center Presentation
Part-Time (Adjunct) Faculty
Faculty Handbook
Adjunct Faculty Responsibility Hours (FA Information)
For More Information Please Contact:
David Powers
Professional Development Faculty Tri-Chair
(925) 424-1357
dpowers@laspositascollege.edu
Rifka Several
Senior Administrative Assistant