Welcome, New Faculty!

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Congratulations on becoming a faculty member at UAA! We are excited to have you join our community. It can be overwhelming to navigate all of the opportunities and responsibilities of a new faculty position, but we’re here to help you find your path at UAA. Explore the resources below to learn more about your new colleagues, our students, professional support and development, and the broad range of UAA’s research and creative strengths. Once you're in the system with a UA email address, be sure to watch for our bimonthly newsletters. The newsletter includes details on faculty development opportunities and brief, timely pieces highlighting important information and resources. 

 

If you ever need someone to help you along the way, you can contact the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence (CAFE) through email at uaa_cafe@alaska.edu or by phone at 907-786-4644. If you need support with any academic technologies, including Blackboard, contact uaa_design@alaska.edu and one of our instructional designers will get in contact with you. Our Program Coordinator, Luis Chavez will follow up with information for onboarding and check in with you to see if there's anything else we can support you with. He can be reached at lchavezjr@alaska.edu. Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions. We look forward to meeting you soon!

 

Meet Our Colleagues

  • Nina Ketelsen, Nursing

    Nina Ketelsen

    "I started working with another UAA nursing instructor and discovered I loved teaching. Health care professionals are exhausted right now and we need to teach the next generation to make sure everyone has the support they need. As an experienced bedside nurse, sharing those skills with students lets me contribute to our profession while instilling compassion for themselves and others."

 

Resources to get you started

Get started

Visit our New Faculty Resources page for resources and information to organize your first semester (or year!) at UAA. This page can help serve as a checklist for all the accounts, technologies, and processes to learn and set up. 

Some of the core resources available to faculty include: 

  • New employee onboarding (you should receive an email about this from the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence)
  • New Faculty Orientation (we will reach out to you to join this event, recommended for all new faculty)
  • Headwaters for new and junior faculty (Fall semester)
  • The Buddy Program, which pairs new faculty with each other in a casual setting
  • UAA Teaching Academies, which happen before Fall and Spring semesters
  • Course design guidance and support (reach out to uaa_design@alaska.edu for course assistance)
  • Faculty learning communities (reach out to uaa_cafe@alaska.edu to learn more)

Not UAA faculty yet? Visit our page for prospective faculty to learn more about joining the UAA community.

 

Assistance

Please contact us for assistance planning your courses, connecting with colleagues, and building your career path! UAA faculty also stay informed on our professional development opportunities, events, trainings, and resources through our newsletter. You should be added to our newsletter by default when you have your alaska.edu email, but if you are not getting emails from Faculty Success or the Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence, subscribe to our newsletter!

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Faculty Success
Library 213 • 907-786-4496 • uaa_facultysuccess@alaska.edu • Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.