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    New Faculty Orientations (NFO)

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    Spring 2023 NFO

    NFO January 2023

    The 2023 Evening New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held Thursday, January 5, 2023. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered online in Zoom and will be recorded. For more information, please see the 2023 January NFO Schedule (PDF).

    Date & Time Location
    Thursday, January 5, 2023
    6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

    Zoom

    • Past NFO Events

      Fall 2022

      Full-Time Faculty

      The 2022 Three-Day New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held Monday-Wednesday, August 8-10, 2022. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered on the Dahlonega and Gainesville campuses. For more information, please view the 2022 Three-Day NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Who Attends Campus - Building - Room

      Monday, August 8, 2022
      8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m

      Faculty from all campuses

      Dahlonega Campus
      Banquet Hall

      Tueday, August 9, 2022

      8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

      Faculty from all campuses

      Gainesville Campus

      Nesbitt 3110 AB

      Wednesday, August 10, 2022

      8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

      Faculty can attend on either the Dahlonega or Gainesville campus

      Dahlonega Campus

      Health and Natural Sciences 123

      Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 5105

      Part-Time Faculty 

      Part-time faculty are invited to attend the Three-Day NFO or to attend the Evening NFO. The Evening New Faculty Orientation will be held Thursday, August 18, 2022. This orientation will be offered virtually through Zoom. For more information, please view the 2022 Evening NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Location
      Thursday, August 18, 2022
      6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

      Zoom

      Spring 2022 NFO

      NFO January 2022

      The 2022 Evening New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held Thursday, January 6, 2022. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered online in Zoom via UNG's learning management system, D2L. For more information, please see the 2022 January NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Location
      Thursday, January 6, 2022
      6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

      Zoom

        

      Fall 2021

      Full-Time Faculty

      The 2021 Three-Day New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held August 9-11, 2021. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered on all five campuses. For more information, please see the 2021 Three-Day NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Who Attends Location
      Monday, August 9, 2021
      8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

      Faculty from all campuses Dahlonega Campus
      Banquet Hall
      Tuesday, August 10, 2021
      8:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.
      Faculty from all campuses Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 3110 AB
      Wednesday, August 11, 2021
      8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
      We recommend that faculty attend the campus where they will do the majority of their teaching.
      • Blue Ridge Campus
        BLU 121
      • Cumming Campus
        CMG 246
      • Dahlonega Campus
        Newton Oakes 019
      • Gainesville Campus
        Nesbitt 5105
      • Oconee Campus
        Student Resource Center 581

      Evening NFO

      Part-Time Faculty 

      Part-time faculty are invited to attend the Three-Day NFO or to attend the Evening NFO. The Evening New Faculty Orientation will be held Thursday, August 19, 2021. This orientation will be offered virtually through Zoom. For more information, please see the 2021 Evening NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Spring 2021

      NFO January 2021

      The 2021 Evening New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held Thursday, January 7, 2021. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered online in Zoom via UNG's learning management system, D2L. For more information, please see the 2021 January NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Platform
      Thursday, January 7, 2021
      6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

      Live content via eLearning (D2L)

      Fall 2020

      Full-Time Faculty

      The 2020 Three-Day New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held August 4-6, 2020. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered virtually through Blackboard Collaborate and eLearning (D2L). For more information, please see the 2020 Three-Day NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Platform
      Tuesday, August 4, 2020
      9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

      Live content via eLearning (D2L)
      Wednesday, August 5, 2020
      9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
      Live content via eLearning (D2L)
      Thursday, August 6, 2020
      9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
      Live content via eLearning (D2L)

      Evening NFO

      Part-Time Faculty 

      Part-time faculty are invited to attend the Three-Day NFO or to attend the Evening NFO. The Evening New Faculty Orientation will be held Thursday, August 13, 2020. This orientation will be offered virtually through eLearning (D2L) and Blackboard Collaborate. For more information, please see the 2020 Evening NFO Schedule (PDF).

      Spring 2020

      NFO January 2020

      The January 2020 New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held January 9, 2020, from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. All incoming faculty are expected to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. Because of the low number of incoming faculty at Blue Ridge, Cumming and Oconee, we will not hold orientations on these campuses; instead, faculty are invited to attend in Dahlonega or Gainesville.

      A light dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the program begins at 6:00 p.m.

      For more information, please see the 2020 January NFO schedule (PDF).

      Date & Time Who Attends Campus - Building - Room
      Thursday, January 9, 2020

      Faculty from all campuses

      Dahlonega Campus
      Newton Oakes Center 011

      Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 5105

      Fall 2019

      Full-Time Faculty

      The 2019 Three-Day New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held August 6-8, 2019. All incoming faculty are invited to attend this event for importation information regarding working at UNG. This orientation will be offered on the Dahlonega, Gainesville, and Oconee campuses.

      For more information, please see the 2019 Three-Day NFO schedule. 

      Date & Time Who Attends Campus - Building - Room
      Tuesday, August 6, 2019

      Faculty from all campuses Dahlonega Campus
      Convocation Center
      Multi-purpose room
      Wednesday, August 7, 2019

      Faculty from all campuses Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 3110AB
      Thursday, August 8, 2019

      We recommend that faculty attend the campus where they will do the majority of their teaching. If your primary campus is Blue Ridge or Cumming, you can attend at either the Dahlonega, Gainesville, or Oconee campus. Choose Campus:
      • Dahlonega Campus
        Convocation Center
        Multi-purpose room
      • Gainesville Campus
        Nesbitt 3110A
      • Oconee Campus
        Student Resource Center 581

      Evening NFO

      Part-Time Faculty

      Part-time faculty are invited to attend the Three-Day NFO or to attend the Evening NFO. The Evening New Faculty Orientation will be held Thursday, August 15, 2019. This orientation will be offered on the Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville, and Oconee campuses.

      For more information, please see the 2019 Evening NFO schedule.

      Date & Time Who Attends Campus - Building - Room
      Thursday, August 15, 2019
      5:30-9:00 p.m.

      Part-time faculty
      • Cumming Campus
        161
      • Dahlonega Campus
        Newton Oakes Center
        011
      • Gainesville Campus
        Nesbitt 5105
      • Oconee Campus
        Student Resource Center 581

      Spring 2019

      NFO January 2019

      The January 2019 New Faculty Orientation (NFO) will be held January 3, 2019, from 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. All incoming faculty are expected to attend this event for important information regarding working at UNG. Because of the low number of incoming faculty at Blue Ridge, Cumming, and Oconee, we will not hold orientations on these campuses; instead, faculty are invited to attend in Dahlonega or Gainesville.

      A light dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the program begins at 6:00 p.m.

      Date & Time Campus - Building - Room Facilitator
      Thursday, January 3, 2019
      5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
      Dahlonega Campus
      Hoag Meeting Room ABC
      Rebecca Johnston
      Thursday, January 3, 2019
      5:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
      Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 3203
      David Osmond

      Fall 2018

      Full-Time Faculty

      All new full-time faculty are expected to attend the three-day NFO in order to receive essential information for working at UNG. We recommend that faculty attend Thursday's orientation sessions (August 9, 2018) on the campus where they will do the majority of their teaching.

      Date Who Attends Campus - Building - Room
      Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Faculty from all campuses Dahlonega Campus
      Convocation Center
      Multi-Purpose Room
      Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Faculty from all campuses Gainesville Campus
      Nesbitt 3110AB

      Thursday, August 9, 2018

       

      We recommend that faculty attend the campus where they will do the majority of their teaching.

      Choose campus:
      • Dahlonega Campus
        Convocation Center
        Multi-Purpose Room
      • Gainesville Campus
        Nesbitt 3110AB
      • Oconee Campus
        Student Resource Center 581

      Part-Time Faculty

      Part-time faculty are invited to attend the three-day NFO or to attend the evening orientation below:

      Date Who Attends Campus - Building - Room

      Thursday, August 16, 2018

      5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

       

      Part-time faculty

      Choose campus:
      • Cumming Campus
        Cumming 161
      • Dahlonega Campus
        Hoag Meeting Room ABC
      • Gainesville Campus
        Nesbitt 5105
      • Oconee Campus
        Student Resource Center 581

      Spring 2018

      NFO January 2018

      Thursday, January 4, 2018, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

      Dahlonega Campus | Hoag ABC Meeting Room, Led by Rebecca Johnston

      Gainesville Campus | Nesbitt 3203, Led by Diana Edelman

      Because of the low number of incoming faculty at Blue Ridge, Cumming, and Oconee, we will not hold a Part-Time NFO for spring 2018 on these campuses; instead, faculty are invited to attend in Dahlonega or Gainesville.

      A light dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., and the program begins at 6:00 p.m.

      Fall 2017

      Full-Time NFO August 2017

      Tuesday, August 8, 2017 through Thursday, August 10, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

      All full-time faculty are expected to attend the three-day event, which is primarily geared to tenure-track faculty, but is useful to all instructors. Part-time and non-tenure-track faculty are also welcome.

      Tuesday, August 8 – All new faculty will gather at the Dahlonega Campus, Library Technology Center, room 382.

      Wednesday, August 9 – All new faculty will gather at the Gainesville Campus, Nesbitt building, room 3110.

      Thursday, August 10 – We recommend that faculty attend on the campus where they will do the majority of their teaching. Campus-specific information is provided on this third day.

      • Dahlonega faculty will meet at the Library Technology Center, room 382.
      • Gainesville faculty will meet in Nesbitt, Room 3110.
      • Oconee faculty will meet in SRC 581.

      Breakfast and lunch will be provided each day.

      For more information, please see the 2017 August Full-Time NFO schedule. For parking information, please see campus maps

      Faculty head shots will be available. Please check back for details.

      Part-Time NFO August 2017

      Thursday, August 17, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

      • Cumming faculty will meet in Room 161
      • Dahlonega faculty will meet in Hoag Student Center, Meeting Rooms A, B, and C
      • Gainesville faculty will meet in Nesbitt, Room 4171
      • Oconee faculty will meet in SRC 581.

      If your primary campus is Blue Ridge, you can attend at either the Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville, or Oconee Campus.

      A light dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.

      For more information, please see the 2017 August NFO schedule. For parking information, please see campus maps

      Spring 2017

      Part-Time New Faculty Orientation 2017

      Thursday, January 5, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

      • Cumming faculty will meet in Room 161
      • Dahlonega faculty will meet in Hoag Student Center, Meeting Rooms A, B, and C
      • Gainesville faculty will meet in Nesbitt, Room 4171
      • Oconee faculty will meet in SRC 581.

      If your primary campus is Blue Ridge, you can attend at either the Cumming, Dahlonega, Gainesville, or Oconee Campus.

      A light dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m.

      For more information, please see the 2017 January NFO schedule. For parking information, please see campus maps.

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