New Faculty Orientation (NFO) is an annual program facilitated by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost for new tenure-track, tenured, and term faculty members. This orientation provides information on teaching, research/creative activity, and life at the University of Minnesota, as well as interaction with other new faculty.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 am | How Well Do You Really Know Minnesota? |
| 9:00 am | Welcome to the University - Provost Gretchen Ritter |
| 9:15 am | Inclusion is Everybody’s Business |
| 10:00 am | Libraries as Information Solutions |
| 10:30 am | Break |
| 10:45 am | Promoting Student Learning |
| 11:30 am | University Employment Benefits: An Overview |
| 12:00 pm | Navigating the University |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | University Students |
| 1:45 pm | Breakout Session 1
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| 2:45 pm | Break |
| 3:00 pm | Breakout Session 2
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| 4:00 pm | Information Fair & Social Hour |
The next orientation will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at the Campus Club. Faculty will learn about resources to kick start their careers at the University.
In addition to New Faculty Orientation, consider participating in the following:
- If you are in the Medical School, consider also signing up for one of the Medical School orientation sessions.
- If you are in CLA, consider also signing up for the CLA New Faculty Teaching Orientation Series.
- For faculty from all colleges, the New Faculty Program is a year-long program which acknowledges engagement with professional development opportunities offered throughout the University. Faculty are welcome to participate in this program during the first five years of their career at the University.
We encourage you to familiarize yourself with benefits and other employee resources, the University’s self-service web portal MyU, and information technology resources before you attend New Faculty Orientation.