Resources for New Faculty and Staff
General Information About Calvin:
Department-centric Notes for New Faculty:
Several departments provide detailed information on getting acclimated to your department's policies and procedures. If your department is not listed on this page, check with your departmental administrative assistant to see if there is specific information you should know.
Upcoming Events
- August 26-27, 2008
- New Faculty Orientation
- August 28
- Faculty Conference
- September 3
- Residence halls open
- September 3 - 6
- Orientation and Registration
- September 8
- Classes begin 8 AM
Opening Convocation
(9:50-10:50 a.m.)
Modified Opening Day class schedule
Human Resources:
The Human Resources website includes information about metro Grand Rapids, benefits, resources and forms.
KnightVision:
KnightVision brings together academic communities, support services, social activities, and organizations in an easy to use, customizable online environment. Tools include course management, faculty courses and advising, submitting grades, and printing class photos or rosters.
Provost:
Gateway for faculty information such as: faculty development workshops, faculty governance, faculty handbook, institutional databook, instructional resources, multicultural affairs, foundational documents, research funding, and the test schedule. For more resources from the provost, consult the navigation bar on the left of this page.
Registrar:
Resources including: academic
calendar, college catalog, core
curriculum,
course offerings,
the examination schedule, and FERPA.
Student Life:
Resources for students and faculty such as: academic policies and forms, Broene Counseling Center, calvin traditions, campus events, campus safety, dean of the chapel, student handbook, student organizations, and worship resources.
Instructional Resources:
The following suggestions for syllabus text were taken from the course syllabi of teaching fellows Bruce Berglund, Martin Bolt, Jennifer Holberg, and Mike Stob. These excerpts are suggestions for different categories of information required of a complete syllabus, rather than required statements (with the exception of the College statement on disability)."
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"What we Learn About Students from their Own Words,"
presentation given at new faculty orientation, by Mike Stob
Getting Involved
Campus Information:
The following are links which may be particularly useful to faculty who are new to Calvin:
About Calvin
- Distinctively Calvin
- Five ways to describe what
sets Calvin apart - "Minds in the
Making"
- What does this mean?
- Where did the tag line come from?
Audio-Visual Services
Campus Safety
- Safety Orientation - Mandatory for all new employees. This page explains which faculty need to complete which levels of training. All faculty and staff are required to take Phase 1 (General overview) training, and most faculty must also complete either the 100 or 200 level Phase 2 (Office/Classroom setting) depending on where you work.
- Safety Training Programs - A 3-phase Safety Training Program is required for every new employee (any type of faculty appointment; full, part-time, and temporary staff; student employees, interns, and volunteers) at Calvin College.
The training is to be completed within your first week on the job.
