Faculty onboarding
The Fulton Schools provides a comprehensive onboarding program for new faculty in their first year at ASU.
The Fulton Schools Faculty Onboarding Program provides essential support, resources, and guidance to help faculty navigate the complexities of their new roles. The faculty onboarding program consists of the following five components, which align with feedback received from faculty hired in recent years about what would have been most helpful to them.
- Orientation and welcome events.
- School/unit level onboarding.
- Fulton Schools values-driven professional development.
- Community-building and mentoring.
- Onboarding resources.
By offering structured orientation, mentorship, and ongoing professional development, onboarding programs foster a sense of belonging, enhance teaching and research effectiveness, and promote alignment with institutional values and culture.
Upcoming Events
Virtual Workshop: Effective Assessment in Engineering Education
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 (2p.m. – 3p.m.)
or
Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 (9a.m. – 10a.m.)
Hosted by the Fulton Schools Learning and Teaching Hub, this fully virtual workshop will will focus on effective and efficient methods to assess student learning, beginning with the connection of learning objectives and assessment. Faculty will be equipped with practical tools to plan, design, implement, and evaluate assessments that support student learning and uphold academic standards. The content in offerings on both dates is identical — attend only one.
This workshop is most closely aligned with the Fulton Schools Value of “Cultivate Excellence”
Location: Zoom ( https://asu.zoom.us/j/81546583965).
Engagement Opportunity: New Faculty Advisory Council — Fall Mixer
Friday, Oct. 31, 2025
12:00p.m. – 1:30p.m.
The New Faculty Advisory Council (NFAC) is hosting a catered fall mixer. Invitees include Engineering faculty hired within the last five years, featured speakers, School Directors, and leadership from the Dean’s office.
Location: Devil’s Oasis, 2nd floor of the Paul C. Helmick Center, 660 S College Ave., Tempe campus
In-Person Panel: Lab Setup and Management
Monday, Nov. 10, 2025
1:30p.m. – 3p.m.
At this in-person workshop, you will hear best practices in lab setup and management and have your questions answered by a panel of the following experts within the Fulton Schools: Ricardo Reina, Jason Jedinak, and Rita Bottesch. The workshop is open to all faculty at ASU and is part of the Fulton Schools faculty onboarding program.
It is aligned with the Fulton Schools value: “Foster a Community of Learning and Collaboration”
School/unit level onboarding
Within the first weeks of the semester, new faculty should engage with the following individuals at their school/unit level:
- School/unit director.
- Relevant program chair(s) (teaching assignments/interests).
- Business team lead (purchasing).
- Research team – T/TT faculty only (conversation around startup account for tenured/tenure track faculty).
- Facilities lead and lab manager (for information about supporting research lab setup / operations)
- HR lead (hiring students for research or teaching support).
- Advising lead (point of contact for supporting students with challenges).
- Communications team lead (getting the word out for your great accomplishments).
- IT lead (technology set-up and solutions).
Identifying important contacts within one’s School/Unit is a great conversation point for initial meetings with NFAC representatives.
Onboarding resources
Visit the Fulton Schools faculty website
General resource for all things related to new faculty within the Fulton Schools
Review Fulton Schools new faculty checklist
List of tasks to do early on in your time as a faculty member. Also includes many useful links.
Fulton Schools Learning and Teaching Hub
The Learning and Teaching Hub, or LTH, is a dedicated engineering faculty resource for ongoing professional development and communities of practice, instructional consultation and coaching, collaborative learning development and effective use of learning technology and analytics.
Fulton Schools values-driven professional development
Fulton Schools provides professional development workshops throughout the academic year that are aligned with the Fulton School values and focused on key faculty competencies that support preparation for successful promotion (and tenure, where applicable). These workshops are an ideal opportunity to meet and engage with colleagues within your faculty cohort and beyond.
- Fulton Schools Values course: All new faculty are required to complete the the asynchronous Canvas training course on the Fulton Schools Values.
- Professional development workshops: Newly hired Assistant Professors, Assistant Teaching Professors, and Instructors are required to attend Fulton Schools-Values aligned workshops. Requirements are designated separately based on role (see graphic below). All newly hired faculty are welcome and encouraged to attend workshops beyond those that are required for their role.
Values-driven workshops for faculty
Workshops are offered from a variety of groups within the Fulton Schools (and beyond) across the academic year. For most workshops, all Fulton Schools faculty are welcome to participate in workshops that they find interesting and/or helpful. New faculty will receive direct calendar invitations for each of the workshops as date / time / registration information becomes available. Scheduling information listed below are for the 2025 – 2026 academic year. These will continue to be updated as specific dates become available, and registration information for the events will be highlighted in the “Upcoming Events” portion of this page.
Cultivate excellence
#Effective Assessment in Engineering Education
(LTH, Oct. 22 or 24)
Project Management Support for Sponsored Projects (ORIEN, TBD)
*Tenured/Tenure-Track (T/TT) Faculty Promotion and Tenure Workshop
(VDFA, Feb.)
#Teaching Faculty Promotion Workshop (VDFA, Apr.)
Deliver innovation that matters
Maximizing the Impact of your Research Agenda
(ORIEN, Mar.)
#Reflecting on Progress: Instructional Innovation
(LTH, March 25 or 27)
Principled Innovation (MLFTC, anytime, asynchronous)
* Success Strategies for Industrial and Foundational Funding (Fulton Schools Development Team, spring)
#Required as part of onboarding for Assistant Teaching Professors and Instructors; encouraged as part of onboarding for tenured/tenure track new hires
*Required as part of onboarding program for Assistant Professors; encouraged as part of onboarding for teaching-track faculty and faculty hired with tenure
Community-building and mentoring
Mentorship 360 (M360) Faculty Mentoring
As the formal faculty mentorship program in the Fulton Schools, the goal of M360 is to provide faculty in the Fulton Schools with career and psychosocial support that will positively impact their productivity, well-being and sense of belonging.
New Faculty Advisory Council
The mission of the New Faculty Advisory Council (NFAC) is to facilitate the integration of new engineering faculty into ASU by fostering a culture of collaboration and community.
Have a question?
We’re here to help
If you have any questions about the Fulton Schools Values course (delivered via Canvas) or the onboarding process throughout the year, please reach out to Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Jennifer Bekki.
Jennifer Bekki
Associate Dean of Inclusive Excellence & Professor
[email protected]
Fulton Schools Values Course
Download Values Toolkit for Zoom background, presentation slides and more!