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ORIENTATION PROGRAM DETAILS
 for New Faculty Orientation.
» New Faculty Orientation Program Schedule & Sessions
» New Faculty Checklist New Hire Checklist, Campus Map, Academic Calendar
Each full 3½ hour orientation session for full-time and part-time faculty at the Brooklyn campus consists of seven components:
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Welcome and introduction by HR staff who is on hand to continuously run a registration desk to process new hire paperwork. The UFCT, Pratt’s faculty union, will present as well. |
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The Pratt Community –An overview of campus facilities, administrative offices, services and support, including a video presentation about how/where to access academic resources, including the Faculty/Staff Guide and New Faculty Orientation website. |
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Teaching & Learning – Covers faculty responsibilities, logistics, relationship to students, academic policies, academic structure and tips for excellence in teaching. |
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Getting Connected – An introduction to IT resources, such as pratt.edu email, MyPratt web portal and the Learning Management System. |
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New faculty may choose one of the following two (held concurrently): |
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Benefits, 1½ hours in the Library – Provides a detailed benefits orientation for new full-time faculty. |
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 LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WORKSHOP, 1 hour in the computer lab, Engineering Bldg. The LMS at Pratt Institute provides faculty with an online platform for use with their classes. The LMS supports faculty use of "traditional" online content and activities such as providing a central location for links to files, offers a wide array of features such as chat rooms, blogs, wikis and online tests plus supports multimedia formats including Flash, streaming video, podcasts to name a few. |
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Pratt photo Identification Card. Once you have been processed by HR, you may get your photo ID from the Security office in Engineering 111 which is open from 8 am to 3 pm (in the summer). On Thursday, August 23rd, Orientation Day, the hours between 12 to 1 pm and 4 to 5:00 pm will be reserved exclusively for new faculty.
Faculty members will also be able to obtain their photo ids at Pratt’s Manhattan campus on Tuesday, August 28th and Wednesday, August 29th during orientation with additional dates and times to be announced. |
QUESTIONS ABOUT ORIENTATION?
Consult your department chair or contact:
New Pratt employees MUST bring original documents with them to complete the I-9 process. For a list of acceptable documents for completion of the I-9 process, go to the Human Resources website, click on the tab, “Employment Forms.” There you will be able to download a PDF version of the I-9 form, which includes a list of documents. |
