New Faculty

Welcome!! We're so glad you are here. To help you become oriented we have a list of links below with information most likely to be needed by new faculty (and a bookmark file you can download).

We hope you will call on us (270-745-6508) if you need something. We can at least point you in the right direction.

The Center is open during regular university hours: from 8:00am to 4:30pm (summer: 7:30am to 3:00pm).

Take advantage of our high quality, self-paced, online tutorials that will deepen your understanding of teaching. Sign up for Teaching@WKU.

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Read These First:

• View Peer to Peer , a short video in which new faculty talk about life at WKU
• Quotes from faculty at the end of their first year or first semester.
• Join our Mentoring Program 
• New Faculty Survival Information about the Campus and Community (from Email to local customs)
  

Campus web sites that will be helpful:

• Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching (help for class preparation and more!)
  • Teaching Seminars/Events
• Introduction to the WKU Libraries (A wealth of information for your research)
• Faculty Handbook
• Academic Affairs Policies
• Office of Sponsored Programs (Aids for grant writing)
• Ethics Training on Animal and Human Subjects Research and Bio-safety
• Human Resources (Information about your benefits as an employee)
• WKU Home Page

Area places of interest:

• A List of Kentucky Institutions of Higher Education
• Bowling Green Information
• Mammoth Cave Information
• Louisville, KY, information (a two hour drive north on I-65)
• Home of the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs
• Nashville, TN, information (a one hour drive south on I-65)

 

Other Goodies:

Check out our teaching screensavers and our Powerpoint templates.

 

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