Duke’s annual program introduces you and your new colleagues to the many resources and opportunities available across the university.

Location

Alumni Memorial Commons Room, 152 Langford, Divnity School

Event Schedule

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9 a.m.

Opening Remarks and Faculty Introductions

9 – 9:15 a.m.

Sherilynn Black, Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Introduction to Duke University

9:15 – 9:45 a.m. 

Abbas Benmamoun, Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Shana Lassiter, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement

Historical Background of Duke University

9:45 – 10:10 a.m.

Valerie Gillispie, University Archivist

The First Year Experience as Faculty at Duke

10:10 – 10:40 a.m.

Moderated by Lawrence Yang, Pauline Gratz Distinguished Professor in the School of Nursing

Edwin Alfonzo, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

Raffaella Taylor-Seymour, Andrew W. Mellon Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Anne Washington, Rothermere/Harmsworth Duke Associate Professor of Technology Policy

New Faculty Networking Break

10:40 – 10:50 a.m.

Fireside Chat With New Faculty #1

10:50 – 11:20 a.m.

Emily Daly, Associate University Librarian for Research and Public Services

Jennifer Lodge, Vice President for Research and Innovation

Manoj Mohanan, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Programs

Stelfanie Williams, Vice President for Community Affairs

Faculty Resources

11:20 – 11:30 a.m.

Donna Parrish, EAP Counselor, Duke Personal Assistance Service

Sumetrice Porter, Director of Faculty Relations

Fireside Chat With New Faculty #2

11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Lee Baker, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education

Suzanne Barbour, Dean of The Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education

Kimberly Hewitt, Vice President for Institutional Equity

Mohamed Noor, Executive Vice Provost

Closing and Announcements

12 p.m.

Transition to Lunch and Building Your Teaching Practice

Building Your Teaching Practice 

12 – 3 p.m.

Led by Bridgette Hard, Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, with the following colleagues:

Richard Katskee, Associate Clinical Professor of Law

Jerry Reiter, Henry W. Newson Distinguished Professor of Statistical Science and Co-Chair of the 2030 Teaching & Mentoring Excellence Committee

David Schanzer, Professor of the Practice, Sanford School of Public Policy

Len White, Associate Professor in Neurology and Director of Undergraduate Studies of Neuroscience