Upcoming or Recent Events
New Faculty Orientation, Fall 2008
Workshops: August 12, 13, 14
Full-day orientation program, Friday, August 15, 2008, University Center
Details coming soon
Check out our new faculty resources page at: www.unf.edu/acadaffairs/nfo
Commencement & Convocation
UNF Summer Commencement: Friday, August 1, 2008 3:00 UNF Arena
UNF Fall Convocation: Friday, September 19, 2008 10:00 Lazzara
Academic Affairs Leadership Retreat
Fall: Friday, October 31, 2008 University Center 11:00
Spring: Friday, April 4, 2008 University Center 1:00
Guest: Dr. Amy Driscoll
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to discuss UNF's QEP proposal: Community Based Transformational Learning
Voluntary System of Accountability
Mission, Vision, Goals, Values
Past Events
Diversity Task Force presents a lecture by Dr. Mordean Taylor-Archer
Thursday, April 10, 2008 7:30 University Gallery
Provost's Task Force discussion with faculty
Friday, March 7, 2008 12:00 PCR
Provost's Task Force discussion with A&P staff
Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:00 14/1604
Provost's Task Force discussion with SGA leadership
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 11:30 PCR
Provost's Task Force discussion with USPS staff
Monday, April 14, 2008 12:00 14/1606
Provost's Task Force discussion with Strategic Planning Committee
Friday, April 18, 2008 2:00 42/2004
Voluntary System of Accountability - A brownbag discussion
February 26, 2008 noon, Faculty Commons - lunch served
Oral History Presentation Honoring Retiring Faculty
December 12, 2007: Creating a University - Oral History Presentation
Emeritus faculty member, Dr. James Crooks will present an oral history from interviews with our founding members in celebration of 35 years of service and upcoming retirement.
7:00 pm Free and open to the public
University Center
Fall Convocation
September 7, 2007: Presidential State of the University Address, Faculty awards and recognition, Distinguished Professor award. Lazzara Performance Hall 10:00 am.
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New Faculty Orientation
August 17, 2007 : New Faculty Orientation program. More Info
Inquiry and Insight Lecture Series 2007-08
The Inquiry and Insight Lecture Series promotes dialogue among visiting scholars, community supporters, students, faculty members, and staff. This year’ s speakers represent diverse fields and issues related to psychology, poetry and fiction, philosophy, politics, social anthropology, and history. All of the speakers have made substantive contributions in their respective fields. Over and above their impressive s cholarly achievements, they share two traits. They have been able to make specialized concepts accessible to interdisciplinary audiences. Additionally, they have been able to enkindle their passion for learning in others. As a group, they embody the academic values that have provided the foundation for learning and research at this university.
October 3, 2007: Alphonso Lingis
Alfonso Lingis is Professor of Philosophy at Penn State University and author of "Body Transformations" and "The First
Person Singular"
November 5, 2007: Lee Rainie
Lee Rainie is the founding Director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Since December 1999, the Washington D.C.
research center has examined how people's internet use affects their families, communities, health care, education, civic
and political life, and work places.
November 15, 2007: Daniel Goldhagen
Daniel Goldhagen is a Political Scientiest and author of the best selling book, "Hitler's Willing Executioners"
February 5, 2008: Bella DePaulo
Bella DePaulo is author of "Singled Out: How Singles are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live
Happily Ever After"
February 21, 2008: Martha Nussbaum
Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics
March 4, 2008: Azar Nafisi
Azar Nafisi is Visiting Fellow and lecturer at the Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University and author of "Reading
Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books"
Academic Affairs Spring Retreat
April 11, 2007: