• Date: August 20, 2009
• Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
• Location: Purdue Memorial Union, West Faculty Lounge

2009 Agenda, New Faculty Orientation

• Continental Breakfast and Information Fair
• Welcome and Introductions 
  Beverly Davenport Sypher, Associate Provost for Special Initiatives
• An Exciting Time for Purdue
  France A. Córdova, President, Purdue University 
• Launching Tomorrow's Leaders: Students of Purdue
  Tom Robinson, Vice President for Student Services
• Discovery and Delivery (PDF)
  Richard Buckius, Vice President for Research
• Purdue's Strategic Plan
  Randy Woodson, Provost, Purdue University 
• The Graduate School and Graduate Faculty (PDF) 
  Mark J. T. Smith, Dean of the Graduate School
• Research Resources and Support
  Alan Rebar, Executive Director of Discovery Park
  Senior Associate Vice President for Research
• Building A Successful Career at Purdue: Promotion and Tenure (PDF)
  Christine Ladisch, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
• Views from the Faculty
  Hugh Hillhouse, Associate Professor Chemical Engineering, Faculty Award of Excellence (PDF)
  Monica Cox, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education, Presidential Early Career Award
  
• A Tour of the Envision Center for Data Perceptualization:
  Scientific Visualization to Enhance Learning and Discovery