2025 USD New Faculty Orientation

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2025 MINISTRY CENTER

12:30 p.m. SNACKS AND CHECK IN

Truc Ngo Vice Provost for Research and Administration Cawa Tran Director for Undergraduate Research Traci Merrill Director of Office of Sponsored Programs Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick Associate Provost, Academic Strategy and Growth Truc Ngo Vice Provost for Research and Administration Perla Myers Executive Director of Jacobs Institute for Innovation in Education Scott Anders Director, Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) Ebrahim Tarshizi Director of the Center for Digital Civil Society Jim Bolender Associate Provost, International Affairs

1 p.m. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

2:15 p.m. RESEARCH EXPERTISE DATABASE

2:30 p.m. BREAK 2:35 p.m. CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

3:15 p.m. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND OPPORTUNITIES

3:45 p.m. GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS 4:45 p.m. WALK TO CASA DE ALCALÁ 5 p.m. PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION

Senior Leadership Team