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Getting Started for New Faculty

Academic & Legal Basics

In this section, we will cover some of background information about Towson as a teaching institution and introduce requirements for all Towson instructors.

 

Towson University's Structure, Mission, and Background from Dr. Jane E. Neapolitan, Assistant Provost for Academic Innovation:

Watch the video (8:22) or read the transcript.

Towson's Mission
"Towson University, as the State’s Metropolitan University, focuses on providing highly developed educational experiences and community service through a broad range of intellectual opportunities to a diverse student body at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The academic programs and services offered through the university provide a core quality environment for students to acquire the intellectual and social preparation to achieve their potential as contributing leaders and citizens of the workforce and a complex global society.  Faculty, students, and staff serve the region through research and professional outreach that specifically responds to the state’s socioeconomic and cultural needs and aspirations."

Developing a Syllabus

Watch the captioned video (8:11) or read the transcript.

 

Grades and Grading Policies

Watch the captioned video (3:22) or read the transcript.

 

Issues in the Classroom

Watch the captioned video (15:29).

 

Classroom Assessment Techniques (CAT)
Watch the captioned video (25:04).
Millennial Students

Watch the video Influences on the Millennial Generation (3:48).

 

Watch the video Challenges, Benefits and Implications of Teaching Millennials (17:03).

  • Supplemental Materials
    Millennials handout to accompany the presentation
Library Orientation

Watch the captioned video (6:51) or read the transcript.

Preventing Sexual Harassment Training

You are required to complete the following training. At the conclusion of the training, Academic Affairs will be notified of your completion. Print and store your completion certificate for your records.

 

 

 

Provost's Office
Administration Building, Room 311

Phone: 410-704-2125
Fax: 410-704-3129
E-mail: provost@towson.edu


 

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Towson can trace its roots to its 1886 start as Maryland's first teacher training school.  



 

 

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