New Faculty Program

The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) is eager to help you launch your teaching, research and service as a Buckeye. 

The New Faculty Program is a university-level program for all newly hired faculty of all ranks and tracks and complements any orientation programming offered by your unit, and you are highly encouraged to engage in both.

New Faculty Orientation is an in-person gathering in August and an ongoing topical workshop series called Faculty Pathways offers a mixture of in-person, remote and hybrid options throughout the academic year. OAA regularly communicates these opportunities via email (sign up to receive Faculty Opportunities updates). All faculty are welcome at every event, though registration is required.

The New Faculty Program is designed to prepare all new faculty to confidently begin or continue their work in line with the university’s mission:

• Creating and discovering knowledge to improve the well-being of our state, regional, national and global communities;
• Educating students through a comprehensive array of distinguished academic programs;
• Preparing a diverse student body to be leaders and engaged citizens;
• Fostering a culture of engagement and service.

Statement of Commitment

As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.