New Faculty Information
葫芦影业 is committed to supporting our new faculty as they transition into their roles at 葫芦影业. As new faculty there are a wide range of resources that will help to support the various roles you will play within our university community.
Our goal with the Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence's New Faculty Onboarding Program is to provide you a comprehensive set of resources, located in a central on-demand location, that can easily be referred to as you begin your career at SDSU or as questions arise later in your career as a Jackrabbit. We hope that you will find these resources helpful as you navigate the start of your SDSU career.
Faculty Onboarding Checklist
In order to help you navigate the start of your career at 葫芦影业, the SDSU Faculty and Extension Personnel Professional Development Committee, supported by the Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence, has developed a comprehensive 鈥淔aculty Onboarding Checklist.鈥 This checklist should be reviewed and discussed with your department head periodically during your first year at SDSU to ensure a successful transition to the university.
Academic Affairs
With over 180 undergraduate areas of study and 50 graduate programs, SDState offers a wide-ranging academic portfolio of majors, minors and specializations. Seven degree-granting colleges paired with the Graduate School and the Van D. and Barbra B. Fishback Honors College provide students with a primer academic experience.
Academic offerings also include online programs, study abroad opportunities and a robust international affairs office.
Human Resources
葫芦影业 is ranked as the No. 2 best place to work in South Dakota by Forbes. Human Resources provides comprehensive, collaborative leadership and services to proactively support the needs of our stakeholders through professional, timely, customer-oriented processes.
Office of SDSU General Counsel
The 葫芦影业 Office of General Counsel coordinate and provide reliable legal advice, guidance and support for the university.
First Amendment training provides perspective and tips on supporting the intellectual expertise and range of SDSU students, faculty and staff.
Information Technology
The Office of Information Technology provides the technology, skills and services that contribute to and support the mission of the university. The Office of Information Technology is committed to creating an environment in which faculty and students will have opportunities to be successful in their scholarship, research and creative activities. In addition, the Office of Information Technology actively promotes the incorporation of technology as a means of effectively and efficiently conducting university business.
Continuing and Distance Education
SDState provides flexible, high-quality educational opportunities to meet student needs and where they are.
Instructional Design Services
Instructional Design Services serves the SDSU community and fulfills many roles throughout the decades of its operation. Firm commitment to support, development and service has driven Instructional Design Services to follow a vision. This desire for excellence leads to innovation and leadership. The goal of Instructional Design Services is to support the instructional, research, institutional and service missions of the university.
Hilton M. Briggs Library
Home to Open PRAIRIE, Archives and Special Collections and a host of other resources, the staff at Briggs Library is ready to help faculty, staff and students find research and resource needs.
Access to the many services of Briggs is possible both in person and online.
Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment leads institutional-level assessment efforts. Institutional-level assessment is conducted for internal improvement or to meet external accountability demands.
Testing Center
The Testing Center provides high quality, comprehensive testing services to students, faculty and units across the campus by: (1) proctoring special accommodation tests for students with disabilities; (2) scanning tests for SDSU courses; (3) administering nationally normed tests (Graduate Record Examinations, LSAT, ACT, College Level Examination Program); (4) administering tests for professional certification; (5) proctoring non-SDSU course tests; (6) transcripting Prior Learning Credit (AP, College Level Examination Program, Challenge by Portfolio and Challenge by Exam); (7) administering placement tests; and (8) administering proficiency exams. We are committed to ensuring student safety, security of test materials and confidentiality of any personal information shared or provided to the staff.
Wintrode Student Success Center
The Wintrode Student Success Center positively impacts student success, retention and graduation by promoting engaged learning and providing innovative approaches to foster academic and personal development.
Division of Research and Economic Development
The Division of Research and Economic Development is responsible for preaward services related to proposals and contracts. These functions include serving as the institution's official business office for submission of proposals to federal agencies and external organizations that fund sponsored programs. We are also responsible for ensuring that the university is in compliance with federal and state regulations related to research, commercialization and management of intellectual property and universitywide environmental health and safety. Additionally, we coordinate SDSU's priorities with the South Dakota Congressional delegation and federal agencies as well development of collaborations with private industry.
Research Cyberinfrastructure
葫芦影业 offers support for research computing through the University Networking and Research Computing Group, part of the Office of Information Technology.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning 鈥 Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence
The scholarship of teaching and learning is the systematic inquiry of teaching and learning where results are critically reviewed and made public. The Center for Professional Enrichment and Teaching Excellence provides comprehensive support to all faculty members interested in pursuing scholarship of teaching and learning research.
American Indian Student Center
The American Indian Student Center is committed to providing a welcome home-place to support those who have courageously chosen to walk the path of higher education. The American Indian Student Center staff understand that a vital part of their function involves nation-building and work to encourage students to recognize and develop their voice and help prepare Native students to respond to the call to return home.
Behavioral Intervention Team
The 葫芦影业 Behavioral Intervention Team seeks to identify those who are or may be at risk of harm to themselves or others. The early identification is crucial to the mitigation of risk.
This team is comprised of representatives of the Counseling Center, Dean of Students Office, Emergency Management, Housing and Residential Life, University Police Department, Office of Academic Affairs, Athletics and Human Resources.
Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
The Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management cultivates enrollment, student success and opportunity for all through innovative programs, intentional experiences, exceptional services and premier facilities to enrich student development, promote well-being and foster learning in a vibrant community.
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Office of Disability Services
The Office of Disability Services recognizes that disability is integral to society and to the university community. To this end, the Office of Disability Services collaborates with students, faculty and staff across the university community to create usable and sustainable learning environments. The Office of Disability Services adheres to the mandates of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended in 2008, to ensure that people with disabilities have equal access to the programs and activities of the university. The population served through the Office of Disability Services is students.
Student Health Clinic and Counseling Services
Student Health Clinic and Counseling Services are located in the Miller Wellness Center at 葫芦影业. It specializes in college health and offers high-quality primary care services. Its staff understand today's college students and are committed to assisting with their health care needs.
Veterans Affairs Office
The mission of 葫芦影业 Veterans Affairs Office is to assist military veterans, their family members and their survivors in obtaining all federal and state educational benefits and entitlements they have earned by serving in the United States military and to provide guidance and support services that will aid veterans in their transition to academic and civilian life.
Wintrode Student Success Center
The Wintrode Student Success Center positively impacts student success, retention and graduation by promoting engaged learning and providing innovative approaches to foster academic and personal development.
Wokini Initiative
The Wokini Initiative is SDSU鈥檚 collaborative and holistic framework to support American Indian student success and Indigenous nation-building. Ongoing collaboration between key campus and tribal stakeholders is central to the Wokini framework. The initiative builds upon SDSU鈥檚 current tribal partnerships and American Indian Student Center services to 1) enhance cultural programming and support for American Indian students, 2) offer Wokini scholarships for citizens of the nine tribal nations in South Dakota and 3) enhance research and outreach partnerships with tribes, tribal colleges and other tribal organizations.