Opportunities for Early-Career Faculty
New Faculty Orientation
The Office of Faculty Affairs welcomes all new CU Boulder tenure-track, teaching, and clinical faculty through its New Faculty Orientation (NFO) programming, held annually a week before the first day of the semester.
The 2024 New Faculty Orientation (NFO) was held on Aug. 19, bringing together new faculty members for a day of learning and connection. You can read about the event highlights in the latest CU Boulder Today article.
Looking ahead, mark your calendars for the 2025 NFO scheduled for Thursday, August 14, 2025. Stay tuned for more details as we prepare to welcome another cohort of new faculty!
Thriving at CU Series
A monthly workshop series for tenure-track, teaching, and clinical faculty who are in their first three years at CU Boulder. Meet other new faculty and get your questions answered! Participation in at least 8 “Thriving at CU” sessions over your first three years will earn you a faculty development certificate. These sessions are not recorded to create a comfortable environment for open, candid discussions and engagement. Thriving at CU covers the following content areas:
- New Faculty Orientation
- Thriving in the First Year: What I Wish I Had Known (Individual sessions for and )
- Thriving in the Classroom: Handling Challenges
- Thriving in Research and Creative Work: Resources to Support You as a Scholar
- Thriving as a Mentor: Supporting our Students
- Thriving in Community: Identities on Campus
- Thriving in Community and Leadership: Faculty Relations and Governance
- Thriving in Wellness: Resources to Support You
Questions? Email OFAFDS@colorado.edu
If you have a disability and require accommodations, including ASL or captions, please contact the ADA Coordinator at adacoordinator@colorado.edu or 303-492-9725. Two weeks advance notice of need for accommodations is requested.