Welcome to teaching at UMaine

Whether you are a graduate teaching assistant or tenured faculty new to UMaine, we hope you will join us for programming designed specifically for new faculty each semester. For more information, please visit our Communities of Practice page or click the button below.

CITL CoPs
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New faculty resources

CITL’s dedicated to helping faculty feel prepared and excited for their new teaching journey at UMaine and becoming a part of our campus community.

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A CITL Community of Practice (CoP) focused on new faculty launching their teaching journey at UMaine with confidence, connection, and community.

Biweekly, Fall Semester ’25

Fridays from 11:00am – 12:00pm

Click below to register for this CoP and other CITL programming.

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Photo of New Faculty Orientation at UMaine 2024.

Hosted by the Office of the Provost, this 2 day event provided new faculty with opportunities to connect in-person with key members of our UMaine community. RSVP by August, 8th 2025.

For questions, email: jade.hichborn@maine.edu

To see a mock version of the 2024 NFO agenda linked below:

Mock Agenda
A checklist with UMaine blue colors

Available through the Office of the Provost, this list is for any faculty getting started at UMaine.

Click here for a printable version!

checklist for new faculty

Brightspace is a powerful tool and can do some amazing things.

Get started with these self-paced tutorials and additional offerings.

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Upcoming Events for new faculty

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