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 to support those new to teaching here. Here we have curated a list of our most relevant resources to help you start strong.

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New To Teaching resources

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

Photo of a Faculty Development Program

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 instructors

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