New Faculty Orientation Program 2015/2016
1st day “GUST Introductory Day”
Date/time
Event
Location
Presenter
Tuesday September 1st
9:00am – 9:30am
8.30 Shuttle (residence to GUST)
Senior management welcome note
President & VPs
9:30am – 10:15am
HR Welcoming note
About GUST
HR services
Benefits
Issues to know
Policies and Procedures
Q&As
10:15am – 10:45am
Academic Affairs welcome and
presentation: Academic Challenges
and Opportunities (New projects)
11:00 am – 12:00pm
Campus Tour & coffee break
12:00pm – 12:30pm
Academic Services sector
Student Affairs
Student Success Center
12:30pm – 1:00pm
Admin & Finance sector
Finance
HR Director & HR team
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- Vice President for
Academic Affairs,
- CBA Acting Dean,
- Foundation Program Unit
Director,
- CAS Assistant Dean
- President, Faculty Senate
PR Team
- Vice President for Student
Affairs
- Dean of ROAR
- Dean of Student Affairs
- SSC Director
- University Registrar
-Assistant Vice President for
Admin. & Financial Affairs
W1-010
1:00pm – 2:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
Planning & Development sector
Institutional Effectiveness
and strategic planning
PACE and Business
development
IT
E-Learning
Special Projects
Office Time (Open)
Back to residence
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
-Director of Finance
- Vice President for Planning
& Development
- Functional Directors
Colleges
BUS
College Admins
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2nd day “Introductory Sessions to GUST Systems”
Date/time
Event
Wednesday September 2nd
Location
8.30am Shuttle (residence to GUST)
SIS (PeopleSoft)
Introductory Session
Overview of Library
Policies and Services
Moodle Introductory
Session
PMOS Introductory
Session
9:00am – 9:30am
9:30am – 10:00am
10:00am– 11:30am
11:30am – 12:00pm
Presenter
Library Lab #N2102
Library Lab #N2102
Library Lab #N2102
Library Lab #N2102
12:00pm – 12:30pm
Registration
Library Director
E-Learning
HR
Coffee break
12:30pm – 1:00pm
FIMS Introductory Session
Library Lab #N2102
IE
1:00pm
Office Time (Open)
Colleges
College Admins
3:00pm
Back to residence
BUS
3rd day “Social day”
Date/time
Event
rd
Thursday September 3
Location
Presenter
8.30 Shuttle (residence to GUST)
9:00am– 10:00am
Outside agencies offers
Banks
Real estate agents
W1-010
Invited/preferred local
banks and real estate
agents
10:15am – 11:15am
SSC Introductory Workshop
W1-010
Ms. Basema Dana
11:30am – 12:30pm
College briefing for new faculty –
meet current faculty members
Colleges
College Assistant
Deans & Head of
Departments
12:45pm
Shuttle (GUST to Avenues Mall)
1:15pm – 2:15pm
Group Lunch at Villa Fairouz Restaurant – Avenues Mall
2:30pm – 2:45pm
Free Time at Avenues Mall
3:00pm
Back to residence
BUS
(PR for photography & testimonials will be provided during the Orientation Program)
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
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List of Attendees
President – Professor Donald Bates
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA) – Dr. Salah Al-Sharhan
Vice President for Academic Services (VPAS) – Dr. Sabah Al-Quaddoomi
Acting Dean of College of Business Administration – Dr. Mohammad Elian
Dean of Student Recruitment & Outreach, Admissions & Registration (ROAR) – Dr.
Kameleddine Benameur
Director of Foundation Program Unit (FPU) – Dr. Ilene Al-Zaid
Dean of Student Affairs – Dr. Raghad Al-Kazemi
Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences – Dr. Iqbal Al Shammari
Assistant Vice President for Administrative & Financial Affairs – Mr. Ibrahim Emran
President, Faculty Senate – Dr. Khalid Kisswani
University Registrar – Mr. Mohammad Al-Mudhaf
Head of English Department – Dr. Cathy Daniel
Head of Humanities & Social Sciences Department – Dr. Manal El-Kady
Head of Computer Science Department – Dr. Taher Ali
Head of Mathematics & Natural Sciences Department (M&NS) – Dr. Helmi Temimi
Head of Economics & Finance Department – Dr. Fida Karam
Head of Business Administration Department – Dr. Jean-Paul Arnaout
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
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Head of Accounting Department – Dr. Naser Abu Ghazaleh
Student Success Center (SSC) Director – Ms. Basema Dana
HR Director – Mr. Muhammed Al-Nasiri
Library Director– Ms. Shobhita Kohli
PR Director– Ms. Aseel Turkait
Finance Director– Mr. Thomas Siby
Professional and Continuing Education Centre (PACE) Director – Mr. Sadegh Zobeidi
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
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