Getting Started: Adjunct Faculty at Duquesne
Welcome from Provost Pearson
This list is intended to help you get started in teaching at Duquesne.
First Things
Our Mission and Identity provides a context and guide for all that we do at Duquesne
Human Resources & Payroll – you need to take care of this first. Start by working with the administrative assistant in the department or school where you have been hired.
ID Card – you need this for the library and other services
Multipass login – this is your key to Duquesne’s online world: intranet, email and electronic library resources.
Center for Teaching Excellence Orientation – this orientation provides an overview to your role and the resources to support you in it.
Teaching at Duquesne
Teaching and learning resources (e.g., course & syllabus design, learning assessment)
The Faculty Resource Guide provides an overview of resources and policies. Each new faculty member receives a print copy. It is updated each year online.
Technology
DORI – Duquesne Online Resources & Information (the university intranet), your source of campus news and information
Computing & technology services – links to all aspects of technology services
Educational Technology – including classroom media services and online learning support
Blackboard overview – learning management system to support face-to-face classes and also for distance learning
Information relevant to teaching and learning (not exhaustive)
Academic Advisement – Duquesne has professional academic advisors for undergraduates
Core Curriculum – the general education requirements for undergraduates
English as a Second Language – for students who are non-native speakers and writers of English
Evaluation of Teaching – See Faculty Handbook and Faculty Resource Guide
Grading Policy (Registration & Scholastic Policies in Faculty Resource Guide)
Sexual Harassment Policy and Prevention Training
Students with Disabilities – we are committed to helping all Duquesne students learn
Writing Center – for students in any discipline at any level