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Agenda, Lecturers New Faculty Foundations, Aug. 20, 2026

New Faculty Foundations

Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026

Location on Solano Campus: Navigator 201
Location on SLO Campus: Swanson Center of Effort Conference Room

Please note: This is a synchronous, hybrid event, taking place on both the Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Solano Campuses

Time 

Session 

Presenter(s) 

Location & Modality 

8:15–9 a.m.  

(45 min) 

Breakfast, Registration, and Networking; I-9 Completion 

 

HR 

Satellite Session at both SLO & Maritime Academy 

9–9:10 a.m. 

(10 min) 

Welcome to Cal Poly

Provost Al Liddicoat

Both SLO and Maritime Academy; Hybrid

9:10–9:25 a.m. 

(15 min) 

New Faculty Foundations 

Sarah Macdonald, CTLT  Interim Director

Both SLO and Maritime Academy; Hybrid

9:25-9:40 a.m. 

(15 min) 

Who’s in the Room? A Networking Activity  

Ariel Setniker, CTLT Senior Faculty Fellow, Intro; CTLT Team/Local Facilitators  

Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

9:40-9:55 a.m. 

(15 min) 

Supporting Student Success 

Beya Makekau, Associate Vice President, Culture & Institutional Excellence 

 

Hybrid; Zoom 

 

9:55-10:10 a.m. 

(15 min) 

Supporting Student Success: Who Our Students Are  

 

Eric Jones, Maritime Superintendent 

Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

10:10-10:55 a.m. 

(45 min) 

Student-Centered Active Learning Workshop 

Ariel Setniker, CTLT Senior Faculty Fellow 

Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

10:55–11:05 a.m. 

(10 min) 

Break  

 

CTLT Team/Local Facilitators  

Both SLO and Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

11:05—11:20 a.m. 

(15 min) 

Culture and Institutional Excellence at Cal Poly 

 

Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Associate Vice President for Culture and Faculty Success 

 

SLO; Hybrid 

 

11:20-11:55am 

(35 min) 

Building Community and Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment   

  

Sarah Macdonald, CTLT  Interim Director    

Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Associate Vice President for Culture and Faculty Success 

 

SLO; Hybrid 

 

12–1 p.m. 

(60 min) 

Lunch with Cal Poly Leadership 

 

SLO: senior leadership, college deans, heads, and chairs 

Maritime Academy: College Program Coordinators, invited new tenure-track faculty, other faculty 

 

Satellite Session at both SLO & Maritime Academy 

 

1–1:30 p.m. 

(30 min) 

California Faculty Association (Union Overview) 

 CFA Representative 

Satellite Session at both SLO & Maritime Academy 

 

 

1:30–1:50 p.m. 

(20 min) 

Digital Accessibility (CSU Initiatives) 

SLO: Tonia Malone, LMS Administrator,  and  Sarah Macdonald, CTLT  Interim Director 

Maritime Academy: Maribel Duran, Instructional Designer 

 

Both SLO and Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

1:50-2:35 p.m. 

(45 min) 

Canvas Workshop 

SLO: Tonia Malone, LMS Administrator and Instructional Designer 

 

Maritime Academy: Maribel Duran, Instructional Designer 

 

Both SLO and Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

2:35—2:50 p.m. 

(15 min) 

Break  

 

 

Both SLO and Maritime Academy; Hybrid 

2:50-3:35 p.m. 

(45 min) 

Engaging Students from the Start (The Syllabus and First Day Activities) 

 

Dianna Winslow, CTLT Assistant Director and Writing Instruction Specialist 

SLO; Hybrid 

 

3:35-3:45 p.m.  

(10 min) 

Reflections, Survey, and Closing 

 

Sarah Macdonald, CTLT  Interim Director 

 

SLO; Hybrid 

3:45–4:45 p.m. 

(60 min) 

Campus Partners Resource Fair 

 

 

Local Campus Partners 

 

 

Satellite Session at both SLO & Maritime Academy 

 

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