Faculty Liaisons
- Expectations
- Present a friendly welcome to new colleagues
- Smooth their transition to a new institution and/or city
- Refer new faculty to relevant resources
- Offer candid advice
- Serve as an ally, not as a mentor with content expertise
- Potential themes of discussion
- Moving to Boston
i. Finding appropriate neighborhoods
ii. Learning about the school system or childcare options
- Working at BU
i. Getting oriented on campus
ii. Finding places to eat lunch
iii. Navigating the appointments process
- Assuming a new role
i. Behaving like a faculty member
ii. Balancing work and personal lives
- Meeting key people
i. Introducing them to colleagues and staff
ii. Helping identify potential mentors
- Frequency of meetings
- Initial phone call or e-mail before new faculty member arrives
- Arrange a meeting in the first week of their arrival to get acquainted
- Check in after the first month
- Phase out formal role after a year or so
- Helpful websites
- Faculty Development and Diversity: https://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/
- Department of Medicine: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/medicine/
- BUSM Faculty Central: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm-facultycentral/
- BU Faculty Handbook: http://www.bu.edu/handbook/
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Office: http://www.bu.edu/fsao/
- University Ombuds: http://www.bu.edu/ombuds/
- Human Resources: http://www.bu.edu/hr/
- Boston Medical Center: http://internal.bmc.org/