NEW FACULTY RESOURCES
New to NCCU / New to Durham / New to College Teaching

Welcome! North Carolina Central University is at a threshold of even greater development in its physical size and facilities, its academic reputation, and its role as a center for research. As we grow, we will continue to need the talents and ideas of newcomers to help NCCU meet its challenges and achieve its goals. To facilitate the acclimation of new faculty to NCCU, we offer the following sets of helpful links (Be sure to check the Teaching Resources page and others in this site for additional faculty resources):

NEW TO NCCU

We hope the following information will help you become acclimated to NCCU and its various offices:

Campus Emergencies
919-530-6106 (Campus Police)
919-530-5326 (Non-Emergency), or by email:
parking@nccu.edu and crimeprevention@nccu.edu

NCCU Campus Map
On-screen map of NCCU's campus

Human Resources: 919-560-6334
Information about employment policies, employee resources, time sheets, compensation, training, or benefits

Payroll Office: 919-530-6150
Information about pay schedules, automatic deposit

Registrar: 919-530-6262
Information about class schedules, class rosters, reporting and revising grades

Help Desk
Answers about computer problems, network connections and access, software, peripherals, and general troubleshooting:

Help Desk (IT) 919-530-7676
Help Desk (PBX) 919-530-7000

Faculty Senate: 919-530-7000
Issues about faculty rights, grievances, disagreements with administrative policies & procedures, suggestions for improvements

Links to Academic Schools, Colleges and their departments
College Of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
NCCU School of Law
NCCU School of Education
School of Library and Information Sciences

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NEW TO DURHAM

The Durham area has consistently been identified by MSN, CNN, Money magazine, and many relocation firms as one of the best places to live in the U.S." Located in the heart of the "trangle," Durham offers a broad spectrum of educational institutions, cultural resources, shopping, and entertainment venues. The following are a few Web sites that can help you become more familiar with the area:

Finding living space

Apartment.com
A widely used online rental apartment and townhouse search network (extensive, but not all listings turn up here)

DurhamRent.com - Local listings only

RTPLinks.com - More local listings and other area resources

Durham area resources

Durham-NC.com - Links to Durham city resources, visitors' resources, utilities, schools, medical centers, restaurants, shopping, temporary housing, etc.

CitySearch.com - Directory of realtors, businesses, entertainment, and other Triangle area services

Durham transportation

DATA - Durham Area Transit Authority - Bus service for the Durham area

TTA - Triangle Transit Authority - Provides interconnected transit service and vanpools for the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill areas

Taxi & shuttle service directory

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NEW TO COLLEGE TEACHING

For those faculty who have not taught or taught college before, the path to successfully preparing for and managing classes, connecting with students, and navigating NCCU regulations and protocols can be daunting.The first step should be to connect with an experienced faculty member in your department who can be an advisor, a sounding board, and a mentor as you define your individual path. While The Center will strive to provide materials relevant to instruction and learning in general, your departmental office is also very likely to have a library of discipline-specific multimedia resources to share among its faculty.

Workshops, e-publications, and printed pamphlets designed to offer additional methods, strategies and technologies for the instructional tasks you face will be offered here, in addition to links to websites and newsletters that focus on ways to enhance the learning experience for you and your students.

Websites with teaching tips and resources

MERLOT
A powerful referatory, collaboration and academic search resource

U.S. Department of Education publications

Online publications of the National Education Association

Links for educators compiled by Norman Labush, Ed.D.

The Preparing Future Faculty Program

...and be sure to look through the NCCU CUTL Teaching Resources for ongoing pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning

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If there are other ways we can support your success on the faculty at NCCU, please contact us to let us know.