Office of Faculty Affairs
New Faculty Orientation
Keys to UGA: New Faculty Academy
2026 New Faculty Orientation
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. – Registration, Coffee and Continental Breakfast
- 8:30 – 11:45 a.m. – Orientation
- 11:45 a.m. – 12:55 p.m. – Lunch Buffet and Resource Fair
- 12:55 – 5:00 p.m. – Orientation
- 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. – Meet the Deans and Senior Leaders Reception
New Faculty Orientation (NFO) 2026 will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at the Georgia Center in Athens (1197 S. Lumpkin Street). UGA leaders and award-winning faculty will speak about UGA’s tripartite mission, strategies for enhancing success, and Bulldog traditions, legends and lingo. Incoming faculty will interact with offices across our institution at a resource fair and get to know one another through a lunch and a reception with deans and senior leaders. (See this article regarding the 2025 NFO.)
All new faculty are strongly encouraged to attend.
Registration will open in early summer.
