The Deanship of Development and Quality organized the orientation program for the new teaching staff members. The program has started with a welcome speech delivered by Dr. Saad A. Alzahrani, the dean of Development & Quality who was mainly in charge of the program. He welcomed the new staff members and congratulated them on joining the University.
Afterwards, the Deanship of Faculty members and staff Affairs welcomed the new staff members and introduced a power point presentation giving an overview about the organizational structure of the deanship including the activities and the services being delivered to the faculty members.
The dean of Admission and Registration, Dr.Abdul Alaziz Alsaqr presented a detailed explanation concerned with the achievements of the deanship and its electronic systems being offered through providing access to enter the absence and attendance of the students and all aspects related to the educational process and the possibility of creating online contact between the instructor and his/her students.
The dean of Information Technology, Dr. Muhammad Alqahtani has introduced a comprehensive presentation tackling the website of the University and the accessible electronic services for the students and faculty members, the websites of the faculty members, the possibility of designing electronic courses and the e-mail services for the students and the faculty members.
In addition, the Vice Rector for Higher Studies and Scientific Research, Dr. Abdalaziz Alhamed introduced a detailed explanation in line with a power point presentation concerned with the organizational structure of the vice rectorate, indicating the tasks being entitled to each department affiliated to it. In addition, he stressed the importance of the academic council. He talked about the vice-rectorate plan for improving the scientific research in the university, as the university is going to initiate the higher studies program in the near future.
Furthermore, the Vice Rector for Academic and eductional Affairs, Dr. Abdulrhaman Alkhudari introduced a detailed explanation of the administrative and financial affairs concerned with the new staff members, explaining the organizational structure of the rectorate including its services being delivered to the new staff members and its role in fulfilling the necessary needs that guarantee the availability of optimum educational environment.
The Vice Rector for Development and Quality, Dr. Saleh Al Kahtani gave a welcome speech to the new staff members. In addition, he explained the efforts done by the university in recruiting highly qualified staff members. He also explained the unrivalled attention given by the rectorate to the enhance the quality of the academic programs and the implementation of the quality standards and using the convenient teaching methodologies, and the development of the educational process.
The events of the first day of the program has been concluded by an open meeting with the rector of the University, Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Al- Asimi as he started his speech by extending his welcome to the new staff members. In addition, he congratulated them on joining the University, wishing them a happy stay in the Kingdom. He urged them to do their best in their entitled jobs. In addition, he focused on the relationship between the instructor and the students, which has to be based on mutual respect, commitment, seriousness and being abide by the courses and the academic programs and the importance of the teacher’s role in providing the academic and psychological care to the students. He answered all the inquires and questions raised by the teaching staff members.