Because the following comments have been compiled from various group discussions, some may appear contradictory. Other comments may not apply to all departments because of the inherent differences between departments, such as size or academic focus. Reduced resources are the difficult reality at present. In other words, peer support. Almost all new faculty questioned their ability to assess fairly their students' work in their new department.
Every university has different norms.
Setting up labs information on hiring lab assistants or other personnel. Faculty, in almost every small group discussion, highlighted the following hurdles. Again, these comments are not universally applicable. New faculty are told by senior mentors to limit their committee work during the early years. Campus lack of places to meet other faculty beyond discipline.