New Employee Orientation
Orientation provides a new employee with an overview of university and library culture that assures an understanding of policies and procedures necessary to function efficiently in the environment. Orientation is addressed at various levels: the university, the libraries and the department.
All newly hired employees (faculty, staff, temporary, and student workers) should complete the University of Georgia's online orientation on their first day of employment. All of the necessary employment forms and policy information, a benefits overview, and basic Right to Know information are contained in the orientation session.
After completing the online orientation, please bring all of the completed forms to Libraries' HR so that your benefits paperwork can be finalized. Should you need specific information about your individual benefits profile, you are encouraged to attend a Q & A session held the first and third Monday of each month from 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. by the University's Employee Benefits Department. These sessions are held in the Employee Training & Development Center located on Mitchell Street.
In addition, programs are being planned that reacquaint staff on a continuous basis with the workplace by providing practical information sessions on topics that directly impact work performance and related compensation.
Several times a year, the UGA Libraries holds an in-house orientation for all new employees. This multi-session program includes a welcome from the University Librarian & Associate Provost, Bill Potter, and other senior administrators; discussion of library-wide policies and procedures concerning leave, payroll, promotion and transfer, performance appraisal, staff development and a tour of the Libraries.
During your first day of work, Libraries' HR will review the information on the New Employee Orientation Checklist with you. The checklist may be accessed online so that you may read further about the policies, benefits and services available to you as a University of Georgia employee.