Welcoming New Employees

As part of the hiring process, all new benefits-eligible staff will be automatically registered for a New Hire Welcome. The date of the session will be included on the official offer letter sent by the HR Service Center. Similarly, new benefits-eligible faculty will be automatically enrolled in a session. That date will be shared with both the department and new employee.

As the New Hire Welcome is a half-day session, it is important that no meetings with the new employee be scheduled during the session. Ideally, pertinent team meetings would be rescheduled to allow the new employee to participate fully.

In addition to the New Hire Welcome for benefits-eligible employees, department heads and deans are strongly encouraged to have new faculty attend Ohio University’s New Faculty Welcome held annually, just prior to the start of Fall Semester. 

Hosted by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, the New Faculty Welcome provides critical information, resources, and support for new faculty joining any of Ohio University's campuses. The event offers information regarding critical processes and procedures, student support and success, promotion and tenure, tapping resources that support teaching and research, and key introductions to University contacts.

The first day can be overwhelming for new employees and their supervisors. When setting a start date, supervisors should ensure that their schedule is as clear as possible so they can engage new employees in an interactive departmental orientation: making introductions, sharing pertinent office information, etc. Supervisors are encouraged to utilize the departmental new hire checklist [Docx] and establish an itinerary for the first day that a new employee will be in the office.