Staff Onboarding & Resources

COLA New Employee Orientation Sign up

Sessions are held in GEB 3rd Floor Conference Room from 10 - 11 AM

• Upcoming dates: January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10, and May 15. 

• Orientation is for new or returning COLA staff members

• New staff member's supervisor, department/unit manager can submit form, or employee can submit

• Training Coordinator will send reminders to those signed up

COLA Onboarding Form

• Department/Unit Managers: please complete this survey for any new staff or faculty member in your department

• Dean's office staff will add new employees to appropriate college-wide listservs and assist with system access (including Mainframe, etc.)

• New Employee Checklist

  • Instructions for getting ID card and upgrading EID

  • Required compliance trainings and statements to acknowledge

  • Workday onboarding tasks

  • Insurance selection options

• UT New Employee Orientation is conducted on UTLearn

  • Log-into UTLearn

  • Search "NEWO", select "PN 1000 - New Employee Welcome and Orientation" and launch course

• New Employee Resources

  • Links and explanations about insurance selections, time-off, retirement

In addition to orientations and required forms, these are other steps managers can provide to employees.

• Get UT ID card and upgrade EID

  • ID Center located in first floor of FAC

• Guide to setting up office phone voicemail

• Lock and Key Services

  • Authorized Department Personnel use Key Letter Power Form to request building and office keys

  • Helpful Lock and Key FAQs

• Parking Services

  • Available permits for faculty and staff

  • Individuals make permit selections in My Parking Profile