NEW STAFF ORIENTATION

SEAS Office of Human Resources
New Staff Orientation

New staff members need to be properly oriented to the University and the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS). The following information will be useful in assisting SEAS managers with this important responsibility.

Within two weeks of starting the job, the new staff member should receive a benefits enrollment packet from the Penn Benefits Center. If the new staff member does not receive the packet within two weeks of starting, he/she should contact the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENNBEN (1-888-736-6236).

The University regularly offers a formal New Staff Orientation conducted by the Learning and Education department within the Division of Human Resources. New Staff Orientation is designed to provide new staff members with important information about working at Penn. Newly hired staff members will be pre-registered, automatically, for New Staff Orientation and will receive notification of the date for which they are registered at their home address. If notification of registration is not received within two months of hire date, please contact learning@exchange.upenn.edu or call 215.898-3400.

On the new staff member's first day on the job, his/her supervisor should schedule a meeting to:

Provide an overview of the department.

Review the Position Information Questionnaire (Summary and Duties) or position description in detail and give the new staff member a copy.

Review list of Work-Related Policies/Guidelines found at: http://www.seas.upenn.edu/staff/newstaffjob.html.

Give the new staff member an information binder that has special University/SEAS/Department information (http://www.seas.upenn.edu/staff/binder.html).

Discuss appropriate dress code.

Introduce the new staff member to the department and school staff.

Arrange for the new staff member to obtain a PennCard (http://www.business-services.upenn.edu/penncard/).

Arrange for an e-mail account (cets@seas.upenn.edu).

Have the new staff member register a PennKey and password to enable him/her to access a number of electronic services at the University (http://www.upenn.edu/computing/pennkey/).

Arrange for necessary room keys.

Schedule a SEAS orientation meeting with Denise Lay, SEAS Director of Human Resources, by calling extension 3-5640 or e-mailing lay@seas.upenn.edu.

SEAS Office of Human Resources
Revised 5/09/08
Comments to: lay@seas.upenn.edu