New Faculty Launch
New Faculty Launch hosted by the Provost’s Faculty Affairs team is an orientation program designed to help familiarize new faculty with University resources to advance their careers as scholars, teachers leaders and mentors.
The goal of the program is to accelerate new faculty members’ integration into the University community. The program will also provide new faculty with multiple opportunities to interact with both new and current faculty and campus’ faculty leaders.
Who can participate in New Faculty Launch?
- New tenured and tenure-track faculty
- New professional-track faculty
- FTE 50% or higher
2026–27 New Faculty Launch Programming
Faculty hired to begin in Fall 2026 or who already began but did not have an opportunity to attend last year’s orientation can register for our fall event taking place from from Monday, Aug. 17 to Wednesday, Aug. 19 at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center.
Event Agendas
August 2026 Kick-Off
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January Mini-Orientation
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Resources for New Employee Onboarding
As new faculty get to know campus, they are encouraged to stay in communication with their
local college or school human resources representative for help with onboarding tasks like
upgrading EIDs and obtaining an ID Card. Additional information about onboarding tasks, can be found at the HR New Employee Orientation website. Please note that not all tasks will apply to all faculty, but your local HR representative can share what your next steps will be in the onboarding process.
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RSVP for The August 2026 Orientation
Register for New Faculty Launch
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