The First Week

During your first week, be sure to engage in a two-way communication with your supervisor.

Address any questions you may have on subjects discussed during your first day.
Ensure you have a complete understanding of your job duties.
Review a schedule of staff meetings or other important, upcoming activities.
Benefits eligible employees must enroll in benefits within 30 days from date of hire.
Make sure that you are familiar with the following:
- how to use the office equipment (telephones, printers, copy and fax machines, etc.)
- how to send and where to receive U.S. and campus mail
- where to access the NSU directory, which contains phone numbers and email addresses
- where to access key shared drives
- job-related training requirements
- the work environment of your department (e.g., teams, working alone, supervising others)
- university policies (Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy Regarding Academic and Staff Employment, Affirmative Action in Employment, Sexual Harassment, etc.)
- attendance, vacation and sick leave policies
  http://www.nova.edu/resources/faculty_staff.html#policies
  http://www.nova.edu/cwis/hrd/orientation/index.html
  http://www.nova.edu/cwis/hrd/emphanbk/leave_policies.html
- Mandatory training courses (e.g., Code of Conduct and Ethics Training, Sexual Harassment), these can be accessed through WebCT at http://www.nova.edu/webct/.
  Please note that mandatory training must be completed before the three-month orientation period has passed.

Ask your Center’s HR contact to register you for new hire orientation at
http://www.nova.edu/cwis/hrd/orientation.html