Total Orientation Process

This checklist is provided to help you quickly and easily complete all required elements of your Total Orientation Process with 51²è¹Ý. If you have any questions, you may go back to the tutorial content to review the information. 

New Staff will be contacted directly by HR's Talent Acquisition & Management Team at the time of your offer.

First Day of Employment

The following were provided to you electronically and should be completed prior to your first day of employment:

  • Offer Letter
  • I-9 Authorization to Work (Use your legal name as it appears on your social security card.)  The document itself will be completed in the HR Office.  Review a list of acceptable documents to bring with you to the HR office as proof of identity.
  • New Hire Paperwork - New Employees will access this via their online onboarding portal or directly from HR.

Directions to obtain the following will be provided at HR on your first day:

  • 51²è¹Ý ID & 51²è¹Ý ID Card 
  • Form W-4 tax withholding
  • Direct Deposit Enrollment
  • Parking permit Instructions
  • Other new hire forms that may be required for your position

First Week of Employment:

Required:

  • Employee Statement: signed and deliver in person to Human Resources or completed in the online onboarding portal
  • Beneficiary Designation (Employer-provided Basic Life, optional Supplemental Life and optional AD&D coverage): Online via .  The Online Beneficiary Designation Guide will walk you through the process. Company Key: standardbendes

Within 31 Days of first day of employment:


Benefits:  Required Participation

  • 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
  • Emeriti Health Savings Account

Benefits: Optional Participation

Miscellaneous:

  • Copy of job description from supervisor
  • Long Distance Telephone access # (if applicable)
  • Copier Code (if applicable)

Optional:

  • Wellpower Wellness Program (benefit-eligible faculty/staff):  create your personal profile and start earning credits toward rewards for your healthy lifestyle.

Within 90 days of first day of employment:

New Staff will be notified by email from Lawroom when the following training tutorials are assigned and ready to be accessed:  

 

  • : The new employee's manager will provide feedback on the employee's progress toward the end of the probationary period via an automated email from My.51²è¹Ý.  New employees and their managers should be having regular on-going conversations regarding performance and development during the probationary period and beyond.   
  • :  review the webpage

Manager Tools

               
  •  Training for those who will manage non-exempt (hourly) employees
  •  (completion required within first year of employment or promotion.

Questions may be directed to the following:

Email Us Recruitment: recruitu@smu.edu

Email Us Benefits-Total Compensation: BenefitsU@smu.edu

Email Us Orientation-Professional Development: DevelopU@smu.edu