The New Employee Welcome and Orientation, hosted by Human Resources (HR), provides you with a comprehensive introduction to employment and benefits at The University of Texas at Austin. If you're a new permanent, benefits-eligible staff, faculty, or graduate-student employee, we strongly encourage you to view this orientation on your first day of employment in order to complete many items on the New Employee Checklist. New faculty members who begin employment in the fall semester may also attend the New Faculty Launch, which is hosted by Faculty Development. The goal of the program is to accelerate faculty integration into the university community and provide multiple opportunities to interact with other faculty, both those new to the university and existing faculty leaders.
This program provides an introduction to the university's culture, values, history, services, resources, and benefits, including insurance and retirement programs in which eligible employees may enroll.
NEWO Sessions
Human Resources is currently re-evaluating and redesigning the entire onboarding experience for all new employees. This involves research, curriculum design, and course development in collaboration with many stakeholders through The University of Texas at Austin. Currently, all NEWO sessions are unavailable. It is HR’s goal to launch the complete newly designed, robust employee experience package early-January 2025.
When revisions are complete, you can access registration to online and in-person sessions via the following steps:
- Go to UTLearn
- Click “Login to UTLearn” (upper left)
- Log in using your UT EID and password
- In the search bar (top right corner) enter “PN 1000”
- Select either the standard New Employee Welcome Orientation or the "Live" in-person option.
I-9 Verifications:
Please contact your department to confirm that all onboarding tasks have been completed and to schedule an I-9 verification appointment with your department contact.
Guidelines for Scheduling an Appointment with the HR Service Center (HRSC)
The HRSC is accepting appointments via two methods:
HR Portal
In the body of your request briefly state why you are requesting an appointment (i.e. notary services, turning in retirement or benefits paperwork etc.)
Or:
Phone: By calling 512-471-4772 and leaving a detailed message with your name, EID, and a contact telephone number on our voicemail.
A staff member will return your call to schedule an appointment to come in during our operational hours. We are located in the UTA Building located at 1616 Guadalupe Street, first floor, suite 1.408.