New Faculty Orientation TENTATIVE AGENDA
ALL sessions will be held in the Signal Mountain Room, University Center
DATES: August 6 - 8, 2008
List of Things to Bring to Orientation
Decisions you'll be asked to make during orientation
Download a pdf file of the Orientation Schedule
Wednesday
| 8:00 - 10:00 am | Registration & Payroll Paperwork Sessions; Sign ups/IDs: Get ID cards, check e-mail user name & password, register for parking and complete voter registration; sign up for individual benefits sessions |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am | Welcome to UTC, Chancellor |
| 10:15 - 10:30 am | Introductions, schedule, UT/UTC History |
| 10:30 - 12:00 pm | Retirement Options |
| 12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch With Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Deans, and Department Heads |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | Benefits Information & Retirement (continued) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | Break (sign up for individual benefits sessions) |
| 3:15 - 3:30 pm | Affirmative Action & Preventing Sexual Harassment |
| 3:30 - 3:45 pm | Faculty Governance, Faculty Committees, Service to the University |
| 3:45 - 4:00 pm | Successful Faculty at UTC |
| 4:00 - 4:15 pm | Summary and Wrap up for the Day |
Thursday
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Individual Benefits Sessions (by appointment) |
| 9:00 - 9:15 am | Welcome from Academic Affairs |
| 9:15 - 9:30 am | Students at UTC |
| 9:30 - 9:45 am | Break |
| 9:45 - 11:30 am | General Education & Institutional Requirements; Degree Requirements & Advisement at UTC, Registration Procedures, Grades, FERPA Guidelines, Financial Aid Information |
| 11:30 - 1:00 pm | NFO Bingo w/Lunch University Relations, Developmental Math Placement, Developmental English Placement, Graduate Studies, Grants and Research, Faculty Research, ARCS , Faculty Development, Walker Teaching Resource Center, Workplace Wellness, International Student Office, Cooperative Education Office, Testing Center, Adult Student Services, Fine Arts Center, Arena, Bookstore, Food Services, Docusource, Children's Center, Public Safety, Safety, Video Production Center, Media Resources, Information Technology Division, Student Support Center, Writing Center, etc. |
| 1:00 - 1:30 pm | Graduate School/Graduate Faculty Status & Application Process |
| 1:30 - 4:00 pm | Individual Benefits/Retirement Sessions & Payroll (by appointment), Human Resources |
| 1:30 - 3:00 pm | Select from one: Technology training: WebASIS (Student Records, Class Rolls) or UTC Online (Blackboard)/MocsNet (Course Management Tools & UTC E-mail) |
| 3:00 - 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:45 pm | Select from one: Technology training: WebASIS (Student Records, Class Rolls) or UTC Online (Blackboard)/MocsNet (Course Management Tools & UTC E-mail) |
| 6:00 pm | Provost Dinner -- (Casual Dress -- RSVP REQUIRED, Hunter Museum (10 Bluff View, Chattanooga) (Collection open for viewing from 6:00 - 7:00 pm; dinner begins at 7:00 pm) |
Friday
| 8:00 - 9:00 am | Individual Benefits Sessions (by appointment) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Lupton Library |
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | UTC Syllabus/Universal Design/Accommodating Students w/Disabilities |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 - 10:30 am | Research, Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects), & Animal Care and Use Committee and Funding Opportunities |
| 10:30 - 10:45 am | UTC Transformation Project (Women's Center) |
| 10:45 - 11:30 am | AUP, Honor Code and Disciplinary Action/Student Development |
| 11:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch celebration -- campus-wide picnic |
| 1:00 - 4:00 pm | Individual Benefits/Retirement/Payroll Sessions (by appointment), Human Resources |
Things you need to bring to orientation
Payroll
- Social Security Card (original) AND Drivers License
- OR Passport
- OR Other I-9 verification material
ALSO
- Bank deposit slip (for direct deposit [required])
Health Benefits
- Beneficiary name, address, social security number, date of birth
- Dependent names, addresses, social security numbers, dates of birth
- Certificate of Insurance from previous employer (if you have been covered by health insurance coverage within 63 days of employment with UTC).
Retirement
- Beneficiary name, address, social security number, date of birth
Parking
- Parking lot you'd like to park in (1st, 2nd, & 3rd choices)
- Year, make, model of car(s) you want to register
- License tag of car(s) you want to register
Voter Registration
- Birth date
- Home address (in Tennessee/Georgia)
Decisions You'll Be Asked to Make During Orientation
For more information about employee benefits, see http://www.utc.edu/HumanResources/Benefits/
Retirement
You MUST choose ONE plan; benefit is paid totally by the State of Tennessee
Health Benefits (Time Sensitive)
May choose ONE plan, 80% of actual premium paid by the State of Tennessee, employee’s 20% portion is pre-tax
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
- Cigna Point Of Service (POS)
- United HealthCare Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Dental Insurance (Optional)
May choose ONE plan, benefit is paid totally by employee, pre-tax.
- Prepaid Plan
- PDO Plan
Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) (Optional)
Life Insurance (Optional)
Note: Basic health insurance includes Basic Term Life Insurance and Basic Special Accident/Dismemberment Insurance for covered persons
- Optional Universal Life
- Optional Term Life
Long Term Care Insurance (Optional)
