New Employee Welcome Program and Online Orientation
All new and returning employees will complete the New Employee Welcome Program and online orientation mandatory education.
New Employee Welcome Program
The in-person New Employee Welcome Program provides a welcome from leadership, along with parking sign-up, compliance and ethics training, benefits & retirement information, and a chance to meet with the unions. All new and returning State and Research Foundation employees are required to attend.
Program Details
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Time |
Activity |
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7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Check-in and ID Badges |
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8:00 - 8:15 AM |
Welcome and Program Overview |
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8:15 - 8:45 AM |
Welcome from Leadership |
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8:45 - 9:00 AM |
Online Orientation Instructions |
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9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Parking Sign-Up, Sustainability, EAP, VOYA & TIAA |
|
9:30 - 10:30 AM |
Compliance and Ethics for New Employees |
|
10:30 AM |
RF Employees Report to Department |
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10:30 - 11:15 AM |
Benefits Overview for State Employees |
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11:15 AM |
M/C, NYSCOBA Employees Report to Department |
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11:15 AM - 12:00 PM |
Union Meetings for State Employees |
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12:00 PM |
Take boxed lunches to go @12:00 Non-Clinical & Clinical Non-Nursing Employees Report to Department |
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12:00 - 12:30 PM |
Nursing & Ambulatory Clinical Employees |
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12:30 PM |
Nursing & Ambulatory Clinical Employees Report to Library (maps) |
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12:45 PM |
IMT at Library |
Online Orientation and Mandatory Education
Our online New Employee Orientation (NEO) welcomes new employees and prepares them for employment at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
The online NEO includes:
- An overview of our institution and campus
- Completion of mandatory training topics
Types of Online NEO:
Nursing: will complete the online NEO in an assigned computer lab on their start date. Depending upon their clinical role, the employee may report as early as Friday morning to their work unit.
Non-Nursing: will complete the online NEO on their start date in their department.
Online New Employee Orientation
For Hiring Managers and Trainers
- 2024 New Employee Orientation Master Schedule
- 2025 New Employee Orientation Master Schedule
- Nursing New Hire Pre-Assigned Blackboard Course List
- Training Tools and Resources for New Hires (including department orientation checklist)