Your college and department may provide orientation opportunities which may be mandatory. Please connect with your local HR representative for more information. 

• Employment eligibility verification - your HR representative will reach out to you to coordinate this process; faculty are required to complete the federal form I-9 within three business days of their first day of work. → List of acceptable documents
• Photo ID card - the Iowa One Card for campus or UI Health Care badge for health care serves as your key to access many services and facilities at the university. → ID Card Programs   
• Two-Step Login - two-step login provides an extra layer of security and is required on websites and services like MyUI, ICON, Office 365, and Employee Self-Service. → Multifactor Authentication
• Complete benefits enrollment - As a new hire, you should receive an email from University Benefits to your uiowa.edu account within your first week. Don't hesitate to contact University Benefits if you do not receive it. You have 30 calendar days of hire to enroll in your benefits and 60 calendar days to select your retirement enrollment. → Benefits Enrollment for New UI Employees  
• Payroll Services - complete your form W-4 (tax withholding), set up direct deposit, verify your mailing address, approve release of payroll information, and opt to receive year-end tax forms electronically through Employee Service. → Time and Pay           
• Complete mandatory trainings - Harassment Prevention Education, FERPA, Free Speech, and Conflict of Interest (eCOI) are mandatory for all faculty; your local HR representative may have additional mandatory trainings required within your department. → My  Compliances

• Parking and Transportation - purchase parking permit through the Parking Portal; most parking lots are assigned through a waitlist
• Emergency contacts 
• Time records/Paid time off - submit timely and accurate time records to help ensure timely and correct payments
• Hawk Alert/Emergency notifications - review and update your settings; while email is required, text message is fastest way to receive an alert
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - opportunity to lower taxable income and pay for qualified health care and/or dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars
• e-Personnel file - Policy Manual §7.1 governs access to faculty personnel files
• My Training - variety of online learning resources providing you access to courses, articles and lessons on your schedule                 
  • Trainings, may be required if applicable to your discipline/role:
    • Bloodborne Pathogens  
    • Lab Safety  
    • Cash Handling
    • Procurement Card
    • Awareness Training/Malware & Phishing Efforts
    • Citi Training for Research Staff of Human subjects  

• Campus news and events
  • Iowa Now
  • Events calendar
  • Subscribe to communications:
    • Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
    • Center for Teaching
    • Office of Teaching and Learning
• Campus maps
  • 2D campus
  • 3D campus
  • Accessibility
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• Campus parking
  • Parking
  • Visitor parking
  • New employee parking information

• University of Iowa Strategic Plan - Values driven. Mission focused. Review the university's strategic plan and progress being made
• University Policy Manual - most current statement of University of Iowa policy
  • Faculty-Related Policies - links to policies and procedures for faculty
  • 3.10 Faculty - policies that govern appointments, promotions, reviews; see your local HR representative for specific procedures
  • 3.16.4 Ethics and Responsibility  
  • 3.15 Ethics and Responsibilities for University of Iowa Faculty
  • 2.5 Consensual Relationships Involving Students
  • 2.10 Violence
  • 2.12 Drug Free Environment
  • 2.14 Anti-Harassment
  • 2.18 Conflicts of Interest and Commitment
  • 2.35 Prohibition on Giving & Receiving Gifts
• Faculty Support & Guidance -  designed to assist the campus community in responding to situations in which faculty members are targeted by individuals or groups outside of the university based on the content of the faculty member’s scholarship, teaching, clinical care, and/or service
• Working at a Public University
• Political Activity Guidelines
• Academic Freedom
• Faculty Senate - faculty shared governance

• Payroll Information
  • Computation of Salary for Academic-Year Faculty
  • Payroll Calendars
• Holidays
• Confidentiality

• Purchase requests - connect with your University Shared Services contacts
• Travel policies - Requests/Expense/Insurance/Fleet Services
• UI Printing - All printed material and high-volume printing must be processed through Printing and Mailing Services.
• Iowa Brand Manual - strategic foundation of our institutional narrative, articulating both our identity as well as our aspiration

• Policies governing research
• Office of the Vice President for Research - provides resources and support to researchers, scholars, and creators to forge new frontiers of discovery
  • Research Development Office - drives interdisciplinary collaboration, uniting researchers across disciplines.
  • Division of Sponsored Programs - assistance with proposal preparation questions, interpreting sponsor guidelines, and budgets.
  • Human Subjects Office
  • Research Information Systems
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use and Animal Resources

• Faculty development - numerous career development opportunities to navigate key career milestones within the faculty lifecycle
• Faculty mentoring - mentoring is a powerful tool that fosters growth, skill enhancement, and career progression
• Faculty resources - resources on academic freedom, faculty support & guidance, political activity and more
• Faculty awards & honors - the University of Iowa is proud to recognize the achievements of our exceptional faculty

• INFO course: This online course introduces key resources to support faculty from preboarding through the first year and beyond, including a First Year Roadmap at Iowa module. Log in with your HawkID, Select Courses > All Courses > Iowa New Faculty Orientation (INFO).
• Roadmap for Teaching Success: Guidance for how you can be a more effective teacher during your first year at Iowa, and beyond.
• ICON: Getting Started - Instructors: Introduction to ICON’s basic user interface, navigation tools, and how to manage your account settings
  • Setting up your ICON Site: Step-by-step guide to creating an engaging, uncluttered, and accessible course site

• LinkedIn Learning
• UI Learning and Development

• Information Technology Services (ITS) for Staff and Instructors
• Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Policy
• Data on network drives - resources to store and share files including OneDrive, Files@Iowa, low-cost storage and more
• ICON - central course management system → ICON: Getting Started for Instructors
  • Instructional and Classroom Technology - topics include ICON, ifolio, clickers, TILE classrooms and more
  • Recorded videos of previous trainings for ICON, accessibility, AI, and related tools
• MAUI - central system to record, classify, and retrieve student and course data
• Office 365/Microsoft Office
  • Email & Calendar - configuration instructions, frequently asked questions, and information
  • Personal mobile devices - connect Microsoft 365 email and calendar on your mobile device
  • Microsoft Teams - central hub for many of the Office 365 products with an emphasis on teamwork
  • Skype for Business - Microsoft Skype for Business is the primary phone service for the University of Iowa (not including the UIHC)
• Printing and scanning - all UI faculty/staff/students have access to ITC printing with a valid Hawk ID.
• Research data - ITS offers storage services in support of research
• UI Wireless (eduroam) - provides a fast, secure, and reliable wireless network that can be used in all academic buildings, residence halls, and some green spaces on campus.
• Internet access on/off campus (VPN) - provides secure, off-campus access to resources located on UI campus

• Faculty and Staff Disability Services: provides support for FMLA, leaves of absence, jury duty, Family Caregiving Leave
• Student Disability Services: facilitates academic accommodations and services for students with disabilities
  • Academic Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

• Associate Deans for Faculty by college 

• Faculty HR Representatives by college - provide advice and guidance for key faculty HR processes