New Employee Orientation

Our employees are the University’s most valuable assets. To ensure that new employees feel welcomed and engaged in their respective roles at Cleveland State University, a full day orientation program has been created for all Professional and Classified staff. The New Employee Orientation Program will provide new staff with:

• An understanding of the University’s history, vision, mission & culture
• An overview of the University’s organizational structure (including academic program areas and non-academic departments)
• An explanation of compliance obligations and University resources responsive to employee concerns
• A review of the benefits of university employment

This exciting new program is for all Professional and Classified staff and will occur on their first day of employment. This orientation is filled with University information, benefits overview, compliance obligations, department overviews, campus activities, guest speakers and more…

Classified and Professional Staff employees will be automatically registered for this program by the Human Resources Department. However, you may also register a new employee for this program by clicking here.

Successfully orienting new staff is a critical component of their future success.  The Human Resources Department is partnering with you in this endeavor by creating meaningful supports.

This web video, Creating the Foundation for Success, has been created to provide the information and tools you need to effectively orient your new employee.  This video informs you of the new University on-boarding process and provides instruction on utilizing the supervisory checklist. 

After you have viewed the video, utilize the supervisory checklists as a tool to ensure you cover all of the needed activities and information with your new employees.  The checklist is separated into four categories: preparing for your new hire, performance during week one, month one and beyond.  Each section outlines a variety of information and activities to be shared with your new employee. 

Click the links below to access the full checklist or individual portions of the checklist

Supervisory Checklist
Preparation Checklist
Week One Checklist
Month One Checklist
Beyond Month One Checklist

If you have any questions regarding this new employee orientation program, please contact Terrie Szucs, Manager of Training & Organizational Development via email at t.szucs1@csuohio.edu or via phone at 216-687-3839.