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New Employee Orientations

New Employee Orientation provides an essential introduction to William & Mary, your benefits, and our campus community. Each orientation offers unique information to help you settle in, connect with colleagues, and navigate university resources with confidence. 

We offer two opportunities for new employees to integrate within the university:

New Employee Orientations

Benefits Orientation

Our Benefits Orientation is a self-paced program which will be assigned to you through Cornerstone. It will take you approximately 1 hour to complete. The orientation will cover benefit options and selection deadlines plus other key dates. As a reminder, you have 30 days from your hire date to complete certain benefit elections.

Virtual Q&A Sessions for New Employees – Benefits Overview

University Human Resources (UHR) will be hosting virtual Q&A sessions to assist new employees with benefit elections and related questions. These sessions are a great opportunity to get personalized answers and guidance as you navigate your benefits options.

2026 Session Dates:

Q&A sessions  will be held from 9 AM to 10 AM.

dates for benefits q&a
Thursday January 15th Tuesday March 31st
Thursday January 29th Thursday April 16th
Tuesday February 17th Thursday April 30th
Tuesday March 3rd Thursday May 14th
Tuesday March 17th

Access all the virtual sessions via Zoom at: 

Join Zoom Meeting  https://cwm.zoom.us/j/97436162737 
Meeting ID: 974 3616 2737

Before You Attend:

We encourage you to review the Benefits Orientation assigned to you through Cornerstone. You can also search "Benefits Orientation" in Cornerstone to access the information. This will help you come prepared with any questions and make the most of the session.

If you have any questions in advance, feel free to reach out to the UHR team at AskHR@wm.edu.

University Orientation

As the second-oldest university in the nation, the university cultivates a communal environment that we are excited to have you join. The orientation is a self-paced program and is assigned at the same time as the Benefits Orientation. It is also searchable as "University Orientation" if it is not immediately assigned.