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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. These digital orientations will be assigned to you through Workday Learning to be worked through at your own pace.
We offer two opportunities for new employees to integrate within the university:
If you have any questions in advance, feel free to reach out to the UHR team at AskHR@wm.edu.
Benefits Orientation
Our Benefits Orientation is a self-paced program which will be assigned to you through Workday. 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
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.
Session Dates:
Q&A sessions will be held from 10 AM to 11 AM.
- Thursday, October 1st
- Thursday, October 15th
- Thursday, October 29th
- Thursday, November 12th
- Tuesday, December 1st
- Tuesday, December 15th
- Tuesday, January 5th
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 William & Mary Benefit Summary (pdf) and the Benefits Orientation assigned to you through Workday Learning. You can also search "Benefits Orientation" in Workday to access the materials. Reviewing these resources in advance will help you prepare questions and make the most of the session.