New Employee Orientation

Step 1: New Employee Orientation Presentation

All new Employees are required to complete this section of New Employee Orientation their first day of work.

• Start the NEO Online Orientation Presentation (approx. 25 minutes)

Step 2: Benefits Orientation Presentation

All new Employees are required to complete this section of New Employee Orientation prior to meeting with benefits counselors.

Retirement Benefits

• Retirement and Leave Options (approx. 30 minutes)
• South Carolina Retirement Systems Presentation
• Additional information on ORP (Optional Retirement Plan) Vendors:
  
  • VALIC
  • Edward Jones
  • TIAA-CREF

Insurance Benefits

• Insurance Options (approx. 7 minutes)
• Click here to view the Insurance & Education Orientation (provided by the SC Employee Insurance Program)

Note:

• A Counselor will not be able to assist you until you have viewed the online presentations and submitted the New Employee Orientation Acknowledgement (Step 6 of Orientation).
• State guidelines require you to enroll in your benefits within 30 days of your hire date.

Step 3: OSHA Mandated Portable Fire Extinguisher Training

All Clemson University Employees are required to complete this course annually.

This course can be taken on a scheduled date by the CU Fire Department or it can be taken online at your convenience. Please see options below:

• Start the Online Portable Fire Extinguisher Presentation (segment time: 10 minutes).
• Click here to print the Online Portable Fire Extinguisher Presentation handout (pdf)
• If you prefer to attend a live training session offered quarterly, click here to register.

Once you complete this course, we will update your training records to indicate that you have completed this course requirement. You must acknowledge that you have viewed training during Step 6 of Orientation.

Step 4: Clemson History

Please select one of the following:

• With Audio (contains audio narration without text captions)
• With Captions (contains text captions without audio narration)

Special thanks to University Facilities Campus Planning, The Strom Thurmond Institute, and Dr. Jerry Reel, University Historian, for their assistance in developing this presentation.

Step 5: Conclusion

Thank you for participating in our online New Employee Orientation. We hope that this orientation has been informative and helpful.

To complete the session, please be sure to do the following:

1. CU Drug and Alcohol Policy Acknowledgement
2. Sexual Harassment Policy Acknowledgement
3. Online Portable Fire Extinguisher Training Acknowledgement
4. New Employee Orientation Acknowledgement
5. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Tutorial

• The CU Drug and Alcohol Policy, the Sexual Harassment Policy, the Online Portable Fire Extinguisher Training, the New Employee Orientation Acknowledgement and FERPA tutorial may be read and/or acknowledged electronically by going to the electronic signatures page.
• Links to all NEO brochures, websites, and policies and procedures
• How was it? Please fill out the Online New Employee Orientation Evaluation Form.