New Faculty Orientation
WELCOME FROM THE PROVOST
Welcome to Florida Atlantic University! We're thrilled to have you join our faculty. Your journey begins with New Faculty Orientation on August 11th and 12th. The August 11th session will be held in person at the Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence at our Boca Raton Campus beginning at 8:30 a.m. The August 12th session will take place virtually. Attendance is mandatory, starting at 8:30 a.m. on August 11th.
President Adam Hasner will kick off the event, followed by essential sessions from Human Resources covering benefits and enrollment. Before your start date, complete the onboarding process in Workday, our HCM System, which includes the I-9 and other forms.
Throughout August 11th and 12th, join interactive sessions on topics like FERPA and eLearning. A reception on August 11th offers a chance to meet FAU Leadership. Please register below by Monday, August 4.
We can't wait to welcome you to the Owl Family and look forward to meeting you on August 11th. Congratulations once again on your new role at FAU!
Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
New Faculty Orientation 2025
August 11 - 12, 2025
Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence (SF-103) Room 107
Please remember to bring your laptops to the new faculty orientation for interactive sessions and more.
Please be aware that we are continuously updating the new faculty orientation webpage with relevant information as the orientation date approaches. Please check the webpage periodically for updates.
REGISTER HERE (Attending Yes/NO)
NEW FACULTY ORIENTATION AGENDA
RESOURCES
Human Resources: Faculty Onboarding Information (REQUIRED)
Dear Faculty,
As part of your new employee onboarding, you will need to complete the verification of your identity and employment authorization eligibility as required by USCIS.
You may present your original work authorization documents/IDs to Human Resources before your hire date, but no later than Wednesday, August 13, 2025 (3 business days from your August 9, 2025, hire date). Please review the information below to learn how you can provide your I-9 documents to Human Resources.
Learn more about faculty onboarding.
Parking and Transportation Services: Permit, Parking and Campus Map
Florida Atlantic University's Parking and Transportation Services provides a variety of campus services, including the campus shuttle bus on the Boca Raton campus, charter bus services for University departments, and parking management and enforcement. FAU Parking and Transportation Services is located on the Boca Raton campus in the Student Services Building (SU-80).
Learn more about parking.
Parking Permits for Faculty
Please note that new hires may not be able to access their parking portal accounts immediately. If you have problems accessing your account, please e-mail our office at faupark@fau.edu.
Learn more about permits.
Campus Maps
As you embark on your journey with FAU, we understand the importance of familiarizing yourself with our campuses. We have comprehensive maps available for all six campuses to assist you in navigating our facilities, locating key buildings, and exploring resources. These maps are invaluable tools to help you make the most of your time here at FAU, ensuring you can easily find your way around and engage with our vibrant community.
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FAU Owl Card (REQUIRED)
All Florida Atlantic University students are required to obtain an OWL Card. It serves as your official photo identification, as well as your FAU debit card, library card, and ticket to certain university events. In addition, for those that choose, residence hall building key and meal plan card. The FAU OWL Card is also recommended for faculty and staff.
To obtain your OWL Card, visit the
OWL Card Center
on Florida Atlantic University's Boca Raton, Jupiter, or Davie campuses. Bring with you a photo ID, either your driver's license, military ID or passport. You must also be registered for classes within the current semester, have a current FAU employment contract, or LLS membership card.
Learn more about the Owl Cards.
FAU Information Tables
The information tables at FAU's new faculty orientation provide essential resources and support across various university divisions. They cover diverse areas such as arts and culture, global engagement, mentoring, interprofessional education, teaching excellence, student support services, wellness initiatives, research opportunities, and retirement planning. These tables aim to equip new faculty members with the tools and information they need to thrive professionally and integrate into the university community effectively.
Learn more about tabling sessions.
Office of Information Technology (OIT): Resources and Services for Faculty
If you are a new faculty member or a faculty member in need of help with technology, the Office of Information Technology (OIT) can arrange a meeting at your convenience to go through our service offerings, assess your systems, and answer any questions you might have.
Learn more about resources for faculty.
Textbook Affordability and Open Educational Resources
Textbook Affordability
Various studies show up to 66% of students do not purchase a required textbook for a course, and that students do not register a course if they are unable to afford its required materials. This impacts student persistence, graduation rates, and completion if they are taking fewer courses.
To help students persist and make higher education more affordable, Florida Atlantic University and the State of Florida have textbook affordability initiatives. They encourage faculty and instructors to use free and low-cost learning materials to support student learning. See the following for information, resources, and ways you can support these initiatives.
Learn more about textbook affordability
Open Educational Resources
Open Educational Resources (OER)
are teaching and learning materials that can be freely used or reused at no cost. The purpose of OER is to enhance learning through the use of curated materials that are readily or openly available to students.
OER can be free or available at a lower cost than commercial textbooks, assisting in college or textbook affordability initiatives. Instructors can select a variety of materials such as multimedia to either substitute for or supplement a textbook. Students can learn from a variety of materials and in different formats.
OER uses
Creative Commons (CC) licenses of various types that permit sharing and degrees of customization and use.
LEARN MORE
8/12/2025
SESSION 5: Syllabi Textbook Posting Requirements and Open Educational Resources
FAU Libraries - For Faculty
Florida Atlantic University Libraries Mission:
As leaders at Florida Atlantic University, we connect people to knowledge and global communities of learning across time and space. Reimagining services and spaces, we enable users to explore, collaborate, educate, and create in their journey toward academic excellence and lifelong learning.
The Florida Atlantic University Libraries serves the faculty and students in its campus locations at Boca Raton, Jupiter, and Harbor Branch and also those at Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, and Davie. The Libraries provides access to scholarly materials in all formats to meet the instructional, scholarly, and research needs and with enhanced in-person and virtual services. The Libraries are committed to student success and offer the space and resources for research and study for the FAU community.
The Libraries have prioritized working collaboratively with the University community on a Top 100/R1 research initiative that includes highly library-engaged campuses and the broader community. FAU Libraries house approximately 3.7 million items and provide access to over 80,000 electronic journals, nearly 500 databases, and a growing collection of e-books and streaming videos. The Libraries house many distinctive collections, including artists’ books, sound recordings, print music, rare books and manuscripts, and University Archives. The Digital Library creates online collections from unique materials housed in Special Collections and University Archives and serves as the University's repository for the intellectual output produced on campus.
LEARN MORE:
8/12/2025
SESSION 3: University Libraries
Office of the General Counsel
The mission of the Office of the General Counsel is to provide legal services to the University, including representing the University in grievances and litigation; advising University Departments; developing and reviewing contracts and agreements; assisting with various University reporting and accountability requirements; aiding in the resolution of student issues; assisting in the development of University Regulations and Policies; supervising outside counsel; and providing a source of relevant legal information through the development and maintenance of a comprehensive and informative web page for the benefit of the entire University Community.
Learn more about the general counsel.
8/11/2025
SESSION 2: Things New Faculty Need to Know
SESSION 3: Policies, Legal Issues, FERPA, and Student Issues
Florida Atlantic Police Department
The Florida Atlantic Police Department is here to keep our community safe and strongly believes in the benefits of transparency in policing. We want everyone to understand who we are, what our policies entail and why they exist, as well as how Florida Atlantic PD officers train and prepare for emergency situations.
8/11/2025
SESSION 4: Florida Atlantic Police Department
Division of Research
The mission of Florida Atlantic University's Division of Research is to expand and support the University's academic and research programs by promoting the research, scholarly, creative and collaborative activities of faculty and students; enhancing the research infrastructure of the University to support the community in an ever-changing world; encouraging national and international partnerships for workforce development and commercialization of research endeavors; translating university discovery and innovations into viable business opportunities and economic development; and engaging our communities in mutually beneficial research, education and outreach programs.
Learn more about the Division of Research
8/12/2025
SESSION 1 (for those with research assignment) Division of Research
Instructional Technology
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides different types of instructional resources to the Florida Atlantic University community. Those resources include facilities, specialized systems, software applications, technology equipment, as well as training.
OIT maintains more than 240 different types of facilities to accommodate the 29,000+ students taking classes at all of the university's six campuses (Boca Raton, Davie, Jupiter, Fort Lauderdale, Dania Beach, Harbor Branch).
LEARN MORE:
8/12/2025
SESSION 3: Instructional Technologies
Center for Online and Continuing Education
What We Believe
The Center for Online & Continuing Education aspires to be an internationally recognized leader in the higher education landscape for its success in utilizing technology and instructional design to increase access and student learning while decreasing instructional costs.
What We Do
We are committed to increasing access to education, improving student-learning outcomes, and holding constant or reducing instructional costs by effectively utilizing technology in course delivery redesigns.
Learn more about E Learning.
8/12/2025
SESSION 4: Center for Online and Continuing Education
Student Accessibility Services
Our comprehensive academic support services include advocacy, academic accommodations, Assistive Technology equipment/software training, Assistive Technology Computer Lab, Learning Strategies training, and an active student organization. SAS has offices across three of Florida Atlantic's campuses: Boca Raton, Davie, and Jupiter; however, accessibility services are available for students attending any of the six Florida Atlantic campuses.
We are here to work with faculty providing academic accommodations. If faculty have questions, we provide the contact information for a students assigned SAS Consultant on the accommodations portal, or they can reach out to the Director, Michelle Shaw mshaw@health.fau.edu. Call us or come to our office and meet with one of our staff members to find out about our accommodation process and our outstanding Assistive Technology that provides independence for our students.
Instructor Guide to SAS
Learn more about the Student Accessibility Services
8/11/2025
SESSION 5: Student Accessibility Services and Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
University Faculty Senate
The University Faculty Senate is a governance body concerned with matters of general university educational policy, including curriculum, academic calendar and schedule, admissions, registration, and degree programs. It may also consider and provide advice to the President and others on university-wide issues of general faculty concern, including university budgeting and planning and any organizational changes or policies affecting more than one campus, college, or division.
University Faculty Senate (UFS) Overview
Learn More about the University Faculty Senate
FAU Workday
Workday is FAU’s system of record for Human Resource data including:
1. Date of Hire
2. Business Title
3. Education (Highest Degree)
4. Compensation
5. Contacts
6. Benefits
• Every FAU employee has access to Workday.
• Upon completion of your hire please review you own data for accuracy.
• The security roles in Workday determine your level of access and also prevent others from viewing your personal data.
Learn more about Work Day..
Interfolio for Faculty
Interfolio is an integrated digital platform designed for academic professionals. It encompasses a Dossier service for managing academic credentials, a Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR/F180) system to document scholarly activities and achievements, and tools for facilitating Review, Promotion, and Tenure (RPT) processes within academic institutions.
Learn more about Interfolio for Faculty.
Undergraduate Studies
The mission of Undergraduate Studies is to offer a collaborative system of student and faculty support services focused on maximizing student success through College, Campus, and Community partnerships that build a comprehensive foundation to create meaningful educational experiences.
The vision is to provide institutional leadership supporting student-centered foundational experiences to FAU’s diverse undergraduate student and faculty population, delivering student success and empowering meaningful contributions to society.
Advancement of this mission and vision is supported by a number of academic support services which, under the supervision of the Dean, make major contributions to the enhancement of the undergraduate experience.
They include:
Through these combined efforts, Undergraduate Studies contributes to the fulfillment of the University mission.
Dr. Dan Meeroff
Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Professor of Civil, Environmental & Geomatics Engineering
SU 216
561-297-2126
dmeeroff@fau.edu
Learn more about Undergraduate Studies.
Quick Links and Other Resources
Explore essential resources and quick links tailored for faculty and staff, providing easy access to administrative tools, professional development opportunities, campus policies, and support services.
Learn more about other services for Faculty and Staff.
For more information or questions regarding New Faculty Orientation, contact: