First Days

Your first days at BU will include getting oriented to the campus and culture, as well as connecting with your colleagues.

New Employee Orientation

If you are a new employee working at least 50 percent of a full-time schedule with an assignment duration of at least 9 months, you will also be scheduled for a New Employee Orientation session, which covers benefits, resources available to you, and Boston University’s rich history and heritage. An invitation to orientation, along with the Zoom link and orientation slides, will be emailed to your personal email the Friday prior to your scheduled orientation.

Campus Connects: Bridging BU

Sign up for an upcoming Campus Connects session, where you will learn more about navigating you career journey at BU, as well as be given an opportunity to meet with resource groups on campus and connect with other new employees.

Resource Review

After attending New Employee Orientation, you will receive two follow-up emails from our onboarding team. The first will contain a one-page “Next Steps” reminder document that outlines time sensitive tasks. The second will include a “Resource Refresh” guide that will provide you with links and information on key resources available to you as a new BU employee. These will be sent in the first days and week following orientation.

Trainings & Policies

All new employees are required to complete the Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training, which will be assigned to you in your Terrier eDevelopment Portal, within two weeks of your start date. Additionally, your manager and department will assign any other necessary trainings and polices that you will need to review which will be specific to your department and role.

BUworks Employee Self-Service Portal (ESS)

We recommend familiarizing yourself with our Employee Self-Service (ESS) portal via BUworks. This is where employees can go to enroll in benefits, complete your W4 withholding elections, sign-up for a parking permit, view salary statements, change direct deposit elections, and more. Please note you cannot access BUworks until on or after your start date. You can find more information, as well as process guides, on IS&T’s website.

Name and Pronunciation

Being at BU means being YOU. It is important to us that employees’ lived name and pronouns be used in the workplace. If you have a lived name that is different than your legal name, you may update your name throughout certain BU systems. You also have the option to share your lived name and pronunciation in your own voice through Hear My Name.