New Employee Orientation Checklist for Post Doctoral Fellows

This checklist is provided to help you quickly and easily complete all required elements of your Total Orientation Process with SMU.  If you have any questions, you may go back to the tutorial content to review the information.

First Day of Employment:

The following were provided to you in your "Welcome to SMU" email and should be submitted to Human Resources on your first day of employment:

• Total Compensation Package (please refer to your Welcome to SMU e-mail)
• Alien Residency Form
• I-9 Authorization to Work (please use your legal name as it appears on your social security card)
• Direct Deposit
• SMU Application
• SMU Personal Data Sheet
• W4
• Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation Form (Employer provided coverage).  Online via The Standards' Online Beneficiary Designation System 
  The Online Beneficiary Designation Guide will walk you through the process.  Company Key: standardbendes

Directions to obtain the following will be provided at HR on your first day:

• SMU ID
• Parking Sticker

First Week of Employment:    

Required:

• New Post-Doctoral Fellow Orientation Tutorial:  complete the tutorial and submit the on-line evaluation form
• Employee Statement: sign and deliver (personally or campus mail) to Human Resources

Within 31 Days of first day of employment:

Benefits:  Required Participation for non-resident aliens

• BCBS $500 deductible
  

Benefits:  Optional Participation

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long Term Care
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan Supplemental Retirement Account AND/OR Roth Savings Account
  

Miscellaneous:

• Copy of job description from supervisor
• Long Distance Telephone access#
• Copier Code (if applicable)
  

Optional:

• Wellpower Wellness Program (benefits eligible faculty/staff):  create your personal profile - start earning credits

Within 90 days of first day of employment:  

New Post Doctoral Fellows will be notified by email from Lawroom when the following training tutorials are assigned and ready to be accessed:      

• Harassment and Discrimination Prevention:  complete the tutorial via Law Room; allow up to 90 minutes
• SMU Program for the Protection of Minors:  complete the tutorial via Law Room; allow approximately 60 minutes
• Data Security and Privacy:  complete the tutorial via Law Room; allow approximately 30 minutes

• SMU Live Responsibly:  review the webpage

	Questions may be directed to the following:
	Recruitment:	RecruitU@smu.edu
	Benefits-Total Compensation	BenefitsU@smu.edu
	Orientation-Professional Development	DevelopU@smu.edu