Onboarding

Welcome to the School of Oceanography. We are happy you're here and hope this page helps you get started as a member of our community. It's also a place you can come if you forget who to ask for help on specific topics. 

Required To Do's:

Trainings

• Register and take the required trainings, optimally within 30 days of start date: 

  • Welcome Day 

  • Husky Prevention & Response (Title IX) 

  • Violence Prevention and Response 

    • Send the confirmation of completion certificate to the Administrator

  • Reporting Suspected Child Abuse 

    • Send the confirmation of completion certificate to the Administrator

  • Asbestos Awareness 

    • Send the confirmation of completion certificate to the Administrator

  • Anti-Racism and DEI in the Workplace (for faculty and staff)

    • Send the confirmation of completion certificate to the Administrator

Read the Fire and Safety Plan for your building

Resources for important School of Oceanography administrative contacts general how-to's

Update your MyOcean profile to reflect your personal information and office information

Some general UW links that may be useful for new employees:

• Workday, the UW's Payroll and Financial System
• If you need proof of employment either UW Employee Workday Help can provide that or you should have an offer letter to satisfy inquiries. 
• Housing: in addition to the standard student housing, the UW sponsors an off-campus housing site.