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New Employee Essentials

New employee orientation/benefits sessions are held 2-3 times per month on a Monday.  View the orientation calendar or contact benefits at 508-999-8045 for more information.

Forms

All new employees will be emailed a link to access specific new hire forms dependent upon the position they are hired into. Non-employee forms can be accessed on the HR forms page.  Forms for current employees are categorized by section in the HR Employee Portal. 

University holidays

See a complete list of legal holidays and the dates on which they will be observed.

Pay calendar

Historical calendars can be found on the HR Portal.

Pay Begin DatePay End DateCheck Issue DateNote
12/14/202512/27/20251/2/2026(no data)
12/28/20251/10/20261/16/2026(no data)
1/11/20261/24/20261/30/2026P
1/25/20262/7/20262/13/2026(no data)
2/8/20262/21/20262/27/2026(no data)
2/22/20263/7/20263/13/2026(no data)
3/8/20263/21/20263/27/2026(no data)
3/22/20264/4/20264/10/2026(no data)
4/5/20264/18/20264/24/2026(no data)
4/19/20265/2/20265/8/2026(no data)
5/3/20265/16/20265/22/2026(no data)
5/17/20265/30/20266/5/20263
5/31/20266/13/20266/18/2026*
6/14/20266/27/20267/3/2026(no data)
6/28/20267/11/20267/17/2026(no data)
7/12/20267/25/20267/31/2026(no data)
7/26/20268/8/20268/14/2026(no data)
8/9/20268/22/20268/28/2026(no data)
8/23/20269/5/20269/11/2026(no data)
9/6/20269/19/20269/25/2026(no data)
9/20/202610/3/202610/9/2026(no data)
10/4/202610/17/202610/23/2026(no data)
10/18/202610/31/202611/6/20263
11/1/202611/14/202611/20/2026(no data)
11/15/202611/28/202612/4/2026(no data)
11/29/202612/12/202612/18/2026(no data)
12/19/202612/26/202612/31/2026(no data)

Bargaining unit employees please reference your collective bargaining agreement for more information specific to your union or visit our employee labor page.

New hire checklists

Working remotely

Conflict of Interest Law for state employees

Other helpful resources

Other university resources can be found in the employee portal.

For more information please contact Human Resources at 508-999-8060.

2026 New Employee Orientation

Date Room Time
Monday, January 5, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, January 26, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, February 9, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, February 23, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, March 9, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, March 23, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, March 30, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, April 13, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, April 27, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, May 11, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, June 8, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday June 22, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, July 20, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, August 3, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, August 17, 2026 Room 229A 10a–2p
Faculty Orientation – Aug. 27 & 28, 2026 Library – Grand Reading Room 9a-4p
Thursday, September 10, 2026 Room 308 1p – 4p
Monday, September 14, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, September 21, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, October 5, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, October 26, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, November 16, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
Monday, December 14, 2026 Room 229A 10a-2p
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