{"id":34,"date":"2023-11-16T13:33:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T18:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/?page_id=34"},"modified":"2025-12-01T15:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T20:29:31","slug":"universal-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/onboarding\/universal-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Onboarding Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The purpose of this checklist is to help guide you through the onboarding process with a focus on building knowledge and learning Creative Services (CS) and Marketing &amp; Communications (MarCom) processes via reviewing background materials, asking questions, observing a variety of meetings (from project-specific to recurring), and shadowing other team members on projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Become familiar with the campus and its culture, while also building connections with your colleagues!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>First Day <\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hr\/employee-resources\/bu-identification-card-terrier-card\/terrier-cards-during-covid\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up for new employee ID<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (to be mailed) &#8211; Do this ahead of your first day<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attend HR Orientation (first morning) &#8211; The orientation sessions, led by our HR team, are typically held on Zoom every Monday at 9 am. <span>Please contact Human Resources for scheduling.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/parking\/permits-passes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commuter\/Subway\/Bus\/Parking Passes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet your supervisor at 985 Commonwealth Ave.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive your \u201cSpecific Team\u201d Onboarding Guide and new hire checklist<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receive a quick tour of 985\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Learn <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/onboarding\/day-1-checklist\/how-to-order-supplies\/\">how to order supplies<\/a> for your office\/workstation<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Meet with your \u201cSpecific Team\u201d (in person or hybrid)<br \/>\n<em>[See below]<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet with CS Information Services &amp; Technology (IS&amp;T)\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get equipment (this will be more detailed in each of the departmental checklists as it varies by department)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get required software for computer, etc. (again, specified by department need)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up workspace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up phone<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Receive your keys to the office and your desk nameplate<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Review<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/shared-information\/vacation-sick-time\/\" previewlistener=\"true\">vacation and sick time info<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Review absence tracking on<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/buworkscentral\" previewlistener=\"true\">BUworks<\/a><span> using your BU email<br \/>\n[<\/span>Kerberos and two-factor authentication setup needed]<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Review the <a href=\"https:\/\/bushare-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/emachut_bu_edu\/IQBLEPPimZSaSLYhVqv2zr4YAVmZx0BhX5Sve0_LzbPyNbg?e=f0bNCd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">External Affairs Organization Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\">Meet with the Assistant Vice President of External Affairs, Erica Machut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Additional Onboarding, by Department<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/marcom-team\/onboarding\/universal-checklist\/interactive-design-checklist\/\" class=\"button-secondary\">Interactive Design Hires<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of this checklist is to help guide you through the onboarding process with a focus on building knowledge and learning Creative Services (CS) and Marketing &amp; 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