Once you have accepted your letter offer and teaching appointment:

Complete Employment Paperwork

☐ Submit employment paperwork and supporting documentation (as outlined in your offer letter of appointment) to Toi McWilliams (ab2983@wayne.edu)

Important Information to Review:

☐ School of Information Science Website

☐ Update your remote work environment to meet the standards required by the School of Information Science.

☐ Faculty handbook: Review the university policies and procedures, administrative forms, technology information and support, and details about SIS’s curriculum and programs.

☐ SharePoint site or School of Information Science Teams site

Additional Information

☐ Schedule an appointment with the Office of Teaching and Learning. They will instruct you on how to set up your Canvas page and give additional training.

☐ Meet with at least one of the Academic Service Officers to get a better understanding of administrative procedures and they can answer any remaining questions you may have.

☐ Attend New Faculty Orientation in August. Hosted by the Provost Office, if you do not receive an invite please contact, Jake Wilson, Jake.Wilson@wayne.edu

☐ Faculty webpage- Please send your bio information to Sarah Freeman, sarah.freeman@wayne.edu

Establish Accounts for Systems Used by Faculty

☐ AccessID

☐ DUO

☐ Email

☐ Academica

☐ SET Scores

☐ TravelWayne

2-5 Weeks Before the Semester Starts

☐ Course Syllabus- Prepare and submit your course syllabus to (?). Be sure to use this as your syllabus template.

☐ Canvas course site and Class Rosters

First Day of Instruction

☐ Official start of the class. Post an announcement on your Canvas course site introducing yourself and welcoming students to the new semester.

☐ Confirming students’ participation. This can include participating in a discussion board, class discussion, physically attend class, submit a class assignment, etc. (See instructions under Confirming Participation-Instructions in the faculty handbook).

End of Semester

☐ Teaching evaluations

☐ Posting Grades

At Any Time

☐ Travel- Submit the Travel Approval Requests and Travel Reimbursement in Travel Wayne

☐ Attend a conference