4P4 Employee Orientation

Orientation to STI begins in the interviewing process. Each interviewee is given an STI information sheet and a short overview of the institute, including STI’s mission and values. Additional information may also be provided during the interview itself.

All New Employees: New employees are given an Employee Handbook that contains information including:

A Welcome Letter from the President
STI’s mission, vision, and core values
STI’s organizational chart
A campus map
Key policies and regulations
Employee benefit plan
Telephone listings and voice mail user guide
Payroll and calendars
Collective bargaining agreement or employment rider
STI Viewbook

New employees also have a meeting with STI’s Human Resource Officer to discuss the handbook and any questions the new employee may have.

New Faculty: New full-time faculty have orientation sessions during which institutional practices and policies are reviewed. Additionally, they take a four credit, year long, mentoring class taught by the Academic Administrative Team. This class includes discussions and presentations on AQIP, STI history, mission and values, teaching techniques, etc.

Part-time faculty have similar orientation sessions that are conducted before the beginning of each fall and spring semester and involve all part-time faculty, both new and returning. Individualized part-time faculty training is provided by the Academic Administrative Team.

Both new full-time and part-time faculty receive additional support and orientation from other faculty within their program area. These faculty members assist new instructors with course syllabi, lesson planning, course management techniques, STI policies and procedures, etc.

New Staff: New staff are oriented through the administrator in charge of their assigned area as well as other employees in the area. This orientation is completed through direct meetings with the administrator, shadowing experiences with other employees, and meetings with various STI departments as needed.

STI provides continuing orientations for all faculty and staff during monthly faculty and staff meetings, in-services, and department, committee and program meetings. Administrators, faculty or staff review various aspects of organizational culture, mission, values, and policies during these meetings. When individual employees participate in these institutional in-services, committees, and other meetings, the institutional culture is re-enforced, discussed, and sometimes modified.