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Onboarding

Payroll Processing

  • You will be contacted by Shared.Services@mail.wvu.edu with instructions for processing for payroll. **This must be completed prior to your start date! Please follow these instructions carefully and reach out promptly if you need assistance.
  • If you have not received these instructions, please contact: CAHS@mail.wvu.edu

Official Transcripts – Adjuncts Only

Excluding graduate assistants

  • You will need to request an unopened or electronic OFFICIAL transcript from the institution where you received your highest/terminal degree.
  • If your highest degree is from WVU, please notify Bethany Ackley and she will request your transcripts for you.
  • Please provide OFFICIAL transcripts to bethany.ackley@mail.wvu.edu

Background Check

  • You will be contacted by Sterling, Inc., a third-party service provider, to initiate a background check.
  • The email will arrive from client.support@sterlingcheck.com.
  • This email often lands in your Spam or Junk folder due to the internal link.
  • Action is required on your part to move this process forward.
  • International background checks may take longer to complete.

Title IX Training

  • You will receive a link to complete the required Title IX training through WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  • The email will be from Title IX [WVU.edu] titleix@notify.wvu.edu with a subject line that reads: Training required.
  • This email often lands in your Spam or Junk folder due to the internal link.
  • The training must be completed every three years.
  • You will receive a certificate upon completion and must forward a copy to Bethany Ackley at bethany.ackley@mail.wvu.edu@mail.wvu.edu.

Children On Campus Training

  • You will receive a link to complete the required Children On Campus training through WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
  • The email will be from Children On Campus [WVU.edu] childrenoncampus@notify.wvu.edu with a subject line that reads: Title IX (WV) Required Online Training.
  • This email often lands in your Spam or Junk folder due to the internal link.
  • The training must be completed every three years and must be completed before working with any minor.
  • You will receive a certificate upon completion and must forward a copy to Bethany Ackley at bethany.ackley@mail.wvu.edu@mail.wvu.edu.

Email Accounts

  • Once processed, you will receive email communication with your WVU ID and login instructions.
  • You will be assigned an @mix.wvu.edu email address (for students & faculty) primarily for course related email activity.
  • You will also be assigned an @mail.wvu.edu email address for official business. Log in at https://outlook.com/mail.wvu.edu or via https://portal.wvu.edu
  • Be sure to check both email accounts frequently to avoid missing important communications.
  • You may forward your @mail account to your @mix account, however the reverse is highly discouraged.

Course Preparation

Important contact names

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