Central Academic Onboarding
Grounds for Success (GFS) New Academic Employee Orientation is the Orientation program for Academic staff New Hires. However, staff New Hires of the School of Medicine and School of Nursing should refer to the UVA Health New Hire Portal for orientation guidance.
GFS is delivered as a live 90-minute Zoom session. GFS orientation days are scheduled every other Monday starting at 9 a.m., except on holidays, when it is held on Tuesday of the same week. See the calendar of GFS dates in the right hand sidebar on this webpage.
If a new hire is unable to attend GFS, or is being hired on a date in between scheduled GFS Orientation sessions, they may complete the Grounds for Success Online module in Workday as an alternative.
Please note that the onboarding instructions below should be used in conjunction with any additional onboarding instructions you receive from your department.
Instructions on how to log on to the GFS Zoom session will be sent to new hires by email the week before the new hires' scheduled start date.