Complete Your 45 Day Onboarding Survey
Around 45 days of employment you will receive a survey seeking feedback about your onboarding experience. Let us know how we are doing.
Take Action
Review Your Progress
Prepare for your annual evaluation. Collect your accomplishments from the past year to discuss with your manager.
Set New Goals
Prepare an Individual Development Plan (IDP) to articulate how you would like to grow professionally in the coming year. This could include stretch assignments, learning a new skill, networking, etc.
Additional Action Items for Faculty
Enhance Your Research Efforts
The Office of Sponsored Awards Management (SAM) supports proposal submission, award negotiation and administration of externally funded sponsored projects.
The Office of Research Compliance (ORC), assists researchers in staying abreast of, and in compliance with, regulatory requirements.
Meet Regularly with Your Mentor
Continue to build your network of colleagues and meet regularly with your faculty mentor.
Explore Certificate Programs Available Through the Center for Teaching Excellence
The Center for Teaching Excellence offers Certificates of Completion Programs.
Learn More
Join an affinity group to get to know people across campus:
- Administrative Employees Club (AEC)
- Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues (PACWI)
- Wellness Ambassador
- Community Service
- Gamecock Toastmasters Club
- Safe Zone Allies
- Sustainability and Green Office
- Staff Senate
- Faculty Senate
- Ad Hoc Committee on Social and Racial Justice
- Latino and Hispanic Faculty Caucus
- Black Faculty Caucus
- South Carolina Women in Higher Education
The University supports employee personal and professional development through the following areas on campus:
- Human Resources - Training and Development (OPD)
- Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE)
- Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
- Continuing Education and Conferences
- MyGroup Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Peoplesoft Training
- Division of Information Technology (DoIT)
- GRANT Program
- Wellness and Prevention
- Safety on Campus
The university offers many wellness opportunities. Learn about physical activities available, wellness coaching, health screenings and emotional well-being.
- The university's Center for Health and Well-being offers services to faculty and staff and has a robust wellness and prevention program.
- Review our parenting resources for help balancing childcare and work.
- Rent a kayak, climb a rock wall, or take an exercise class in the fitness center.
- Shop for locally grown produce right on campus at the Healthy Carolina Farmers Market.
- A wide range of resources, including counseling, are available to all employees through MyGroup Employee Assistance Program.
Key Resources
Learn more about the history of the university though the Remembering the Days Podcast.