Frequently Asked Questions

Monday, August 19, 2024: Virtual program on teaching and learning by Northeastern’s Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning through Research (CATLR).  We will convene on Zoom. The day will include faculty and student panel conversations, interactive breakout sessions, and more. We will consider Northeastern’s signature pedagogy, experiential learning, and together we will explore strategies for engaging effectively and inclusively with students.

Tuesday, August 20, 2024, and Wednesday, August 21, 2024: In-person sessions featuring introductions to the university’s senior leadership team, our mission, research and instructional initiatives, and available resources. We also encourage you to use this gathering as an opportunity to network with other new faculty within and across disciplines over breakfast, lunch, and an end-of-session reception on Wednesday, August 21.

No, attendance is not mandatory. Many new faculty members find the event beneficial, but you are welcome to come and go as needed throughout the day. Please mark your attendance plans in your registration response.

No, the two in-person days of New Faculty Orientation (Tuesday, 8/20/2024 and Wednesday, 8/21/2024) will take place on the Boston campus in the Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (ISEC). Materials from these days will be uploaded to this website shortly after the presentations.

We encourage all faculty who need to travel for new faculty orientation to connect with their Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs to see if your college can support your attendance for the in-person event. These contacts can be found here.

You are welcome to join us at the fall New Faculty Orientation, but not mandated.

For spring 2025 hires, we will host an event (~two hours) in January covering much of the information you’d hear at the fall New Faculty Orientation. This is a great opportunity to network with colleagues also starting for the spring semester. You will receive an invite towards the beginning of January. We hope to see you there!

Yes! We welcome any new faculty who may find this event beneficial. Please register here.

Please see our onboarding page for more information on your first steps to starting at Northeastern University.

Our Employee Welcome Guide may be a great resource for your first few months at Northeastern University.

You can direct any questions to your college’s HR administrators and key contacts for faculty affairs.

Our new faculty orientation website will be edited throughout the summer as we get more information from our partners across the university. You will get follow-up emails following your registration with all the information you need.

For questions regarding the Monday, 8/19, CATLR virtual session: catlr@northeastern.edu | Subject line: CATLR Orientation Question

For questions regarding the Tuesday, 8/20, and Wednesday, 8/21, in-person sessions: Kelly Flannery, Special Assistant and Project Manager, Faculty and Academic Affairs, k.flannery@northeastern.edu