Welcome to Clemson University

askhr@clemson.edu or 864-656-2000

This online Faculty & Staff Onboarding Program is designed to help new faculty and staff in their new position by acquainting them with important information about benefits and the various support and service areas on campus and acclimate them into our cultural and social fabrics while preparing you to contribute to a desired level as quickly as possible.

All new faculty and staff are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the topics included in this program.

Should you have questions pertaining to any of the content, please Ask HR using one of the links below:

If you have a Clemson Employee User ID, click here

If you do not yet have a Clemson Employee User ID, click here

Welcome to Clemson University!

Our Vision…….Clemson will be one of the nation’s top-20 public universities.

Our Goals…….Fulfill Clemson’s responsibility to students and the state of South Carolina

• to provide talent for the new economy by recruiting and retaining outstanding students and faculty and providing an exceptional educational experience grounded in engagement;

• to drive innovation, through research and service, that stimulates economic growth and solves problems;

• to serve the public good by focusing on emphasis areas that address some of the great challenges of the 21st century — national priorities such as health, energy, transportation and sustainable environment.

Strategic Priorities…….

• Enhance student quality and performance

• Provide engagement and leadership opportunities for all students

• Attract, retain and reward top people

• Build to compete — facilities, infrastructure and technology

• A nationally ranked public research university where the student experience is second to none.

• A nationally ranked research university with a small-college atmosphere and a determined spirit that is unrivaled.

• Clemson is both competitive and inclusive – a place where big ideas can, and do, thrive.

• 7 off-campus research centers in S.C. and educational programs in Charleston; Genoa, Italy; Brussels; and the island of Dominica.

Clemson University is……

• Clemson has been ranked as a top-25 national public university for four years by U.S. News & World Report.

• From a pool of 42,000 professors, five Clemson educators are profiled in “The Best 300 Professors” by The Princeton Review.

• In less than a decade, the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) has become a model for economic development, with 19 corporate partners, 30 research partners and 775 employees across 760,000 constructed square feet.

• More than 1,000 Clemson students study abroad every year.

A Few Facts About Clemson University

• College-town setting with a lakefront campus, 295-acre S.C. Botanical Garden, and a 17,000-acre experimental forest.

• 8 interdisciplinary emphasis areas provide focus, foster collaboration and support regional economic clusters

• Advanced Materials• Automotive and Transportation Technology• Biotechnology and Biomedical Science • Family and Community Living• General Education• Information and Communications Technology• Leadership and Entrepreneurship• Sustainable Environment

A Few Facts About Clemson University

• New Hire Orientation Toolkit• Schedule a Campus Tour• Human Resources Service Center (HRSC)• Campus Calendar• Faculty / Staff Web Page

• Current and New Faculty Resources

• Faculty Senate• Staff Senate

• University Policies• Human Resources Policies and Procedures• Faculty Manual

New Employee Resources

• I-9 Form – Employment Eligibility• Please bring appropriate backup documentation as shown on the back of the I-9

form. A list of acceptable documents is shown on page 9 of the I-9 Employment Eligibility Form.

• Employee Self Service: Accessing Employee Self Service (ESS)As a Clemson University employee, you will receive an employee User ID. Your employee User ID will be used to log-in to computers, check e-mail, submit leave if applicable, and utilize ESS in the Human Resources (HR) database. Once you have obtained your User ID, you can then utilize ESS in the HR database. Note – if you have not been given your employee User ID, after your hire date, you can obtain your User ID by using the On-line Phonebook to look yourself up.  Password FYI’sFor New Hires (first time having a job at CU), your initial password is the last five digits of your SSN, which is a temporary password. You are only able to use this password 5 times before being locked out of the system. Please utilize the Change Password Utility at https://login.clemson.edu/changepass.php to create a new password before your 5 grace log-ins run out. For returning employees, upon rehire, your last password is re-activated. If you do not remember the password, please contact the Help Desk at 656-3494 to have your password reset.

• Employee Self Service W-4 Withholdings Form • Employee Self Service Direct Deposit

Required Paperwork

• Insurance Benefits• Insurance Options• Insurance & Education Orientation• Insurance and Counseling Services are available to assist with your benefits related

questions. Please call 864-656-2000 to speak with a counselor or schedule an appointment.

• Retirement Benefits• Retirement

• Clemson University Retirement Plan Comparison• SC Retirement Systems Presentation

• Leave• Holiday Schedule• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)• Annual Leave • Grant Personal Leave• Sick Leave

• Staff Tuition Assistance Information• Tuition Assistance Policy

Benefits

Getting Around Campus

• Everyone who parks a vehicle on campus must immediately obtain and display a valid parking permit.

• All new faculty and staff can be given a 3 – 5 day temporary parking pass. Faculty and Staff permits must be applied for and picked up in the Parking Services Office located at G-01 Edgar Brown Union, Clemson, SC 29634.

• Faculty and Staff who wish to pay for a parking permit through payroll deduction need to fill out the application and the Payroll Deduction Form. 

• Clemson Area Transit (CatBus)• For information related to Clemson University Campus Routes, please click

here. For more information email cattalk@clemson.edu or call (864) 656-5827.

• Local / Regional Transportation

Clemson University requires that all students, employees, and affiliates have an official ID card.  The official ID card is to be in the possession of an individual at all times and presented upon request to any University Official.  The intent of the ID card is for enhanced safety and security on campus. For more information regarding TigerOne Card Services, visit online at: Clemson.edu/tigerone

Getting your TigerOne Card:1. Go to TigerOne Card Services with a photo ID, Clemson username and

password. Your HR Manager can assist you with this username and password.

2. TigerOne Card Services will provide the card and explain the card features.

Safety & Crime Prevention• Campus Safety

• Crime Prevention• Violence in the Workplace• Crime Stoppers: As part of the Clemson University Police

Department's continuing effort to reduce crime on campus the "Crime Stopper" reporting program gives people the opportunity to report incidents or provide tips anonymously.

• Ethics Line

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Joseph F. Sullivan Center

• Campus Recreation at Fike

• CU Well

• Redfern Health Center

• State Employee Insurance Program

• Prevention Partners

• Risk Management

Health & Wellness

“Clemson University aspires to create a diverse community that welcomes people of different races, cultures, ages, genders, sexual orientation, religions, socioeconomic levels, political perspectives, abilities, opinions, values and experiences. Clemson University will strive to reflect these differences in its decisions, curriculum, programs and actions. The institution will seek to ensure that underrepresented groups have equal access to the education and resource opportunities available at the University. Policy and procedures are carefully scrutinized to sustain an inclusive and productive environment.”

• Chief Diversity Office• Affirmative Action

Diversity at Clemson