Welcome to Wooster!

Human Resources Benefits Orientations
Please plan to attend one of the following sessions with HR:
- Monday, August 7, 11am*-Noon
- Tuesday, August 8, 1*-2pm
Both will be in Williams Hall of Life Science Rm 060 (#29 on this Campus Map). If you have questions in the meantime, or cannot make it to either meeting, contact benefits@wooster.edu
* The Dean for Faculty Development Christa Craven will be there ~30 minutes before each session at the coffee shop on the 1st Floor, Knowlton CafĂ© — please stop by and introduce yourself if you can & let me buy you a coffee/tea/cold drink!
New Faculty Orientation Schedule
Day One: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

9:00 a.m. | Gather for Coffee, Tea & Morning Treats Our campus photographer will join us to take professional headshots for those who would like them |
9:30 a.m. | Welcome & Introductions |
10:30 a.m. | Creating Brave & Inclusive Classrooms |
11:45 a.m. | Lunch in the Tartan Room (Scot Center) with 2nd-Year Faculty |
1:00 p.m. | Title IX, Prevention & Advocacy |
2:00 p.m. | Tour of Lowry Student Center Spaces |
3:00 p.m. | College of Wooster Art Museum (CWAM) |
3:30 p.m. | Optional: Walk to Lilly House for Research & Writing |
Day Two: Thursday, August 10, 2023

9:00 a.m. – Noon | Attend “Working Effectively with Students on the Autism Spectrum” Workshop with Milestones Autism Resources (Open to All Faculty & Staff) |
12:15 p.m. | Box Lunch: Anonymous Questions about All Things Wooster |
1:30 p.m. | Tours of the Digital Studio & Special Collections in the Libraries |
2:00 p.m. | Tech & Systems You Need to Know (Colleague/Self-Service, Moodle, MS Teams) |
3:00 p.m. | Consultations about your Fall Classes: Library Subject Liaisons, Educational Technology, Academic Resource Center Staff, APEX (Advising, Planning & Experiential Learning) staff |
4:00 p.m. | Happy Hour (families welcome) with Academic Affairs Staff |