A guide for new employees
New Employee Orientation
Orientation welcomes new Buckeye staff members to the Ohio State community and introduces them to our history, structure, culture and opportunities.
To meet the unique needs of our employees, there are two orientation programs – one for campus employees and one for medical center employees.
Prior to starting, new employees will receive information about orientation via email.
New Employee Orientation Moves to On-Demand Format
Beginning in July, Ohio State will introduce a new self-paced, on-demand orientation experience for campus staff that includes replacing the current live, virtual orientation on day one. The new format will support a smoother start by offering consistent content delivery, greater flexibility for varying schedules and fewer first-day technology barriers. A three-module course New Buckeye Orientation: Becoming an Ohio State Employee will be automatically assigned in BuckeyeLearn on each new staff member’s first day.
An Employee Orientation Guide, as well as an Employee Orientation Companion Guide for hiring managers, is also available for new employees and internal transfers.
Benefits of the new orientation experience:
- Assigned automatically to every new staff member joining Ohio State on their first day.
- Builds stronger connections between new employees, their leaders and teams.
- Ensures consistent messaging from the university.
- Accommodates flexible schedules and nontraditional shifts.
- Eases first-day technology access challenges.
What’s staying the same:
- The common start date for new hires
- The weekly benefits webinar
Note: This initiative does not apply to medical center employees, student employees, and faculty, all of whom follow separate orientation processes.
Helpful Orientation Information
Below are upcoming orientation dates for main campus employees: The last live, virtual orientation will be on June 30. After that, the on-demand New Buckeye Orientation will be assigned in BuckeyeLearn to new campus staff members.
- June 16, 2025
- June 30, 2025
Below are 2025 orientation dates for Wexner Medical Center employees:
January
- January 6, 2025 (Tuesday)
- January 13, 2025
- January 21, 2025 (Tuesday)
- January 27, 2025
February
- February 3, 2025
- February 10, 2025
- February 17, 2025
- February 24, 2025
March
- March 3, 2025
- March 10, 2025
- March 17, 2025
- March 24, 2025
- March 31, 2025
April
- April 7, 2025
- April 14, 2025
- April 21, 2025
- April 28, 2025
May
- May 5, 2025
- May 12, 2025
- May 19, 2025
- May 27, 2025
June
- June 2, 2025
- June 6, 2025
- June 16, 2025
- June 23, 2025
- June 30, 2025
July
- July 7, 2025
- July 14, 2025
- July 21, 2025
- July 28, 2025
August
- August 4, 2025
- August 11, 2025
- August 18, 2025
- August 25, 2025
September
- September 2, 2025 (Tuesday)
- September 8, 2025
- September 15, 2025
- September 22, 2025
- September 29, 2025
October
- October 6, 2025
- October 13, 2025
- October 20, 2025
- October 27, 2025
November
- November 3, 2025
- November 10, 2025
- November 17, 2025
- November 24, 2025
December
- December 1, 2025
- December 8, 2025
- December 15, 2025
Visit the Leaders of New Employees webpage for more information