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Contact UsIn order to welcome and acclimate new employees to Biola, Training and Development hosts a two-part orientation with all new full-time and part-time regular staff.
Part I: Biola 101
Biola 101 is held on the first business day of every week and is required as the first day of employment for new regular employees. This session begins at 8:00 a.m., includes an optional free lunch, and concludes in the early afternoon. Following the conclusion of Biola 101, employees will report to their respective departments.
The agenda of Biola 101 includes:
- Interview for Inside Story
- Review of the employee handbook
- Review of materials concerning FERPA, chapels, sexual harassment prevention, awards, e-mail, telephones/voicemail, the Biola Portal, and IT Helpdesk services
- Medical benefits
- Hiring forms
- Occupational safety
- Timecards
- Acquisition of employee identification cards and parking permits
- Lunch, followed by a campus tour
Management level employees will receive an additional 30 minutes of orientation, during which information regarding management specific policies and training opportunities will be discussed.
Part II: Biola 201
Biola 201 is designed to provide new employees with information that is beneficial, yet not critical for the first day of employment. This part of orientation is a larger group session and is held multiple times throughout the year. New employees will receive an invitation to Biola 201, approximately two months after their hire date. This session also includes an optional lunch, as well as a continental breakfast.
The agenda of Biola 201 includes:
- History of Biola
- Biola’s organizational structure
- Explanation of the performance review system
- Explanation of pay increases
- Sexual harassment prevention
- Employee activities and discounts
- Tuition waiver
- Retirement
- The mission of Biola
- Catered meal with fellow new employees
- Question and answer session with a member of Biola’s upper management
