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Onboarding Checklist

Make sure to complete these administrative and human resources tasks as you begin your journey at SCS:

Workday onboarding

When you log into Workday, ĢƵ's HR portal, mandatory onboarding tasks will be awaiting your action (including setting up your profile, setting up payment elections, and more).

ĢƵ ID card

All active faculty and staff must carry their ĢƵ ID card when on campus. A ĢƵ ID card is also required to access libraries and certain buildings/rooms on campus.

MCLIU membership

 represents all course lecturers and instructors working at ĢƵ. .

Request a profile on the SCS website

You can opt to have a profile posted in the People Profiles section of the SCS website that features your title, biography, teaching areas, and more. To request a profile:

  1. Fill out the template
  2. Send it to our Web Specialist, Emily, at emily.brown5 [at] mcgill.ca.

ĢƵ password and 2FA

When you are hired at ĢƵ, IT Services automatically creates a unique ĢƵ Username for you (e.g., firstname.lastname [at] mcgill.ca) to sign into most online and IT services at ĢƵ.

You should have received an email from IT Services with information about your ĢƵ username and instructions to set up your ĢƵ password and choose your .

ĢƵ email

is the official means of communication used by university administration, the academic areas, and yourself. You should always use your ĢƵ email when communicating with your students.

Your ĢƵ email address is generally the same as your ĢƵ Username. If you can’t remember your email address, it will be listed on via Personal Menu > Email Addresses.

Set up tech and software

  • : Learn about ĢƵ essential IT services.
  • Technologies: Download and set up the software relevant to you (including Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, citation software, ĢƵ's Virtual Private Network).
  • Equipment loans: Learn about the technology and equipment available for short- and long-term loans.

Get to know myCourses LMS

myCourses is ĢƵ’s learning management system (LMS) used for online teaching and learning where instructors can distribute course materials, quizzes, assignments and grades and feedback.

Learn about myCourses

Mandatory Sexual Violence Education Program

All ĢƵ community members - students, staff, and instructors - are required to complete It Takes All of Us: Creating a Campus Community Free of Sexual Violence, a mandatory online learning program that strives to ensure that our campus culture is based on respect and consent.

To access the program, log in to using your ĢƵ credentials (i.e., your email and password). If you don’t see the program, select “View All Courses” and search “It Takes All of Us.”

See ĢƵ's  for more information.

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