Human Resources

New Employee Orientation

As a new benefited employee it is important that you attend an orientation session to familiarize yourself with the benefits offered through your employment at UMass Boston.

Please be advised, enrollment forms for benefits such as health, life and long term disability insurance must be completed and returned to the Human Resources Benefits Office within 10 days of your date of hire. (Please Note: For Family plans a Marriage Certificate and/or Birth Certificate for dependants are required)

Once you have chosen a date from the list below, please contact Human Resources via email sign up (see below) or by contacting Carmel, Linda or Barbara Jean at 617-287-5150 to confirm your attendance at one of the following Benefits Orientation Sessions.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Orientation Dates:

Tuesday, February 14 Wednesday, August 8
Wednesday, February 29 Tuesday, August 21
Tuesday, March 13 Wednesday, September 5
Wednesday, March 28 Tuesday, September 18
Tuesday, April 10 Wednesday, October 3
Wednesday, April 25 Tuesday, October 16
Tuesday, May 8 Tuesday, October 30
Tuesday, May 22 Tuesday, November 6
Tuesday, June 5 Tuesday, November 20
Wednesday, June 20 Tuesday, December 4
Tuesday, July 10 Tuesday, December 18
Tuesday, July 2

All orientations are held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Conference Room 308, located on the third floor of the Quinn Administration Building.

To enroll in an orientation, please email linda.mcdonough@umb.edu or call 7-5168. 

Orientation dates are subject to change