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We are very pleased that you have decided to join the MSU Denver family. Welcome aboard! As a new employee, you may have a number of questions, and we would like to assist you in getting acclimated to the University. The following information is provided to assist you in transitioning into your new role as an employee of the University.
Select the appropriate Employee Category above to access the information pertaining to Orientation, Paperwork and Benefits for your employee type. Review the “All Employee Classifications” section for additional information pertaining to all employee types.
Full-time Administrator
New Full-Time Administrator Employee
New Employee Orientation:
NEW Full-time administrator employees will attend New Employee Orientation. Emails will be sent out to all new employees and their supervisors in preparation for this event.
- Dates for New Employee Orientation (NEO) are currently being reimagined to support more effective onboarding processes. Please check the New Employee Orientation Portal for more information about confirmed dates through December 2022.
- New Employee Orientation takes place from 8:30am-2pm. Either in-person attendance in JSSB 304 or virtual attendance via Teams is mandatory.
- Important information for new employees will be sent out via email one-week prior to their New Employee Orientation.
- MSU Denver gear is provided at New Employee Orientation.
For more information on NEO, click here:
New Employee Orientation Portal
Benefit Information:
Administrator benefits are effective the Date of Hire.
Full-Time Faculty
New Tenure/Tenure-Track and CAT II Faculty
New Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty Orientation
New Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty Orientation is provided by the Center for Teaching, Learning & Design and Human Resources. This orientation is presented in early August, at the beginning of the Academic Year, and is a two-day mandatory orientation for all new full-time tenure and tenure-track faculty members. Light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.
New CAT II Faculty Orientation
New CAT II Faculty Orientation is provided by the Center for Faculty Development and Human Resources. This orientation is presented in early August, at the beginning of the Academic Year, and is a one-day mandatory orientation for all new full-time CAT II faculty members. Light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.
If you are hired outside the start of the academic year; please register for New Employee Orientation, held twice monthly.
Affiliate Faculty
New Affiliate Faculty
ATTENTION: Due to campus closure, in-person affiliate intake sessions have been cancelled.
Please DO NOT email any forms. Instead submit your paperwork securely through Liquid Files:
Affiliate New Hire
Also available under HR Forms – Affiliate
New hire paperwork must be completed and submitted before your start date, at an intake session. Intakes are held on Mondays at 3:00 pm and Wednesdays at 9:00 am and usually last 30 minutes. Sign up using the Human Resources Calendar.
If you are a returning employee who has a gap of employment with us that is longer than three years, then you will need to complete new paperwork. If you have any questions please contact us by email [email protected].
Affiliate Pay Rates and Dates – 2021
New Affiliate Faculty Orientation:
New Affiliate Faculty Orientation is hosted by the Center for Teaching, Learning & Design and Human Resources. This orientation is presented twice a year, in early August and January, and is a half day mandatory orientation (for new affiliate faculty). Light refreshments are provided.
Registration for New Affiliate Faculty Orientation:
Dates to be determined.
Benefits Information:
Retirement Plan – Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA)
Classified
New Classified Employee
NEW Full-time Classified employees will attend New Employee Orientation. Emails will be sent out to all new employees and their supervisors in preparation for this event.
- Dates for New Employee Orientation (NEO) are currently being reimagined to support more effective onboarding processes. Please check the New Employee Orientation Portal for more information about confirmed dates through December 2022.
- New Employee Orientation takes place from 8:30am-2pm. Either in-person attendance in JSSB 304 or virtual attendance via Teams is mandatory.
- Important information for new employees will be sent out via email one-week prior to their New Employee Orientation.
- MSU Denver gear is provided at New Employee Orientation.
For more information about NEO, click here:
New Employee Orientation Portal
Benefits Information:
- Classified Benefits Plan – Colorado Division of Human Resources
- Benefits are effective the 1st of the month following the hire date.
- To Enroll or Change Benefits visit Benefitsolver
- Retirement Plan – Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA)
Student Employee
New Student Employee
Announcing Changes to the Student Employment Program
Student Employment is one of the most valuable learning experiences Metropolitan State University of Denver offers. The Human Resources team has hired numerous former student employees as full-time workers, and those employees are thriving in their careers as HR professionals.The student-employment team has been evaluating how to better support students and supervisors. One of the obstacles identified is the challenge of collecting all onboarding documents. Often, HR receives incomplete paperwork, which results in the delay of onboarding student workers.
As of March 8, HR will begin hosting required student-employee orientations, during which student employees will complete all necessary documentation and have a chance to ask questions.
Orientations will be held Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings (times will be subject to change) at the Jordan Student Success Building. Students can enroll at https://www.msudenver.edu/human-resources/calendar/.
If prospective student employees are not able to attend the required training on a Tuesday or Friday, they must email [email protected] to make other arrangements. Only one session is required.As a reminder, the Student Employment Team hosts monthly training sessions via Microsoft Teams on electronic Personnel Action Forms for student-employee positions. In addition to these trainings, the team hosts open sessions twice a week for supervisors who need assistance with an ePAF. The team is also available to help on a one-on-one basis if a supervisor has multiple questions or is a new supervisor who may have missed that month’s training session. The details for the scheduled sessions are available on the HR Training Calendar (https://www.msudenver.edu/human-resources/), and the team can be reached at [email protected] to schedule an individual session.
The HR Student Employment Team looks forward to working with faculty and staff members as well as student employees to continue improving onboarding times and experiences for students and supervisors.
Check out the “Getting Started” section of the Student Employment Portal for more information.
Temporary Employee
New Temporary Employee
New Employee Orientation:
Contact Human Resources at 303-615-0999 to talk with an HR Associate to set up an appointment to submit the paperwork.
Temporary Hiring Packet:
Available under Forms – Temporary: Temporary Hourly Employee Packet
Benefits Information:
Retirement Plan – Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA)
All Employees
Please feel free to contact Human Resources to talk to an HR Representative for further assistance!
Contact Human Resources- All MSU Denver employees shall take the following online courses every two years:
- Accommodating Disabilities;
- Harassment and Discrimination Prevention; and
- Bullying in the Workplace
- All employees shall take the following course every year, as required by Colorado state law:
- Check Point: Data Security and Privacy.
- All current employees, as of May 1, 2019, must take the training courses by October 1, 2019. All new employees hired after May 1, 2019 must complete these training courses within 30 days of being hired.
- To request computer access, including network access and passwords.
- Below is the link to request urgent computing access for:
- Temporary Employees
- Contract Personnel
- Part Time Faculty who Need Immediate Access
- UCD and CCD Student Employees Working for MSU Denver
- For assistance the IT Help Desk can be reached at 303-352-7548.
Forms and resources from the links below.
Contact Us
Please contact our office if you have any trouble locating forms, resources, information or services. You can also visit us in-person, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM. We are located in the Student Success Building on the corner of 9th Street and Auraria Parkway.
Human Resources Staff DirectoryContact Information
Phone: 303-615-0999
Fax: 720-778-5830
Payroll
Phone: 303-615-0039
Email: [email protected]
Mailing Address
Office of Human Resources
Campus Box 47
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO
80217 – 3362
Physical Address
890 Auraria Parkway
Suite 310
Denver, CO 80204