New PTK Faculty Onboarding

Before Your First Day

• Fill out the required tax and benefits information
• Set up your Directory ID and your UMD Email and Password
• Upload your COVID Vaccination Information.
• Review Campus Parking and select a parking pass.
• Complete the three University-wide required trainings: TerrapinSTRONG, Civil Rights Compliance Training, and Defend Your Shell.
• Read through the English Department’s Policies and Procedures for Faculty
• Reconfirm your classrooms’ locations by visiting https://testudo.umd.edu/. If you’re new to the University of Maryland, you may wish to schedule an orientation to classroom technology with the College of Arts and Humanities by emailing arhuiteqip@umd.edu

First Day on Campus

• Get your UMD ID card
• Map out your semester with our Campus Maps
• Visit Tawes Hall and pick up your office number, mailbox information, keys, printing/photocopying information from Helen McClung, Rm 1220 (hmcclung@umd.edu) for PWP/ENGL39X, or Scott Eklund, Rm 1116 for AWP/ENGL101 
• Connect to eduroam on your phone and on your laptop

Preparing for Class

• Log on to ELMS/Canvas and complete your ELMS training
  • Access the AWP ELMS site or the PWP ELMS site. If you do not have access, please contact Scott Eklund and Helen McClung respectively.
• Review the Academic Calendar for important deadlines and University holidays
• Reconfirm your classrooms locations by visiting https://testudo.umd.edu/.
  • If you’re new to the University of Maryland, you may wish to schedule an orientation to classroom technology with the College of Arts and Humanities by emailing arhuiteqip@umd.edu.
• Take a trip to the library to check out the various research resources the library offers: University Libraries / Librarians by Subject / Research & Learning
• Learn how to use UMEG, the UMD grade reporting tool.
• Review the Student Support section in the FAQs section