New Employee Orientation

Welcome to Delta College!

Delta College's New Employee Orientation (NEO) will introduce to you our mission, vision, values and culture. Each module has been developed to advance your knowledge of our culture and increase your skill in our processes and systems. It is our goal to have all new employees complete this program within the first year of employment. 

NEO sessions

To register for NEO sessions, employees currently in the program can accept/decline the calendar invitations they receive in accordance with their availability.  All other registrants, please email cos@delta.edu. 

Professional Development and Protected Class modules are currently available online via eLearning.  Please email cos@delta.edu if you would like access to complete these modules online.

Upcoming classes

Plan ahead and register now for upcoming NEO sessions.

Topics

NEO “Be in the Know” at Delta College 
These sessions will share pertinent and up to date information relating to the college for new and current employees. The topics will vary due to the material being presented. 

NEO Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (BEDI) at Delta College 
This module will help employees to understand the BEDI definitions and how they apply to students and employees. Additionally, employees will learn how to identify their biases and avoid perpetuating micro-aggressions. Strategies for using micro-affirmations will also be shared.
Facilitated by Dr. Pam Ross McClain

NEO Benefits and Human Resources Dept. Overview  
This session includes an overview of Delta College’s benefits and the Human Resources Department. 
Facilitated by Shannon Mehl 

NEO  Campus Security Authority Reporting 
This session will cover public safety and reporting requirements for all college employees.  It will also cover specific reporting responsibilities for anyone designated as a Campus Security Authority.  
Facilitated by Chief Robert Battinkoff

NEO Customer Service  
The Customer Service module will help employees to reconceptualize customer service in an academic environment for students, parents, community members and their colleagues. Employees will explore how a positive attitude support customer service excellence.
Facilitated by Dr. Loyce Brown

NEO Delta College Policies and Procedures
This session provides an overview of Delta College policies and procedures and includes DAPP and Whistleblower information. 
Facilitated by Darrin Johnson

NEO FERPA  
This workshop will provide an overview of the FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) and its impact on your daily tasks.  
Complete via HR training online

NEO GREEN Pioneer Campus Tour
Take a tour of Main Campus that visits key areas on campus that support student, employee and visitor services. Tour includes an overview of sustainability-focused initiatives that create opportunities for employees to multiply the college’s efforts through their actions toward the realization of a green campus.
Facilitated by Steve Gregory

NEO LLIC 
The LLIC session will provide an overview of the services and resources of Delta’s Library Learning Information Center (Library, T/LC, WRIT Center, Testing Center and open computer lab) offer to Delta’s students, the staff and community. 
Facilitated by Michele Pratt

NEO Performance Management 
This session will provide an overview of Delta’s Performance Management & Compensation System for Administrative Professional and Support Staff employees. The information covered will provide a foundation for understanding the system used for completing annual employee performance appraisals, placing positions within the compensation system and determining annual salary increases. 
Facilitated by Wendy Childs 

NEO Professional Development at Delta  
The Professional Development module will convey the personal and organizational benefits of professional development and training as well as review the professional development and training opportunities for all staff that are offered at Delta College, including programs offered by the Center for Organizational Success (COS). 
Facilitated by Dr. Loyce Brown 

NEO Protected Class
This workshop will cover the groups of people protected from discrimination and harassment and how to avoid and/or report discrimination as it relates to the protected classes.  
Facilitated by Dr. Loyce Brown

NEO Sexual Misconduct 
The Sexual Misconduct module will provide an overview of the Title IX Sexual Harassment and the Delta College Sexual Misconduct and Gender Discrimination policies and procedures.  
Facilitated by Allie Martinez

NEO Strategic Planning and College Budgeting 
The strategic planning session will provide an overview of the College’s strategic initiatives and priorities for action. The college budgeting session will give new employees an overview of the College’s funding sources and how the college utilizes its resources to meet the organization’s goals. 
Facilitated by Andrea Ursuy and Sarah DuFresne 

NEO Student Success  
This session will identify the initiatives the college has instituted to promote student success. This session will help new employees recognize their role in those initiatives.  
Facilitated by James Perry

NEO Technology Training 
This session will demonstrate navigating Inside Delta and Experience for employees, to find important and frequently used college information, some basic features of Outlook and some basic cyber security awareness.
Facilitated by Delta College's Office of Information Technology (OIT)

NEO We Make an Impact at Delta College  
The session will provide an overview of institutional accreditation and how data supports our goal of being a high performing institution.
Facilitated by Andrea Ursuy & Kevin Hobart