New Hire Orientation

Administrative Operations has launched an in-person orientation program as part of an overarching effort to enhance the onboarding process for new employees.

The program helps connect new employees with their team, the AO organization and other campus departments. The goals of the program include retaining and engaging talent, ensuring credentials are given within their first few days, and improving the hiring experience for both the employee and hiring manager. All new onsite hires within AO are expected to attend an orientation.

The orientation program will be refined and improved based on feedback as the program continues to evolve.

Schedule

In-person orientation is held every two weeks beginning at 7:30 a.m. in PFSB, room 1179. Some topics covered include Human Resources information, parking, AO’s culture and safety training. There will be a second day of training for Operations and Maintenance employees.

Orientation dates for 2026

  • January 12, 26
  • February 9, 23
  • March 9, 23
  • April 6, 20
  • May 4, 18
  • June 1, 15, 29
  • July 13, 27
  • August 10, 24
  • September 21
  • October 5, 19
  • November 2, 16, 30
  • December 14

Onboarding Coordinators

To help with orientation and the overall onboarding process, onboarding coordinators have been identified for each unit or department within AO. Onboarding coordinators will help enhance the hiring experience, remove some of the administrative work from hiring managers and ensure new employees get their credentials (PUID, emails, BoilerKey, etc.).

  • Administrative Services: Diane Lewis
  • Airport Operations: Amanda Lade
  • Building Services: Ana Estrada
  • Campus Planning, Architecture and Sustainability: Jaylene Nichols
  • Capital Asset Management: Jaylene Nichols
  • Conferences: Kaitlin Ford
  • Energy and Utilities: Denise Hale
  • Environmental Health and Safety: Phyllis Young
  • Fire: Kristy Young
  • Grounds: Cherie Lowry
  • Logistics: Amanda Lade
  • Operations and Maintenance: Kathy Bryant
  • Police: Ryan Edwards
  • Procurement Services: Amanda Lade
  • Purdue Memorial Union: Jamie Ramirez
  • Real Estate and Space Administration: Amanda Lade

Other Initiatives

Other initiatives to enhance the onboarding process include the following:

  • Checklist: A New Hire Orientation Checklist for new employees, supervisors and onboarding coordinators is now available.
  • New at Purdue Program: This asynchronous, virtual program provides resources, processes and sites that assists new employees throughout their first year on the job. The program is accessible through SuccessFactors and was created for new hires and supervisors.

Contact

Please email Kim Pearson, associate vice president and chief of staff, at kimpearson@purdue.edu for questions or to communicate the start date of new employees.