New employees who meet the following criteria will receive information about Iowa Welcome (UI) and/or UI Health Care Orientation based upon the organizational unit that employs them.

• Employee must be a new hire, not a transfer or change-of-status.
• Employee must have regular (not temporary) status.
• Employee must be appointed as working at least 50% time.
• Employee must be benefit-eligible.

The hiring department is responsible for processing the appropriate appointment form and any other required documents for all new hires.

The appointment is completed online using the Human Resources Transaction system available via the Employee Self Service website. The appointment form is initiated by the department, routed online for signatures/approval through the University Workflow system, and arrives in Human Resources for processing.