Academic personnel appointed for the first time at UCI in a Unit 18 title must attend a mandatory new employee orientation during their first academic term.
Unit 18 Faculty are represented by a union, the University Council – American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT). A union representative will provide a thirty minute presentation at the Unit 18 Faculty new employee orientation. Further information about the UCAFT may be found at: https://ucaft.org/.
The Unit 18 Faculty new employee orientation schedule is listed below:
| Fall Orientation: October 9, 2024 | Time and Location: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Humanities Gateway 1002 |
| Winter Orientation: January 15, 2025 | Time and Location: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Humanities Gateway 1002 |
| Spring Orientation: April 10, 2025 | Time and Location: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Humanities Instructional Building (HIB 137) |