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: Friday, October 24, 2025, | Time and Location: 9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83244095461?pwd=THFMcGI2SUZCWUtuYzV1YUxtcElxdz09 |
| Winter Orientation: Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Time and Location: 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Humanities Instructional Building 137 |
| Spring Orientation: Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | Time and Location: 10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Humanities Instructional Building 137 |