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 is schedule is listed below:

Academic Year: 2023-24
Spring Orientation: April 2, 2024Time and Location: 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Humanities Gateway 1002
Winter Orientation: January 9, 2024Time and Location: 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Humanities Gateway 1002
Fall Orientation: September 27, 2023Time and Location: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Humanities Gateway 1002