New Employee Corner

Welcome to Metropolitan State University of Denver!

We are very pleased that you have decided to join the MSU Denver family. 

It's a great day to be a Roadrunner! Welcome aboard.

As a new employee, you may have a number of questions, and we would like to assist you in getting acclimated to the University. The following information is provided to assist you in transitioning into your new role as an employee of the University.

New Employee Checklist:

1. If you are a NEW Administrator or Classified employee, please register for New Employee Orientation.
   (All other employees need to check with their departments for orientation). 
2. New Employee Orientation (NEO) is held on the first Tuesday of every month. Orientation is an all-day event, and attendance is mandatory. Breakfast, lunch and MSU Denver gear is provided.  Please RSVP here.
3. Review the resources below and select the appropriate Employee category to access information about the on-boarding process and related topics.
4. Administrative, Faculty and Classified employees must schedule themselves to attend a Benefits Orientation session no later than 2 weeks from your start date.
   
   Benefit Orientations day and times are as followings:
   
   Administrative/Faculty Employees -Tuesday from 2:00pm to 4:00pm or Fridays from 10:00am to 12:00pm 
   Please RSVP for your desired date here 
   
   Classified Employees - Mondays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm
   
   Affiliate Faculty and Student Employees - please follow the process provided below
   

New Employee Resources:

New Hire On-Boarding Guide (1,113 KB)
Required and Recommended Training for New Hires (20 KB)

Retirement Plan Information

DCPP Booklet ( 81 KB)
Fidelity
TIAA-CREF
Valic
Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA)

*The Benefits Manager will provide eligibility details. 

Administrative / Faculty:

Benefit Information:

• CHEIBA - Dental 2013 ( 55 KB)
• CHEIBA - Flexible Benefit Plan 2013 ( 58 KB)
• CHEIBA - Long Term Disability Ins. 2013 ( 40 KB)
• CHEIBA - Medical 2013 ( 114 KB)
• CHEIBA - Travel Accident 2013 ( 37 KB)
• CHEIBA - Vision 2013 ( 47 KB)
• CHEIBA - Voluntary Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Ins. 2013 ( 60 KB)
• Health, Dental, Vision Rate Sheet ( 14 KB)
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A complete benefit plan booklet will be provided at the Benefits Orientation

Classified:

Employment Related Forms

• Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA)

Access the State of Colorado Employee Benefit website by clicking here. You will be able to enroll in Medical, Dental, Life , STD and LTD benefits through this site. 

Affiliate Faculty:

• Please contact  the following Human Resources representative to schedule an appointment to complete the hiring process.

1. School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences -  Mary Navarrete at mnavar10@msudenver.edu
2. School of Professional Studies, and School of Business - Jacquie Orozco at jorozco1@msudenver.edu

Student Employees:

• Student Employment Packets

  1. New Hire Packet- On Campus Student Employment ( 2,347 KB)  – Students working for MSU 
     Denver departments located at with MSU Denver Auraria Campus, MSU Denver North Campus, 
     or MSU Denver South Campus.

  2. New Hire Packet- Off Campus Student Employment ( 2,219 KB) - Students working for off 
     campus agencies, AHEC, CCD, or UCD

Please call Human Resources at 303.556.2482 to schedule an appointment with the Student Employment
Manager to complete the hiring process.

All Employees:

• Contact the IT help desk for assistance with computer access, including network access and passwords.
  IT can be reached at 303.352.7548 from any campus phone.

• In the future, you can access forms and resources from the links below. 

• Benefits
• Forms
• Guidelines
• Handbooks/Manuals/Rules
• Policies

• Please feel free to contact Human Resources at 303.556.3120 for further assistance

PLEASE NOTE: Some HR Documents will require that you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer. Click here to download and install the FREE Adobe Reader for Macintosh or Windows.