New to VCU
Is this your first time teaching at VCU? We’re excited to welcome you into our community!
Checklist: Welcome to VCU & First Term Prep
Below is a suggested checklist of resources to assist you in familiarizing yourself with VCU, the School of Social Work, and preparation for classes.
- Navigate through HR’s New Employees site to orient yourself to the essentials of VCU policies, information systems, benefits, and culture.
- See the rest of this site and socialwork.vcu.edu to familiarize yourself with the School of Social Work (SSW) and the B.S.W. Program.
- Verify your teaching assignment(s) with the B.S.W. Program Coordinator.
- They will email you the details of your course section(s) to confirm.
- Sign your contract to make your course(s) official.
- HR will email your contract for a digital signature via Docusign.
- Connect with your course lead.
- Prepare your course syllabus:
- Receive a copy of the primary syllabus template for your course from your course lead or the B.S.W. Program Coordinator.
- Review the requirements for all VCU syllabi.
- Adjust your copy of the syllabus template with your teaching plans. **Remember to keep all requirements, and please do not make any changes to the Key Assessment Assignment. Read more here about the Key Assessment Assignments and how they fit into our program evaluation process.
- Once complete, send a copy of your course syllabus to the B.S.W. Program Coordinator at the program email, bsw@vcu.edu.
- Claim your eID and your V#, your VCU login credentials. You will receive these via email after HR and IT have processed your hiring.
- Log into your vcu.edu Gmail account. See the FAQ for instructions to access.
- Log into your eServices account at eservices@vcu.edu.
- This is where you will submit your final grades.
- Log into your Canvas account at canvas.vcu.edu.
- This Learning Management System (LMS) is one of your primary teaching tools. You will use Canvas to disseminate course content to your students, post and collect assignments and grades, and make announcements to your class when needed.
FAQ
As a VCU faculty member, you have a professional Zoom account. To access your account, please click here: Zoom account.
You will need your VCU Campus Card, or VCUCard, to access certain buildings and rooms, make copies, identify yourself if needed, reserve rooms, use services like the library, etc. Below are the instructions to get your VCUCard. Make sure to select a VCUCard, not a VCU Health Card: VCUCard.
- Use your VCU eID to log into eServices. Once you log in, click on the faculty tab. Enter the semester--you will see your schedule and the location for your classes.
- If you know your course code and section number but do not yet have your eID, you can search the registration course catalog. Enter the current semester, then search for the subject (SLWK) and your course number. Click the title of your section to view the course details, then click the Instructor/Meeting Times tab to see your class location.
- If you still have questions about your class location, please contact the B.S.W. Program Coordinator.
- Use the community-embedded faculty (adjunct) suite, Room 3210, on the third floor of the Academic Learning Commons, 1000 Floyd Ave, Richmond, VA 23284. Note: You will need a VCU Campus Card to access the suite.
- Make a reservation for a room at the library.
- Via Zoom: Zoom account.
You can make free copies at the School of Social Work on the third floor of the Academic Learning Commons. There is a copier/printer in the copy room (3102P) next to the dean’s suite, and additional copiers in the adjunct suite (3210).
Please contact HR Generalist Katy Martin-Poindexter at kmartin8@vcu.edu.