Before Hiring
Meet Your Instructional Designer
Every school has a CETL Instructional Designer (ID):
Business & Management
Felicia Harris-Foster, DBA
fharrisfoster@ndnu.edu
Education
Lia Schraeder, PhD
LSchraeder@ndnu.edu
Psychology
Kevin Zaragoza
kzaragoza@ndnu.edu
Your ID will email you within your first week, but you can contact us anytime by email or at the link below.
From offer to login
The steps between "I accept" and "I have a login." Most of this is HR's process rather than yours, but knowing the sequence can be helpful.
- Accept your offer from your School Dean. This begins the hiring process. Your Dean also identifies your program and your Program Director, the person who will assign your courses and answer most day-to-day questions.
- Complete HR onboarding. Human Resources handles your paperwork, payroll setup, and benefits enrollment. Reach them at hr@ndnu.edu. HR is located in Toso Residence Namur.
- Read the Employee Handbook. Policies, benefits, and expectations that apply across the institution. Employee Handbook (PDF).
Your accounts start here. Your Dean or Program Director initiates account creation once hiring is complete, and OIT does the technical work. If you are days from your first class with no login, that’s the thread to pull. Start with your Program Director and copy helpdesk2@ndnu.edu.
Human Resources
| General | hr@ndnu.edu · Toso Residence Namur |
|---|---|
| Mary Haesloop | Executive Director of Human Resources mhaesloop@ndnu.edu · (650) 508-3651 |
| Employee Resources | Human Resources website — forms, policies, payroll and holiday schedules |
Worth reading early
- Employee Handbook (PDF) — the institution-wide policies, benefits, and expectations.
- Employee Benefits — what you are eligible for and when enrollment windows open.
- Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement (PDF) — NDNU faculty are represented by SEIU. Worth knowing what your contract covers, particularly if you are adjunct.
- Institutional Code of Conduct
- ADP — where payroll and tax documents live once you are set up.
Not sure who to ask? For HR questions specifically, hr@ndnu.edu is the fastest route. For questions related to your teaching role, our Instructional Designer can point you in the right direction.