New Adjunct Faculty: First Steps

Before your First Day


Adjunct Application - done through our application portal or provided by the department

Personal Information Data Sheet

Criminal Background Check - must have satisfactory results from the background check performed within first five days of employment. Initiated with Human Resources by your department contact.

Form I-9 (if form doesn't immediately load, you may need to click on the download button) Section 1 information must be completed by the first day of employment and Section 2 must be completed within three days of the hire date. 

For Adjunct Faculty near the SPU campus, visit campus to complete Form I-9 and have original documents verified by the SPU department. 

For Adjunct Faculty not near the SPU campus, visit one of our Reciprocal Processing Institutions to complete Form I-9 and have original documents verified. Please provided the zip code to your hiring manager so the list may be provided to you. 

W-4 Banner Instructions

New Hire Tasks


How to set up your SPU email account 

Direct Deposit

Instructions for required trainings (FERPA, Preventing Harassment, Accident Prevention, Chemical Hazard Communication, Title IX, Campus Security Obligations Under Federal Law), Coronaviruses and COVID-19, Cybersecurity and Online Habits, and Anti-Bullying.

Emergency Contacts and SPU Alert

SPU Whitepages

How to get your SPU ID card

Canvas: Set-up & Usage FAQ's (scroll down to Faculty section)