New Employee Resource Orientation (NERO - Virtual)

Welcome to Berkeley!

Join us for the New Employee Resource Orientation (NERO), where you’ll learn about campus resources, explore Berkeley’s history, and connect with other new employees. Hear directly from campus presenters and get your questions answered about key resources, including health and welfare benefits, sponsored tuition benefits, retirement and more.

How to Participate:

  1. Pick an upcoming NERO Date: see listed dates below

  2. Prepare for NERO: Review the abridged PowerPoint

  3. Attend the Virtual Orientation: by pasting this Zoom link in your calendar Join the Zoom session here.

Note: Postdocs, Visiting Scholars, and Visiting Student Researchers should attend the New Affiliate Orientation via Zoom instead. More details here.

If you need an accommodation to successfully engage, email your specific needs to NERO@berkeley.edu

Can’t make it?If you’re unable to attend, please contact nero@berkeley.edu for pre-recorded videos. 

We look forward to welcoming you!

Next - Sign up for the monthly campus walking tour!

These tours are designed for our amazing staff and faculty. They offer a great onboarding experience to share with fellow employees over a lunchtime walk. Sign up for a campus tour!

NERO - Chancellor Rich Lyons welcomes you to Working at UC Berkeley

Please visit https://berkeley.zoom.us for more information on how to use Zoom via your computer. You need to download the Zoom app and log-in ahead of time. 

Participants who do not already have a UC Berkeley-provided Zoom account can create a free, consumer Zoom account.

Upcoming Dates

Upcoming Dates

2026

  • May 12, 2026 | 9am - 12pm 
  • June 16, 2026 | 9am - 12pm
  • July 14, 2026 | 9am - 12pm 
  • August 11, 2026 | 9am - 12pm 
  • September 15, 2026 | 9am - 12pm 
  • October 13, 2026 | 9am - 12pm 
  • November 3, 2026| 9am - 12pm 
  • December 15, 2026 | 9am - 12pm 

Contact Information

For information about NERO sessions, please contact nero@berkeley.edu.

Union Orientation 

Pursuant to AB-119 and the respective collective bargaining agreements (CBA), the University is required to provide the exclusive representative, or Union, with access to its new employee orientation. Thirty (30) minutes prior to each NERO session (8:30 - 9:00 a.m.), each Union will hold a Zoom session to meet with new employees. To join, please click on the Zoom link associated with the respective Union.

  • Clerical & Allied Services Unit (Teamsters 2010 - CX): Join Zoom Session
  • Health Care Professional Unit (UPTE - HX):
  • Patient Care Technical Unit (AFSCME - EX): Join Zoom Session
  • Police Officers Unit (FUPOA - PA):
  • Printing Trades Unit (Teamsters DC 2 - GS):
  • Registered Nurses Unit (CNA - NX): Join Zoom Session
  • Research and Public Service Professionals (UAW 4811 - RP): Join Zoom Session
  • Research Support Professional Unit (UPTE - RX):
  • Service Unit (AFSCME - SX): Join Zoom Session
  • Skilled Crafts Unit (ACBCTC - KB): Join Zoom Session
  • Student Services & Advising Professionals (UAW 4811 - SV): Join Zoom Session
  • Technical Unit (UPTE - TX):
  • Student Health Services Physicians Unit (UAPD - DX):

If you have any questions related to Union membership, please contact your Union Representative, whose information can be found on the Union Representatives Contact page.

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