Orientation guide for incoming faculty

Welcome! Please take time to review the information below.

Important UVA Information

Use your Computing ID to activate computing accounts—Get access to UVA computing services, including email, wireless, and mobile access.

Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides secure, authenticated off-Grounds access to resources normally limited to on-Grounds use.

Student Information System (SIS) resources for faculty—Use SIS to grant students permission to enroll in a course, approve final grades, search the course catalog, and monitor student advising.

Course Management Systems—UVA employs several systems to post assignments, record grades, post media files and electronic course reserves, and invite students and colleagues to discuss projects and professional interests:

Important Library Information

Library Catalog (Virgo)—Search the Library’s collection for monographs, journals, and videos. Use advanced options to target searches or to filter searches to specific collections and media.

Research—Find subject guides to online resources and databases from A–Z.

Subject Librarians—Find your library subject specialist by academic unit.

Request materials through Interlibrary Loan (ILL)—Request document delivery to your office or material from another library.

Services—Essential information about:

  • collections
  • data services
  • digitization & computing
  • reference, consultation & classes
  • rooms & reservations
  • equipment & digital labs
  • scholarly communication, publication & copyright