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New Employee orientation radio spot - October 3, 2026
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Shauna Johnson: Go with West Virginia University. New Mountaineer Orientation is now giving new university employees a golden blue in-person welcome experience.
Amy Metz: What we're going to do is bring everybody together and really help them get a feel for the culture of WVU. Welcome them to the Mountaineer family. "Here's what it means to be a WVU Mountaineer. Here's what WVU means to our state."
Shauna Johnson: Amy Metz is a senior training and development specialist with the Learning and Organizational Development Team within Talent and Culture.
Amy Metz: That culture piece is just something that we all are a producer and a product of. And I know that WVU wants to enhance that experience. It is such an important piece of not just the experience in everyone's day-to-day role, but our state, our students, most importantly. Having employees help them understand that their role, no matter how big or small they perceive it to be, is a critical piece to the larger mission of WVU.
Shauna Johnson: In person, new employee orientation was suspended during the pandemic.
Amy Metz: We really wanted to bring it back on campus so that people who begin their journey at WVU as employees really connect with our culture, with their colleagues, and have a very positive, empowering experience as they start that journey.
Shauna Johnson: Going forward, orientation sessions will be scheduled monthly, showing employees how every role supports West Virginia University every day.
Amy Metz: It's a good place to work because I think it allows our state, our students, their families, their employees to connect, to continue a mission that is bigger than ourselves and not just as an institution of higher education, but for our state.
Shauna Johnson: So let's go. Follow our stories at wvutoday.wvu.edu.
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