Before you begin first day, it is essential to connect with your supervisor to ensure that you are equipped with all the essential information required to complete and enroll in benefits, training programs, and other onboarding requirements.
Onboarding Essentials
Before your first day
These forms should be completed and provided to the hiring coordinator in the department you were hired.
- Complete the electronic Form I-9
- Complete your W-4 Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate Tax Withholding Estimator
- Mississippi Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate
- *Parking Permit
*An employee may request a Parking Permit within 30 days of their hire date, as long as the employment has been officially processed in the University's system (BANNER).
After your first day
- Get your MSU ID
- Setup Your NetID Password and Two Factor Authentication (you must obtain your 9-digit MSU ID number from your hiring department prior to setting up your NetID password and Two Factor Authentication)
- How to Access Outlook Email
- Direct Deposit
- MSU's Wireless Network
- MSU's Voice Mail Setup
Required MSU Campus Wide Training
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MSU Active Attacker Training – Providing key information on responding in the event of an active attack on campus
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MSU Policy Acknowledgement – Links to key university policies all employees should familiarize themselves with
In addition to these two courses, some employees also are assigned to complete MSU Clery Act Campus Security Authority Training, which provides information on required reporting of crimes on campus. You will find your assigned courses at the link: https://my.msstate.edu/ Click on the links in your training card under "My Resources." The card will look like this:
For technical issues, please contact the MSU ITS Service Help Desk at (662)325-0631 or servicedesk@msstate.edu
Understanding Your Benefits and Time Off
- 2025 MSU Benefits Guide
- Benefits Enrollment - Within 31 days, you must enroll in mandatory and optional health, insurance benefits, and flexible spending accounts, and within 30 days choose a retirement plan (if applicable).
- MSU's Personal and Major Medical Leave and Leave of Absence
- Employee and Dependent Tuition Remission