Benefit-Eligible (BE) NEO Schedule
Details about New Employee Orientation (NEO) can be found by going to our About New Employee Orientation page or by clicking this link.
2026 NEO Schedule
2026 NEO Schedule (PDF)
| NEO NOTE |
START DATE (PAY PERIOD BEGIN DATE) |
ORIENTATION DATE | FIRST PAY DATE | |||
| Sunday | 1/4/2026 | Tuesday | 1/6/2026 | Friday | 1/30/2026 | |
| Due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day occurring on Mon., Jan. 20, NEO for this session is moved to Wed., Jan. 22 to keep NEO on the new employee's second day of work. | Sunday | 1/18/2026 | Wednesday | 1/21/2026 | Friday | 2/13/2026 |
| Sunday | 2/1/2026 | Tuesday | 2/3/2026 | Friday | 2/27/2026 | |
| Sunday | 2/15/2026 | Tuesday | 2/17/2026 | Friday | 3/13/2026 | |
| Sunday | 3/1/2026 | Tuesday | 3/3/2026 | Friday | 3/27/2026 | |
| Sunday | 3/15/2026 | Tuesday | 3/17/2026 | Friday | 4/10/2026 | |
| Sunday | 3/29/2026 | Tuesday | 3/31/2026 | Friday | 4/24/2026 | |
| Sunday | 4/12/2026 | Tuesday | 4/14/2026 | Friday | 5/8/2026 | |
| Sunday | 4/26/2026 | Tuesday | 4/28/2026 | Friday | 5/22/2026 | |
| Sunday | 5/10/2026 | Tuesday | 5/12/2026 | Friday | 6/5/2026 | |
| Due to Memorial Day occurring on Monday, May 25, NEO for this session is moved to Wednesday, May 27 to keep NEO on the new employee's second day of work. | Sunday | 5/24/2026 | Wednesday | 5/27/2026 | Friday | 6/19/2026 |
| Sunday | 6/7/2026 | Tuesday | 6/9/2026 | Friday | 7/3/2026 | |
| Sunday | 6/21/2026 | Tuesday | 6/23/2026 | Friday | 7/17/2026 | |
| Sunday | 7/5/2026 | Tuesday | 7/7/2026 | Friday | 7/31/2026 | |
| Sunday | 7/19/2026 | Tuesday | 7/21/2026 | Friday | 8/14/2026 | |
| This (regularly scheduled) NEO includes new teaching Faculty starting at the beginning of the academic year. | Sunday | 8/2/2026 | Tuesday | 8/4/2026 | Friday | 8/28/2025 |
| Sunday | 8/16/2026 | Tuesday | 8/18/2026 | Friday | 9/11/2026 | |
| Sunday | 8/30/2026 | Wednesday | 9/1/2026 | Friday | 9/25/2026 | |
| Sunday | 9/13/2026 | Tuesday | 9/15/2026 | Friday | 10/9/2026 | |
| Sunday | 9/27/2026 | Tuesday | 9/29/2026 | Friday | 10/23/2026 | |
| Sunday | 10/11/2026 | Tuesday | 10/13/2026 | Friday | 11/6/2026 | |
| Sunday | 10/25/2026 | Tuesday | 10/27/2026 | Friday | 11/20/2026 | |
| Sunday | 11/8/2026 | Tuesday | 11/10/2026 | Friday | 12/4/2026 | |
| Sunday | 11/22/2026 | Tuesday | 11/24/2026 | Friday | 12/18/2026 | |
| Sunday | 12/6/2026 | Tuesday | 12/8/2026 | Friday | 12/31/2026 | |
SME: SP
Updated: 02/26/2026