Illinois New Faculty Orientation (INFO)

Opportunity. Innovation. Home.

Welcome to the University of Illinois and INFO 2025! Whether you are attending the in-person event on August 20, or you are looking to connect online, we hope the resources below will inform and inspire you as you begin your career journey at Illinois.

Through this year’s theme, Boldly Illinois, we’ll explore how to boldly include everyone in your teaching, research and collaborations; innovate in your career at Illinois; and engage with the community both locally, statewide, nationally and globally.

Welcome to Illinois New Faculty Orientation (INFO)

What an exciting time to join this vibrant campus and community. The 2025-2026 academic year is the beginning of your career journey at Illinois and to kick it off, we invite you to attend the 2025 Illinois New Faculty Orientation (INFO), the first event in a yearlong series of opportunities for new faculty members.  If your career journey started in the 2024-2025 academic year and you did not attend the 2024 INFO, we hope that you can join us this year!

INFO 2025 is just the beginning of our campuswide programming designed with new faculty members in mind. See our Stay Engaged section to learn more about year-round opportunities to onboard and integrate into the university community. 

Be ready to start building your Illinois connections; get to know the university and broader community; understand the promotion and tenure process at Illinois; enhance your teaching and instruction; support your research and public engagement activities; and become familiar with our many campus auxiliary programs and resources.

Please contact us for information.

How to be Boldly Illinois