Onboarding

Welcome to Villanova University! This page is designed to help you with your transition to the Villanova community so you can access information related to benefits and services, position responsibilities, and workplace policies and procedures.

1. To begin your employment with Villanova University you must provide documentation establishing your identity and eligibility to work. Traditionally, new employees would visit the Office of Human Resources on or before their first date of employment. Please click to view information on benefits. You may also email the benefits team at benefitssupport@villanova.edu should you have any questions.

As a reminder, you have 31 days from your date of hire to enroll in your benefits. Taking the online Benefits Orientation will equip you with all the information you need to enroll. We recognize that choosing the benefits that meet your individual needs is very important.  Please do not hesitate to email the benefits team at benefitssupport@villanova.edushould you have any questions or would like to set up a meeting with a member of the benefits team. 

Please click here to access log-in instructions for the online components of Learn@NOVA. As a reminder, you have 31 days from your date of hire to enroll in your benefits. Taking the online Benefits Orientation will equip you with all the information you need to enroll. We ask that you complete this course prior to enrolling in your benefits through the Benefits Portal . The benefits portal will be available on or around your date of hire. You will have 31 days from your date of hire to enroll on benefits. 

Please note: If you have trouble accessing Learn@NOVA, or the benefits portal, it may have to do with the timing of your offer and entry of data into the system. Please contact the Provost Office, Annette Kane, for further details,. If your access issue is password related, you can contact the UNIT help desk at 610-519-7777.

 2. You will receive an email from University Information Technologies (UNIT) with your username and temporary password, which will serve as your log-in credentials for your University email, computer, and employee portal online. Upon receiving your log-in credentials, try them out by logging in and exploring the Work @VU tab in MyNova.

3. Once you have your villanova.edu email address you can get your Wildcard (Official University ID Card): UNIT's University Card Systems provide the "Wildcard" for convenient, efficient, mobile and secure access to all card-related services. The Wildcard is universally accepted on campus and at selected off-campus locations.

Obtain your Wildcard (ID Card) through the Office of the Wildcard located in Daugherty Hall. The Wildcard Office's regular hours are M- F: 8a.m. - 5 p.m. 

4. Retain your Villanova ID number, which will be used as your personal identifier for University business systems and transactions. You will receive written notification of your Villanova ID number at the time you receive your log-in credentials from UNIT.

5. Learn@NOVA is our online training program located in Villanova's eLearning system. All faculty are asked to complete the following courses as soon as possible:

• Required Training for Villanova Faculty and Staff (which includes harassment prevention, Title IX, and Community is a Verb)
• IT Security Awareness

All full-time faculty and staff can also access training modules as well as the Benefits Orientation information within the system. 

Please note: If you have trouble accessing Learn@NOVA, or the benefits portal, it may have to do with the timing of your offer and entry of data into the system. Please contact the Provost Office for further details. If your access issue is password-related, you can contact the UNIT help desk at 610-519-7777.

6. Parking: The Parking Office is available Monday – Friday 8am-4pm in Garey Hall and can be reached at 610-519-6989 or parking@villanova.edu. General parking information is on the Parking and Transportation Website. Prior to the New Faculty Program, you will receive a one-day parking for our VITAL program. Please print it out and leave on the dashboard. 

You will also receive a temporary parking pass via email. When your name has been added to the system, you will be able to obtain a parking pass on the Parking Portal. Parking advises that it may take some time before you can register online but you should be able to do so before your temporary pass expires. We suggest you buy your permit for the S-4 Law Garage. You can add your name to the waitlist for the inner parking lots. 

The cost of your permit will be deducted from your paycheck over 12 months. It is virtual without using any stickers or decals. Your license plate is scanned by the ticket officers and the scanner will show them your active permit for campus. If your car has rear plates (PA) then you must park forward so the plate faces out. Do not back in, otherwise you will be ticketed. Multiple cars can be added to your permit, so you do not have to tell Parking if you are driving a different car to campus. Lastly, if you ever use a rental, please call parking with the license plate number/state so they can issue a virtual temp pass.

7. Book Orders for Fall Courses: If you have not submitted your book adoptions to the Villanova Bookstore, please do so as soon as possible. If you have a question or need assistance, contact villanova@bkstr.com or call 610-519-4160.

8. Course Reserves: Falvey Library will accept requests for physical and electronic Course Reserves. All requests must be submitted online through the Course Reserves Request Form. Physical Course Reserves will be unavailable for circulation but will be available electronically to students upon their request through ILLiad document delivery. You may submit an online request filling our a Course Reserve Request Form.

9. Falvey Library Offering Scanning Services: To request a scan from a physical item in Falvey’s collection, submit an ILLiad request. Patrons may also continue to use the ILLiad service to request electronic copies of articles from other library collections as well. You may request e-books, but we cannot guarantee that the title you need will be available in e-book format. If the requested e-book is unavailable, you may be asked if there are specific chapters that are needed instead. If you have questions, please email

10. Be sure to register for NovaAlert.