Your myNortheastern account provides secure and convenient access to the university’s most frequently used sites and systems, including but not limited to your payment history and details, your NU email account and NU ID number as well as serving as a link to the Canvas learning management system.  

You will receive access to your Northeastern account 90 days prior to your start date.

Two-factor authentication is intended to better protect you and your personal information. 2FA is required to access the university’s virtual private network (VPN), and is required to access an increasing number of the university’s most frequently used online services and systems.  

Your Northeastern e-mail is the only acceptable means of electronic communication with students and to maintain contact with NEU faculty and staff.

Workday is the unified, unifying, all-in-one HR platform for Northeastern. It delivers one place to take care of Human Resources business simply and efficiently. Within Workday, you'll be able to check your paystubs, request an absence, edit personal contact information, and more!

Once you've claimed your NEU account, you'll be able to log into Workday and complete the necessary onboarding tasks such as

• Complete section 1 of the I-9 process (U.S.-based employees) 

• Update your contact information 

• Update personal information including government ID 

• Enter direct deposit information 

• Review your self-identification statuses 

• Manage your payment and tax withholding elections 

• Update your emergency contact information 

This Workday knowledge article provides additional instructions for the onboarding tasks. 

You are required to complete section 1 & section 2 of the I-9.  

• Section 1 will be completed on your first day via Workday. 

• Section 2 must be scheduled with the section 2 I-9 administrator. The verification must be completed in-person within 1-3 days of your start date.

  1. 1. 1. • To schedule your appointment with the HR Associate in your school, please use the link below. 

           • Please remember to bring your I-9 document(s) to your appointment.

You have 30 days from your start date to enroll benefits. Any benefits you enroll in will go into effect the first day of the following month of hire date of hire if it coincides with the university’s first working day of the month.

Husky Card Services manages all services associated with the Husky Card at Northeastern University. The Husky Card is the official identification card at Northeastern University. Along with identification, the Husky Card is also used for building access, parking, printing, library access, employee discounts and more. 

You can obtain your Husky ID at the Husky Card Office on 4 Speare Commons-Lower Level. they are open on Monday-Friday from 8:30AM-4:30PM. Please be prepared to provide them with your NU ID number, which can be found on your Workday account. 

Canvas is Northeastern’s learning management system and digital home base for course content, assignments, and communication. Open, intuitive, and born in the cloud, Canvas streamlines all the digital tools and content that teachers and students love, for a simpler and more connected learning experience.