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Office Assignments
Getting Paid
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Office Assignments

Office space for graduate students is limited. In spring of each year an email will be sent out, with a form attached, to current graduate students requesting any floor or office changes they would like to make in summer.
1.If you have finished your degree and turned in your thesis we would like your current desk space cleared by August 15 of that year. If you will remain a postdoc with a faculty member here they should provide postdoc space for you in their labs. So email Judy Farrow farrowj@u.washington.edu if you will NOT be able to vacate by August 15 with reasons why.
2.By August 15th. If you want to move to a space in another grad office make arrangements with the other dwellers of this space, then send Judy Farrow farrowj@u.washington.edu an email with a cc: to all the potential new office-mates about the change so everyone can have their say. Then fill out the form with your request.
Requests will be accommodated as often as possible.
Remember: if you have an office, security is a relative thing. Keys have been handed out for years and the locks are never changed. Your personal possessions are not insured by the university or the department.
New incoming grads will be assigned in the spaces left over from the moves of current students.
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Getting Paid

Paydays are on the 10^th and 25^th of the month. Payday falls 10 days after the end of the pay period. There are two pay periods per month, ending on the 15^th and the last day of the month. If the 10^th or the 25^th falls on a Saturday, payday is the preceding Friday; if the 10^th or 25^th falls on a Sunday, payday is the following Monday.
Pay periods for the academic year:

Autumn Quarter: 9/16/ - 12/15First paycheck will be 10/10, last check for the quarter will be 12/25 (following the payday rule above)
Winter Quarter: 12/16 - 3/15First paycheck is 1/10, last check for the quarter will be 3/25
Spring Quarter: 3/16 - 6/15First paycheck will be 4/10, last check for the quarter will be 6/25
Summer Quarter varies by appointment type and period.
Summer teaching appointments may be for one month (A-term or B-term) or for the full-term. A-Term: 6/16 - 7/15First paycheck on 7/10, the last check is 7/25B-Term: 7/16 - 8/15First paycheck is 8/10, the last check is 8/25
Research Assistantships will be appointed for the full three months of Summer, starting 6/16 and ending 9/15.The first paycheck is on 7/10, the last check is 9/25.
Direct Deposit:

We urge everyone to sign up for direct deposit (through MyUW) as soon as you have established an account at a local bank.
Where do I find my first paycheck?

Direct deposit may take one or two pay periods to go into effect. Your first paycheck can be found at the front desk in 106 Kincaid Hall on 10/10.
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Student Services at the UWStudent Health Insurance Graduate Appointee Insurance Plan (GAIP) is available to students and their dependents holding departmental teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships. This insurance includes medical, dental and vision. For more information, visit the UW Human Resources web page: http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/benefits/gaip/eligibility.html or contact them by email at benefits@u.washington.edu.
International Students We welcome qualified applicants from other countries, as well as foreign citizens attending or holding degrees from American universities. Both Seattle and the University have populations drawn from many countries. International students may find this a distinct advantage in choosing our graduate program. FIUTS (Foundation for International Understanding Through Students), a community non-profit organization established on the University of Washington campus in 1948, does a terrific job of linking University of Washington international students, visitors and scholars with the Puget Sound Community. FIUTS provides opportunities for cross-cultural friendship through host families, education outreach, Wednesday lunches, trips, tours and more. We encourage you to visit the FIUTS website to learn more about their programs. http://www.fiuts.washington.edu/
The Guide to Life at the University of Washington The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) at the University prepared The Guide to Life at the University of Washington. This guide is an excellent resource to the campus and surrounding communities. It is a student-oriented introduction to the campus and the city. The Guide to Life at the University of Washington is provided for newly admitted graduate students online at the GPSS website.
Biology Department Graduate Student Forms

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