Dates and deadlines related to starting as a new member of our department

This page lists all the dynamic information in the Getting Started pages, i.e., all information that definitely changes from year-to-year: dates, deadlines, and certain changing web addresses.

This page is not specific to a particular type of person getting started; instead, it combines all dates and deadlines into one place. The main purpose is to help us quickly identify, when preparing these pages for the upcoming academic year, which pieces of information might need to be updated.

• Graduate student course and health insurance registration is available using UAccess Student starting mid April.
• 16 Jul 2012: You should have received an e-mail from us by now giving you your new math department e-mail address and network account information.
• 16 Jul 2012: Graduate students must have RSVPd regarding Integration Workshop.
• 24 Jul 2012: For students, Bursar bill is available online starting on this day.
• 6 Aug 2012: The new employee paperwork (loyalty oath, self-identification pages, I-9, W-4, A-4) must be received by us.
• 13 Aug 2012: By this day have appeared in person in Math Building Room 117 with your Social Security Card and an acceptable form of government-issued photo identification. Preferably do this the prior week! If the identification step happens after this date, we might be unable to pay you for the in-between days.
• Start-of-semester calendar is at /resources/gettingstarted/calendar.html, and includes the following important items:
  • 3 Aug 2012: start-of-semester events for grad students (exams, workshops, orientations, trainings) start on this date.
  • 13 Aug 2012: all mandatory meetings/workshops, whether re-scheduled or newly added, will take place on or after this date (for graduate students, there might also be extra mandatory meetings/workshops in the prior week). Employees should expect to be available on campus starting this date. Housing and other relocation matters should be settled prior to this date.
  • 1 Aug 2012 – 3 Aug 2012: Math Qualifying Exams.
  • 3 Aug 2012 – 7 Aug 2012: Integration Workshop (for math graduate students).
  • 8 Aug 2012 – 9 Aug 2012: International grad student orientation.
  • 9 Aug , 10 Aug  & 13 Aug 2012: Department TA training.
  • 16 Aug 2012: University GATO (for graduate students who will be teaching).
  • 13 Aug 2012, 2:30 PM in Math Building, Room 501: New employee orientation
  • 17 Aug 2012, 11 AM in Math Building, Room  TBA: Computing orientation
  • Aug 13–15 2012: Course meetings
• 13 Aug 2012: This is the first paid day of work for academic employees. This is also known as your “hire date” or “start date”. Benefits-eligible employees (faculty and staff) must attend Benefits Orientation and make Benefits enrollments within 30 days of their hire date.
• 20 Aug 2012: For students, Bursar bill must be paid by this date to avoid $50 late payment charge.
• 20 Aug 2012: First day of classes
• 24 Aug 2012: Day of the first paycheck for those who started on 13 Aug 2012 (Note: this will be a one week paycheck only).