2024 Dates and Deadlines for New Department Members
Please note this page changes from year-to-year. 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 in mid May
Date/Deadline |
Information |
| July 1, 2024 | Graduate Students must have RSVP'd regarding Integration Workshop |
| July 23, 2024 | For students, Bursar bill is available online |
| August 12, 2024 | You should have submitted your Social Security Card and an acceptable form of government-issued photo identification by this date. 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. |
| August 19, 2024 | 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. |
| August 26, 2024 |
FIRST DAY OF CLASSES For students, Bursar bill must be paid by this date to avoid $50 late payment charge. |
| September 6, 2024 | Day of the first paycheck for those who started on August 19, 2024 |
Start-of-Semester Calendar Important Items
Date/Deadline |
Information |
| August 5-9, 2024 | Integration Workshop (for Math graduate students) |
| August 15, 2024 | Start-of-semester events for grad students begin (exams, workshops, orientations, trainings, etc) |
| August 19, 2024 | 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). Housing and other relocation matters should be settled prior to this date. |
| August 12-14, 2024 | Math Qualifying Exams |
| Online through August 12, 2024 | Deadline for Incoming International students to complete the check-in requirements listed on the International Student Services. Failure to do so will result in a registration block and may possibly affect your hiring date and pay. |
| August 15, 16, 19, 2024 | Department TA training |
| August 20, 2024 | Department new employee orientation |
| August 20-22. 2024 | Mandatory meetings |
