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May 11, 2023
Dear isaac Weir
| am pleased to notify you of your appointment as graduate assistant at Central Michigan University Your appointment has been
recommended by the Department Chairperson/Director and College Dean. The details of your appointment are outlined below,
Your supervisor will communicate your specific duties and. The basic terms ofthis appointment are governed by the collective
bargaining Agreement between Central Michigan University and the Graduate Student Union (GSU) which may be found oa the
Faculty Personnel Services (FPS) website (htp:/ www. fps.cmich edu). For the full performance of your GA duties, you willrecewve 9
Stipend and tuition waiver benefit. The tution waiver benefit applies to courses taken during the semester in which your
appointment begins through the subsequent summer sessions and i waived atthe standard, on-campus rate. Please reference the
attached Benefit Summary to determine the tutton credits you are eligible for, based on your specific appointment level and term.
You must submit on an online tuition waiver request to utlize your tuition benefit. Graduate assistants are classified as residents
{USS} for tuition purposes,
Primary Appointment Type | Teaching and Administrative
Department assignment | School of Health Sciences
‘Department char/Director | Dr. Jeffery Betts
Start Date | 05/14/2023
Term of Appointment | Summer 2023,
‘Appointment Level Percentage | 25% |
‘Stipend for full performance of GA duties | $1,719 J
‘This appointment is contingent upon your admission to Graduate Studies. You must register for and maintain a minimum of ix
semester hours of graduate credit for each semester of your assistantship; maintain a 3.00 cumblative GPA in your graduate work;
and suecessully perform your responsibilities as a graduate assistant as determined by your department. It is your responsibilty to
consult the most recent edition of the CMU Graduate Bulletin for additional requirements governing your GA position. You will be
responsible to the department chat/director. Furthermore, in order to comply with federal healthcare reform requirements, work
hhours for non-benefit eligible employees are restricted to a maximum of 50 hours per pay period during the academic year. All
assignments, including work for multiple departments or as a student employee, count toward the total hours worked. Ifyou fall to
comply with the policies, practices, or regulations ofthe University including Graduate Studies, your home College and/or
Department), your appointment may be terminated at any time by CMU.
{All new graduate assistants ace required to complete an online graduate assistant training program which willinclude important
Information regarding polices, services, responsibilities and training requirements. Ths program includes two training segments: (1)
Graduate Assistant Training and (2} Accommodating Students with Disabilities (ASD) training.
Selow, you wil find important documents relevant to your graduate assistantship, Is your responsibilty tobe familar with these
document. tn order to fciitate your acceptance and subsequent employment, new graduate assistants should print and sign 9
copy ofthis appointment letter, Additional required documents ae located onthe FPS website (wv fpscmich edu), and can be
{ound by selecting ‘New Hire Employment’ from the menu on the right-hand side of the webpage. These documents must be
completed and returned to Faculty Personnel Services (FFS) within two weeks. On ar before your fist day of employment, you must
rpatto the FPS office, located in Wartiner 308, whee you will be required to complete an employment eigbalty verification form
Returning graduate assistants need only return the signed appointment letter within 2 weeks. Ifyou have any questions, please
Contact the FPS office at (989) 774~ 3368. We appreciate your association with Central Michigan UniversityIsaac Weir
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sincerely
bdfm
Bradley Swanson
Director of Graduate Studies
ce: Dean
Chairperson
J accept the appointment at Central Michigan University, as outlined above.
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