Successfully Hiring a Graduate Assistant in your Department

The following information is provided to help those Academic departments that hire Graduate Students.  These procedures are designed to ensure that all departments are in compliance with Federal law and University policy.  We also want to ensure that with these procedures the hiring process runs smoothly and easily for the Academic Department, the Graduate School, Human Resources and the student. 

The major steps that all departments should complete are as followed:

 

• Complete the PAR correctly - proper title & attach necessary documentation

• Academic department signs up new hires (G.A.'s) for New Employee Orientation (NEO) session.

 

• New hires complete NEO paperwork.

• Schedule and attend EEO/Sexual Harassment training within 30 days of date of hire.