Miscellaneous Information

Change of Address or Telephone Number Please notify the Math Office (501 Ewing) of your current address and telephone number and notify us immediately of any changes.

Class Enrollment Limits Limits for all classes are established by the Department.

Class Supplies TA classroom supplies (as opposed to personal supplies) may be secured from the workroom supply cabinet (obtain key from 501 Ewing). Available supplies: grade books, chalk, pencils, pens, writing pads. These supplies are for the classes you are teaching, not the classes you are taking.

Computer Accounts As students you are automatically given accounts for e-mail on the university's Unix machines. Please go to Smith Hall, Room 2A, to obtain your user number and password. For your mathematical sciences workstation account all students need to fill out a ``System Security and Access'' form available from the staff office in Ewing. This form must be completed and handed in to the Graduate Assistant. For additional computing resources, please see the Assistant to the Chair.

Typing of Tests The policy is that the office staff does not type for graduate students. The two exceptions to the rule are:

1.

If you are the instructor in charge of a course during the regular semester, the office staff will do your hourlies and final the same way they do a regular faculty member's work. You are expected to adhere to the same policy for turning these exams as the faculty members do; i.e., at least 3 days before the hourly is due and at the time given you by the staff for finals. Also, you are expected to turn in the exams in good order - the office staff does not have time to redo exams several times because of their inability to decipher your notes.

2.

During special sessions the office staff does not normally type exams but exceptions may be made for single exams given to several different sections of a course. The same policy holds for turning them in in a timely manner - at least 3 days before.

As a courtesy to the typist, you are expected to be available to proofread all exams when they are typed so that corrections and duplication can be done in good time.

All requests for typing services must be made to Mrs. Iffland and she will assign the work to the staff.

Keys Ewing Offices and outside Ewing entrance keys. (The office key opens Ewing public areas: work room, computer terminal room, and the conference room).

Proctoring of Exams As part of their obligation to the department, all students are required to assist in the proctoring of the hour exams and finals in courses with common exams (e.g. M010, M115, M221, etc.). Failure to do your share will affect your winter/summer teaching assignments and may jeopardize future support from the Department.

Pay Checks You are paid twice monthly, on the 15th and the last day of the month. In order to receive your first check, you will need to fill out a W-4 form and an I-9 for tax purposes. All graduate students must use direct deposit.

Foreign students who receive temporary Social Security Numbers will need to fill out a second W-4 form when they receive their permanent Social Security Numbers, or their paychecks will be halted.

Checks are automatically deposited after a form (obtained in 501 Ewing) is sent to Payroll. Your check stub will be placed in your mailbox. Your stipend continues straight through all nine months of the academic year and, therefore, you can expect your paycheck as usual between semesters.

Winter session is a separate contract, and this stipend is added into your paycheck over the Winter session period. Your stipend does not include summer session, but there is a possibility of teaching. For winter and summer sessions, if you don't have 10 people in your class after the first day of class, contact someone in the Math Office, 501 Ewing Hall. Your pay could be substantially reduced if this happens.

Telephone Any call beyond the Newark local calling area is to be paid by the student making the call.

Textbooks Desk copies may be obtained in 501 Ewing by TA's for courses in which they are assisting.

Copying Free copying for the course in which you are assisting. Ten (10) cents per copy for personal use. Please note the key count number and the number of copies made. The photocopy machine is not to be used for multiple copies for class use (see office staff for >100 copies). Any exceptions must be approved by the office staff.