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<p class="MsoNormal">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%"><b>This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Program Director, Communications/Special Projects, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each semester, large volumes of Graduate Assistant (GA) reappointments must be completed. To aid in this procedure, the Graduate Mass Appointments process allows you to reappoint more than one employee at a time.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Note</b>: The minimum appointment dates for Graduate Assistants for Spring 2021 remain unchanged and should reflect the original semester dates through April 30, 2021. <span style="color:#2C2A29">Graduating international students on
certain visa types (F-1 and J-1 students) are not authorized to continue to work beyond graduation (April 23, 2021) without additional work authorization documentation.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><span style="color:#782F40">Graduate Assistant Mass Appointments
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">GA Mass Appointments are entered by Department Representatives in OMNI HR and then made available in batches to Department Managers and Sponsored Research (where applicable) for approval. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><b><u>Timeline for the Spring 2021 Graduate Assistant Mass Appointments Process</u></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>October 26 – November 2
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><i>Graduate Mass Appointments open to Department Representatives (Originator) for entry.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>November 3 – November 9<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><i>Open for Manager approval of all Graduate Assistant changes.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><i>Open for Department Representatives (Originator) to review and update any changes per Manager.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>November 17 – November 23
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><i>Open for Manager to approve final changes.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<li class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>November 24 – December 3<o:p></o:p></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><i>File loaded in OMNI HR once released from Sponsored Research.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><i>Run queries and update any discrepancies.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Questions?</b> Please contact Shayna Harris at (850) 644-6846 or
<a href="file:///C:/Users/slh13c/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/CGF1J3B3/slharris3@fsu.edu">
<span style="color:#0563C1">slharris3@fsu.edu</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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