IMPORTANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

University policies governing teaching assistantships and other graduate student service appointments are contained in the University Handbook, vol. IV, part iv, Chapter 6 (also known as Executive Order 28) These policies are an important source of information about the nature of your appointment and what you and the University of Washington should expect of each other in this relationship.

These and other Graduate School policies about teaching assistants (Graduate School Memorandum 14, Departmental Responsibilities Regarding Instruction by TAs and Graduate School Memorandum 15, Conditions of Appointment for TAs who are not US Citizens) are summarized here:

• Executive Order 28 - Graduate Student Service Appointments (University Handbook, Volume IV, Part iv, Chapter 6)
  (http://www.grad.washington.edu/fellow/execor28.htm)

  This is the university policy document that governs all teaching assistant appointments. (Departments will have their own policy documents as well.) The document defines and describes these appointments and discusses such topics as eligibility, selection, promotion, termination, training, conditions of appointment, grievances and appeals, and special provisions for Summer Quarter.

• Graduate School Memorandum 14, Departmental Responsibilities Regarding Instruction by TAs
  (http://www.grad.washington.edu/Acad/gsmemos/gsmemo14.htm)

  This policy describes and delineates the minimum responsibilities the Graduate School expects of departments for supporting and assessing instruction by TAs. It also explains how TAs and their students provide input to these processes.

• Graduate School Memorandum 15, Conditions of Appointment for TAs who are not US Citizens
  (http://www.grad.washington.edu/Acad/gsmemos/gsmemo15.htm)

  This policy discusses language and training requirements for international teaching assistants (ITAs).

• The University of Washington Student Conduct Code
  (http://www.washington.edu/students/handbook/conduct.html)

  This policy covers standards of conduct, general procedures for disciplinary sanctions, various kinds of hearing and appeal processes, and the ways in which records for these actions are maintained.

• UW/UAW Academic Student Employees Contract
  (http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/laborrel/contracts/uaw/contract/preamble.html)