April 2, 1998

Deadlines

Grant Proposals
April 17, 1998 is the deadline for receipt of proposals at Grant and Contract Services for proposals due on May 1, 1998 at the awarding agency.

Academic Opportunities

PSO Scholarships
The PSO Scholarship Program is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for Summer Quarter scholarship awards. All UW professional staff members are eligible for the scholarships which are awarded on a quarterly basis. The deadline for Summer Quarter is May 6.

Please contact Danya Tomlinson, at 543-9054 or danyat@u.washington.edu, if you would like an application or have questions about the scholarship program.

UW Pluralism and Unity Seminar
Individuals of diverse backgrounds and perspectives who are willing to engage in the task of developing guiding campus principles for pluralism and unity for the next century are being sought to participate in a UW Pluralism and Unity seminar supported by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Seminar participants must belong to one of six categories: students, faculty, professional staff, classified staff, alumni, or community representatives. E-mail ctp@u.washington.edu or call 685-8276 for full application. Completed applications are due on April 17.
Graduate School of Public Affairs

Other

Parking Validation Coupon Program
The Validation Coupon Program, begun by Parking Services last autumn, became effective April 1: Now only validation coupons are honored for outbound parking fee refunds; departmental commuter tickets (DCTs) are honored only upon entrance. This UW Parking Validation Coupon program is not related to the UWMC patient & visitor to UWMC patient validation program at the Triangle Garage. Parking Services introduced the lower-cost validation coupons fall quarter for departments wishing to pay the parking fees of their campus guests and visitors. The department's appropriate budget number is charged when a parking permit with validation coupon is presented for refund at a campus gatehouse. The departmental budget is charged only the actual amount of the parking fee. For detailed information on the Validation Coupon Program refer to the following Web address: http://www.washington.edu/admin/parking/arrange.html
Parking Services

Student employee tax changes
Wages paid to student employees are generally exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes. Due to a recent change in the tax laws, the number of credits required to qualify for this exemption has changed.

For undergraduate students, the number of credits went from seven to six. This will mean that some students who were previously assessed Social Security and Medicare taxes are now being excluded. This change was effective with the payroll paid on Feb. 25.

The law also changes the requirements for graduate and professional students. For both of these categories, the minimum unit requirements were increased. Graduate students will be exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes if they are taking at least five credits (up from four).

Professional students will be exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes if they are taking at least six credits (up from four). These changes will take place spring quarter (payroll paid April 10).

Student employees in these categories should consider this increased credit requirement when registering (adding or dropping) for spring quarter.
Payroll Department