Since your position is part of a union, you should:

Review the collective bargaining agreement – Academic Student Employees (ASEs) at UW are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 4121. The contract includes a wide range of information including as concerns appointment, fee and tuition waviers, and compensation.

Employees with questions or concerns about their dues deductions should contact their union representative. Preliminary contact information can be found on each contract’s dedicated page. Please take a moment to read the article that applies to dues deduction; you may also want to review your membership agreement.

To understand ASE policies and benefits, you should:

Explore your benefit options –  Some ASE positions are eligible for health insurance through the Graduate Appointee Insurance Program (GAIP). If you have questions about health insurance eligibility, please contact the UW Benefits Office at uwgaip@uw.edu or by calling (206) 543-4444.

Review graduate student employment policies –  Executive Order 28 (“EO 28”) and Executive Order 30 (“EO 30”) are two key UW policies governing graduate student employment. In addition to information about the types of graduate employment, these policies outline the criteria and conditions that must be met to hold a graduate student paid appointment.

If you will be teaching or providing instructional support, you should:

Explore Teaching@UW – UW’s hub for learner-centered and reflective teaching practices and quality, evidence-based programs and resources. Check out their Teaching@UW Strategies for TAs.

Reach out to SoN Learning Technologies – The Learning Technology team within the School of Nursing’s Office of Student and Academic Affairs supports instructional employees by providing learning-centered services like instructional design, education technology, and media support (UW netID required).

Attend a teaching orientation – Each quarter, SoN academic units host a teaching orientation led by the Vice Chair for Education. Keep an eye out for an invitation from your unit.

If your role includes research activities, you should:

Complete required training – – All UW employees engaged in research activities must complete required training before research begins. Depending on the nature of your research and role, additional training may be required. Visit https://www.washington.edu/research/required-training/ to identify and complete all required training.

Explore research tools and systems – UW offers a variety of applications and systems that you may use as part of your research activities, either independently or in collaboration with your supervisor. To learn about and access research-related tools and systems, visit UW’s Research Administration Tools webpage.

Leverage the Office of Research – The Office of Research resources webpage is a terrific jumping off point for information related to research policy, processes, training, funding opportunities, and forms/templates. They also have a great onboarding page which is primarily geared toward new UW faculty, but may be of interest to research assistants.

Connect with ONRI –  The School of Nursing’s Office for Nursing Research & Innovation (ONRI) provides grant submission support for students interested in submitting federal, state, or foundation grants.