New Hires

Welcome to CMU!  This page has been designed to provide you with onboarding documents and links.  Please reference your new hire checklist for additional instructions. For assistance, contact Faculty Personnel Services at 989-774-3368.

Faculty

This information is for regular, medical and fixed-term faculty and postdoctoral research fellows.

ALL ONBOARDING DOCUMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT - SIGNED CONTRACTS ARE TO BE RETURNED WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF RECEIPT.

• New Hire Faculty Checklist
• Background Check - You will receive an email from HireRight on behalf of CMU.  Please follow the instructions included in the email to initiate.
• Faculty Personal Data Sheet
• Faculty Self-Identification Information Sheet
• Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
• I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form- Required to be completed in person at FPS, Warriner 308 - Please advise if working off campus and a remote session needs to be initiated.
• Payroll Forms:
  • W-4 Federal
  • W-4 State (Michigan)
  • W-4 City of Detroit 
• University Oath
• Transcripts - Official Transcripts must be presented to FPS no later than one month following date of hire.
• Direct Deposit - Global ID and password required.
• Moving Reimbursement (if applicable)

Additional faculty resources

• Parking Services - you will need driver's license and vehicle registration.
• Faculty ID Card - Please stop by Bovee University Center 209 to get your faculty photo identification card.
• IT Helpdesk - To obtain and activate your CMU global ID and e-mail account.
• Curriculum and Instructional Support
• Libraries

Graduate Assistants

Below, you will find important documents relevant to administrative, research and teaching graduate assistantships. It is your responsibility to be familiar with these documents.

To assist you with keeping track of tasks you must complete to finalize your acceptance and subsequent employment, please utilize the checklist below.

ALL ONBOARDING DOCUMENTS MUST BE COMPLETED ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT - SIGNED CONTRACTS ARE TO BE RETURNED WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF RECEIPT.

• New Hire Graduate Assistant Checklist
• Graduate Assistant Personal Data and Self Identification
• I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form - Required to be completed in person at FPS, Warriner 308 - Please advise if working off campus and a remote hire session needs to be initiated.
• Payroll Forms
  • W-4 Federal
  • W-4 State (Michigan)
• University Oath
• Direct Deposit - Global ID and Password required.
• Graduate Assistant Training - Key:  CMU  (Note:  You must be logged in to your account to access this training.)

Requirements and important Graduate Assistant information

• Eligibility Requirements for Graduate Assistant Appointments
• Summary of Benefits - Graduate Teaching and Administrative Assistants Represented by the Graduate Student Union.
• Summary of Benefits - Graduate Research Assistants and Administrative Assistants not represented by the Graduate Student Union.
• Summary of Benefits -  Grant Funded Research Assistants
• Council of Graduate Schools Letter

Resources

• GA Tuition Waiver Guidelines
• How to Submit a GA Tuition Waiver Request
• Graduate Assistant Tuition Waiver
• Student Account Services and University Billing
• International Student and Scholar Services - How to Request a Letter from the Office of Global Engagement
• Office of Graduate Studies