Initial Appointment Notification Letter

APPOINTMENT NOTIFICATION LETTER

Dear ASE:

Congratulations! You have been selected for the following position(s):

□ Fall Quarter, 20xx from ___(first day of service period) to ____ (last day of service period) as a ______(title), ______title code for _____% appointment with ______monthly salary* and ______quarterly salary* in ______Department.

□ Winter Quarter, 20xx from ___(first day of service period) to ____ (last day of service period) as a ______(title), ______title code for _____% appointment with ______monthly salary* and ______quarterly salary* in ______Department.

□ Spring Quarter, 20xx from ___(first day of service period) to ____ (last day of service period) as a ______(title), ______title code for _____% appointment with ______monthly salary* and ______quarterly salary* in ______Department.

The effective date for all ASE title salary wage ranges/rates shall coincide with the first full pay period in the Fall term commencing with October 1st for monthly paid employees and the first pay period commencing after October 1st for bi-weekly paid employees.

*This salary may change pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the University and the UAW.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the UAW. Pursuant to the agreement, your name and departmental address will be released to the UAW, which is your exclusive bargaining representative, each term that you are employed in the bargaining unit. The Agreement can be retrieved electronically at http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/index.html .

An ASE who anticipates a need for access to an all-gender restroom during the course of the appointment, should review Article 20-Section F for the applicable process, and make the request as early as possible.

(Include for graduate students) Graduate students with academic appointments totaling 25% time or more are entitled to a full Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) Premium Remission, an Educational and Registration Fee Remission, and other applicable benefits as set forth in the Agreement. Please check the Agreement for the specific eligibility requirements and amounts of each remission.

Should you have any questions regarding your appointment, please contact ______. S/he can be reached at ______. You must respond in writing no later than ____ (date), indicating whether you will accept this appointment(s). Failure to accept this offer as set forth above by this date may nullify the offer in its entirety, except as otherwise specified in the contract.

(If any department/program training is required) The required (dept/program) training will be held on ____(date) from ____ to ______(time).

You must attend the mandatory campus-wide, New Employee UAW Orientation, for all first time Academic Student Employees (Readers, Tutors, Teaching Assistants, Associate Ins). If this is the first time you have been hired at UCSD in any ASE position, you are required to attend the next session to be held on ______, at ______. [use specific date, time, location if available, or use “at the beginning of (fall, or winter, or spring) quarter.”]

Thank you. cc: EMPLOYMENT FILE

Questions about the use of Notification Letters may be directed to

Laura Levinson UCSD Labor Relations 4-9656 [email protected] or

April Bjornsen Assistant Dean Office of Graduate Studies 4-3550 [email protected]

(revised August 11, 2015)