The distribution of faculty and staff labor and benefit charges amongst various accounts is made via the University's labor accounting system. This system allows authorized account changes to an individual's salary distribution. Such changes include adding or deleting accounts, changing the percentages of distribution among existing accounts or setting specific periods for which a certain account(s) can be charged. Information, which cannot be changed, includes annual salary, appointment extensions and status data. These can only be made through the Dean of Faculty's Office or with staff members, through Human Resources in conjunction with the Payroll Department. To initiate changes to any of these you should contact the Director of Administrative Services at 8-2492 to have the appropriate forms completed. Only persons hired under the WWS can have their labor distribution records changed by the School. Faculty members, who are teaching for the School but are actually based in another department such as Politics or Sociology, must have their home department make distribution changes for them.

Faculty distribution changes may be the result of adding or deleting classes, taking paid or unpaid leave or performing research, which is either internally or externally funded. Regardless of the reason, WWS faculty distribution changes should be forwarded to the Director of Administrative Services at 8-2492 prior to amending the distribution.

Staff labor changes arise when persons are to perform work under an account other than that which they were originally assigned. Most WWS staff fall under one of the School's general staff labor accounts. However, if they are assigned to work for another area of the School, which has its own set of accounts, such as a Center or Program, or their salary is paid by a grant, the distribution must be adjusted to reflect the source of funds. In such instances you should notify the Director of Administrative Services at 8-2492 of your intentions to change an employee's work assignment. Once approved, the distribution will be adjusted.

Changes to tuition and stipend allocations for graduate students are made by personnel in the WWS Graduate Program Office via the University's labor accounting system.  These may result  from a change in funding source such as the award of a fellowship, a student in absentia returning to school earlier than expected, reconsideration of financial support or a student electing to work as an Assistant in Instruction (AI) or Assistant in Research (AR), all of which require entries to a student's labor accounting record.  Such modifications must have the prior approval of the WWS Graduate Office, specifically the WWS Assistant Dean for Graduate Education.  Completed Admission Reply forms or Academic Department Recommendation forms are generally accepted as source documentation for most changes.  Graduate Assistantship in Instruction forms are provided for students serving as AI's.  Once the WWS Graduate Program Office makes all changes, they are reviewed and approved by the University's Graduate School Office prior to being effected.

Students wishing to teach or discuss their support status should contact Karen L. McGuinness, Assistant Dean for Graduate Education at 8-4805.  Graduate students with questions regarding the gross pay amount on their checks should contact Ann Lengyel at 8-4804.  Questions concerning net pay and deductions should be addressed to the University's Payroll Office at 8-3082.