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Provides department input fields, optional sections guidance, and instructions to issue a revised offer letter on department letterhead and ensure full execution before payroll processing. Includes an offer-letter draft covering appointment term overview, revised stipend calculations, payment timing, registration and eligibility contingencies, English proficiency and I-9 requirements, and training or safety prerequisites.","Graduate Assistant Mid-Appointment FTE or Stipend Level Change Template\nWhen to Use This Template:\nThe template below should be used for mid-appointment FTE changes* (e.g., a GA appointed for 10 hours per week will be increased to 15 hours per week effective October 15) or mid-appointment stipend level changes (e.g., a GA in a department that typically processes mid-semester increases passed their General Exam and is now eligible for Level 3).\n*Please note, an FTE reduction must be voluntarily requested by the GA, requires documentation, and should not be retroactive. If you have concerns about a GA’s FTE, please consult Labor Relations before implementing any reduction in the GA’s appointment.\nTemplate Instructions:\nIn addition to the appointment term box, fields in bold indicate specific information the department should input.\nSections prefaced with guidance language may be optional and should be deleted if they do not apply to the GA.\nThe start and end dates of the appointment listed in the overview of appointment terms section should reflect the start and end date of the GA’s original offer letter (e.g., a GA was originally appointed for 10 hours per week from August 23-May 22 and is now increasing to 15 hours per week effective October 15. The start date of the appointment remains August 23 and the end date remains May 22. The effective date and changes to the stipend amounts is outlined in detail below the overview section).\nOffer letters should be issued on department letterhead.\nOffer letters must be fully executed (signed by all parties) in order to be processed by payroll.\nDepartments may find detailed information and resources to assist in assistantship administration here: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://grad.uconn.edu/staff/assistantship-information/\" \u0014https://grad.uconn.edu/staff/assistantship-information/\u0015 and here: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://payroll.uconn.edu/graduate/\" \u0014https://payroll.uconn.edu/graduate/\u0015.\nInformation above the asterisks below is for instructional purposes only and should not be included in the offer letter.\n******\n\u0003DATE\u0004\n\u0003GA’S LEGAL NAME &\u0004\nMAILING ADDRESS\nDear \u0003NAME\u0004:\nThis is a revised letter superseding the offer dated \u0003DATE\u0004. 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