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Payroll, Benefits, and Human Resources
Students can find general HR policies here. Due to the interdepartmental nature of the Nutrition and Metabolism Program trainers, payment information, tuition remission, and benefits questions should be referred to the department in which your advisor is a part of. Below are the contacts for those departments.
- Animal and Dairy Sciences: Krista Blessing
- Biochemistry: Carla Boe
- Food Science: Marcia Verhage
- Nutritional Sciences: Scott Anderson and/or Caitlin Seifert Irland
- Medicine: Gina Hutzler
Seg Fee Payments
Graduate students who are on Teaching Assistantships (TA’s), Research Assistantships (RA’s) and/or Project Assistantships (PA’s) must pay segregated fees every term in which they are enrolled, including summer. Students can find the fee costs and the associated campus operation costs here. Assistantship appointments have a deferred deadline for their fees. Their fees are not due until the Friday after their third paycheck of the semester (December in Fall, April in Spring). To find your segregated fee payment, please visit the MyUW Student Center. Any questions about segregated fees should be directed to the Bursar’s Office.
Fellowships: Most independent fellowship agencies pay student fellows’ segregated fees. If a student is funded on a fellowship, the student should check with the funding agency about payment of fees. If a student is transitioning off of fellowship funding, the student should be prepared for payment of segregated fees.
Taxes
The graduate school provides tax information for RAs and research fellows here and here. For specific tax questions, students should consult a tax professional.
Accomodations
If a student requires accommodations, for either academic or professional purposes, the student should discuss accommodations with their instructor or supervisor. The McBurney Center works to improve accessibility on campus and engages with students to develop academic accommodations. If a student would like assistance with alternative testing, alternative formatting or any other accommodation for coursework, they should contact the McBurney Center. If a student needs an accommodation for their professional obligations through their fellowship or research assistantship, such as standing desks, alternative software or other modified equipment, the student should discuss these accommodations with their supervisor and the home department HR representative.
Software and Computer Access
Nutrition and Metabolism Graduate Program students are eligible to use a number of software licenses through UW Madison Information Technology.