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Orientation for New Graduate Students in Arts
Sciences
WELCOME!
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Welcome to Graduate School Speaker Graduate
Dean Robert E. Thach Graduate School of Arts
Sciences Website http//artsci.wustl.edu/GSAS/ Of
fice 153 North Brookings Hall Phone (314)
935-6880
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Making the Transition to Grad Student Moderator
Assistant Dean Sheri Notaro Panel Members
Professor Deanna Barch (dbarch_at_wustl.edu) Psychol
ogy Jonathan Browder (jdbrowde_at_wustl.edu) co-Ch
air of Peer Mentoring Graduate Student in
Mathematics Suzuko Knott (smousel_at_wustl.edu) GS
S Vice President, Graduate Student in German
Dr. Arlene Taich (ataich_at_wustl.edu) Graduate
Career Strategist, Career Center Dr. Alan Glass
(aglass_at_wustl.edu) Director of Danforth Student
Health Counseling
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Orientation for New Graduate Students in Arts
Sciences
Refreshment Break 230 p.m. 245 p.m.
Graduate Student Resources http//artsci.wustl.edu
/GSAS/GradStudents/current.html Graduate Student
Senate (GSS) http//artsci.wustl.edu/gss/
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Managing Finances and Logistics Moderator Dean
Robert E. Thach Panel Members Assistant
Dean Sheri Notaro (snotaro_at_wustl.edu) Lynn
Lowry (lynn.lowry_at_wustl.edu) Lisa Underwood
(lisa_underwood_at_wustl.edu) Transportation
Parking Don Strom (don_strom_at_wustl.edu) Campus
Police Ben Johnson (bljohnso_at_wustl.edu) GSS
Secretary, Graduate Student in Physics
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Federal Loans for Graduate Students

• Entrance Counseling (sfs.wustl.edu)
• Stafford Loans
• Subsidized
• Unsubsidized
• Perkins Loans

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Application Process

• Deadlines
• July 1 for Fall or full year loan
• April 28 for Spring only loan
• May 1 for Summer loan

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Requirements

• Need to re-apply each year for loans
• FAFSA (www.fafsa.ed.gov)
• Washington University FAFSA code is 002520
• Family Financial Profile (FFP)
• Previous year federal tax return
• Other loan documents

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Repayment

• Staffords
• 6-9 month grace period
• One-time deferment
• Check with lender
• Repayment plans
• Student loan consolidation
• Hardship deferrals
• Short-Term Loans

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Loan Information and Loan Forms

• Contact Information
• North Brookings Hall, Room 153
• Monday-Friday, 830 a.m.-5 p.m.
• 935-6821
• Ask for Amy Gassel or Sheri Notaro

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• Lynn Lowry Administrative Assistant
• Room 153, North Brookings
• 935-6843
• Direct Deposit Authorization Forms
• Submit to Payroll Office, Campus Box 1000
• W-4 Forms
• Submit to Payroll Office, Campus Box 1000
• Tax Information and Assistance
• 1. Internal Revenue Service Website
  http//www.irs.gov
• 2. Department of Revenue, State of Missouri
  http//www.dor.mo.gov/
• 3. State of Missouri local tax information line
  314-877-0177
• 4. Washington University Tax Department Sandra
  Goodwin, 314-935-8335
• Missing Checks
• Assistantships, please contact your department
• Fellowships, please contact Louise Neeley,
  935-8460

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Parking Services 314-935-5601 parking.wustl.edu
Transportation Services 314-935-4140
transportation.wustl.edu
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Plenary Session Graduate Education at
Washington University Speakers Graduate
Dean Robert E. Thach Graduate School of Arts
Sciences Sarah Moynan (scmoynan_at_wustl.edu)
Kate Parker (klparke_at_gmail.com)
Co-Presidents of the Graduate Student Senate
(GSS) Laura Engle (lrengle_at_artsci.wustl.edu)
President of Graduate Professional
Council (GPC)
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Deans Reception for New Arts Sciences Graduate
Students Please make your way to Holmes Lounge.
This function will be held from 445-600 P.M.