Welcome Ryerson Teaching Assistants and Graduate Assistants

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Welcome Ryerson Teaching Assistants and Graduate
Assistants
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4 Main Portfolios
Sheldon LevyPresident
Julia Hanigsberg, General Counsel and Secretary
to the Board of Governors
Adam B. Kahan, VP University Advancement
Dr. Linda Grayson, VP Administration Student
Affairs
Dr. Errol Aspevig,Provost VP Academic
Dr. Anastasios (Tas) Venetsanopoulos, VP of
Research and Innovation
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Academic
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Administration and Student Affairs
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University Advancement
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Research and Innovation

• Office of Research Services
• Office of International Affairs
• Research Ethics Board

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Where Do I Fit In?
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Where do I fit in?

• RFA Ryerson Faculty Association
• CUPE 3904 Canadian Union of Public Employees
• Unit 1 (part time instructor faculty)
• Unit 2 (continuing education faculty)
• Unit 3 (teaching graduate assistants)
• CUPE 233 Maintenance and Trades
• OPSEU Ontario Public Service Employee Union
• MAC Management and Confidential group

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Employee Distribution as of October 01, 2005
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Ryersons Recent GrowthStudent Campus Centre, 55
Gould St.
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Our Students
MaleFemale Ratio (Full- and part-time
undergraduate programs excluding CE) 4555
of students from GTA 83
of students living with parents 58
of International Students 851
of students belonging to a Visible Minority 30
of students for whom English is not their
first language 35
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Role of the TA/GA

• Discussion
• How can you as an Assistant, contribute
• to student engagement.

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Payroll Forms and Processes

• Tamar Myers, Manager
• HR Services

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What You Need to Know About Getting Paid

• Documentation (Workload Confirmation and
  Timesheets)
• Deadlines and reminders
• Employee forms (banking, tax, address)
• International Students

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Biweekly Deferred Pay Schedule
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Sample Timesheet
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Welcome to the Teaching Community!