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Graduate Assistants are typically required to be in residence at 51ÁÔÆæ by the start of their contractual period, and during this period must be available to begin performing the requirements of their jobs, including preliminary meetings, trainings, or required orientations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Research Assistants should pay special attention to residency requirements during the contractual period, which can impact their visa status. Some external funding agencies also require residency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Secretary of the University maintains the academic calendar for 51ÁÔÆæ, including contractual period dates, and publicizes it here: https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secu\/calendars<\/a>\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37709,"parent":381,"menu_order":2,"template":"","class_list":["post-486","handbook","type-handbook","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nContractual Period - Graduate Assistant Handbook<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduate-assistants\/handbook\/appointments-and-benefits\/contractual-period\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Contractual Period\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Graduate Assistants are typically required to be in residence at 51ÁÔÆæ by the start of their contractual period, and during this period must be available to begin performing the requirements of their jobs, including preliminary meetings, trainings, or required orientations. …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/graduate-assistants\/handbook\/appointments-and-benefits\/contractual-period\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Graduate Assistant Handbook\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-02T17:47:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/graduate-assistants\\\/handbook\\\/appointments-and-benefits\\\/contractual-period\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/graduate-assistants\\\/handbook\\\/appointments-and-benefits\\\/contractual-period\\\/\",\"name\":\"Contractual Period - 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