Our institution would hire the recent graduate as a temporary employee,
and pay 8.8% fringe benefits for Worker's Compensation, FICA, and
Unemployment.

Laurie

Richard Moore wrote:

> I am interested in knowing of any institutional policies that
> allow recent graduates to continue to be categorized as
> "students" even though they may not be registered.
>
> The precise situation is an undergrad. who received their
> degree in May and but still needs (or wants to) to complete a
> research project begun before under a paid research
> assistantship.  The professor (and the student) want to
> continue the paid assistantship, but to do so the ex-student
> must be categorized as a student.  Signing up for
> independent study would cost the student nearly as much as they
> will be paid.
>
> I am getting lots of conflicting answers for the offices here on
> campus - personnel says its can't be done, finance says its a
> matter of academic policy and academic affairs says why do we
> need a policy, everybody does it all the time?
>
> You help (and samples of policies) would be appreciated.
>
>                         Dr. Richard H. Moore
>     Assistant Vice President for Grants and Sponsored Research
> Coastal Carolina University           Internet: xxxxxx@coastal.edu
> P.O. Box 261954                          Voice: 843-349-2050
> Conway SC 29528-6054                       FAX: 843-349-2726
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Laurie P. Chamness                 Phone:  (843) 953-4973
Grants Administrator                FAX:    (843) 953-6577
College of Charleston               E-mail: xxxxxx@cofc.edu
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