4.
5.
8. By acceptance of this appointment, you agree to abide by the terms of the Drug-Free Workplace
Act of 1988 as defined in published institution statements and policies. You also agree to notify
the Personnel/Payroll Office of any criminal drug conviction for a violation occurring in the
workplace no later than five days after such conviction.
9.
You agree to abide by the policies of Tennessee Tech regarding Intellectual Property, and hereby
acknowledge your responsibilities under those policies to disclose and possibly assign (as
required under policy) Intellectual Property developed by you, either solely or jointly with others,
during the term of your employment, and to otherwise assist the institution as required by policy
in p
rotecting rights it may have in that Intellectual Property.
Please confirm your acceptance of this offer of assistantship by signing below and emailing a scanned
copy to by .
and the expiration date of your
appointment is .
Thank
you for
your consideration of this offer,
and I
look forward
to working
with you.
Sincerely,
Acceptance by the student:
I have read understand the terms of this appointment and accept the position.
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Date
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Signature
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Printed Name
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You agree to be available to perform all graduate assistantship job duties at the Tennessee Tech
campus or at a Tennessee Tech approved off campus facility under the direct guidance of your
assigned supervisor and in accordance with the terms of this appointment.
If your graduate assistantship is terminated, you resign, forfeit, or withdraw from Tennessee
Tech during a semester, you will be responsible for paying all your academic fees prorated for
the remainder of the term, in proportion to the number of days left in the semester, at the time the
assistantship ends and your residency will become subject to Tennessee Tech Policy 253 -
Residency Classification.
If it is determined by Tennessee Tech, in its sole discretion, that, prior to beginning the
assistantship, you have not met any requirements related to assuming the graduate assistantship,
including but not limited to completing in a timely manner the necessary paperwork,
applications, or forms as requested or required, failing to perform satisfactorily any assigned
work as a student employee, or otherwise failing to meet the standards of professionalism,
diligence and the attention to detail required by this position, Tennessee Tech will notify you in
writing and this offer, even if you have accepted it, will become null and void.
Similarly, if Tennessee Tech determines, in its sole discretion, that your performance of assigned
duties during the assistantship is unsatisfactory, your graduate assistantship may be withdrawn.
In the event that the graduate assistantship is terminated for unsatisfactory performance during
the semester, Tennessee Tech will notify you in writing of the date that your assistantship will
terminate. You will be responsible for paying all your academic fees prorated for the remainder
of the term, in proportion to the number of days left in the semester, at the time the assistantship
is terminated.
6.
7.
The proposed start date for your appointment is
John Doe
Chair
College of XXXXX
