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Graduate Student Handbook: Business Office

Business Services for the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department are provided by the Towne Business Office (Room M60).

(a) Payroll

Paychecks may be picked up in room 311A Towne, CBE office on the last business day of each month.

(b) Bills

Billing always follows registration. The Bursar's Office bases its charges on data provided by the Office of the Registrar. For this reason, a problem in billing may reflect a problem in registration rather than a financial mistake.

Students responsible to pay their own tuition may check with the Graduate Assistant to check if a billing error is related to a registration problem.

Students receiving fellowships, whose tuition bills are paid by the school, should take any tuition bills they receive (correct or incorrect) to the Towne Business Office (M60 Towne) immediately. The need for timely resolution of billing problems cannot be overemphasized.

(c) Fellowships and Tuition

Students who receive fellowships may not receive a tuition bill because the Business Office pays tuition directly. Students with fellowships who receive a tuition bill should submit the bill to the Towne Business Office (M60 Towne) immediately.

(d) Purchasing of Research Supplies and Services

• All research and lab purchases must be pre-approved by the student's advisor and the Business Administrator in the Towne Business Office.
• Requests for office supplies (copy paper, computer media, pens and pencils for lab use, etc.) should be submitted to the Office Manager in Towne 311B.
• Questions regarding research-related purchases and equipment orders, once approved by the advisor, should generally be directed to the Towne Business Office (Towne M60).