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Administrative

• Blazer ID - you will need this first!
• BlazerNET Student Information System - needed for online registration & training
• Email Account
• International Students
• Orientation
       - GBS Orientation      - Graduate School Online Orientation
• Parking and Transportation Services - Parking decals, etc.
  
• Registration
  
• Student Health & Insurance Programs
       - Immunizations 
       - Student Health Service
       - VIVA Health Student Health Plan and Application Forms

Training

• Diversity Training
  
• Effort Reporting Training
  
• HIPAA Training
  
• IACUC (Animal Care and Use Committee) Training
  
• IRB (Institutional Review Board for Human Use) Training
  
• Radiation Safety/Biohazards Training
  
• Research Code of Conduct
  
• Responsible Conduct of Research - required of all GBS students

Finances

• Graduate Assistantships
  
• Payroll - W2 and W4 income tax forms as well as a direct deposit form must be completed through the Oracle system. Once all the forms have been processed, your pay will be direct deposited into the assigned bank account that you indicate.
• Student Accounting
  
• Taxes
  - Federal information website
  - UAB information website
  - Q & A on stipend tax information   

Moving In...

• Birmingham Info - see maps, guides, real estate
• Campus Housing
• Childcare
• Newcomer Services - banks, utilities, driver's license
• Public Transportation - Information, routes, DART