Student Employee Resources
Congratulations on obtaining a job at Hope! Once you鈥檙e officially hired, you will need to complete employment paperwork and department onboarding tasks. This page explains the required and optional employment paperwork.
Check out the Student Employee Handbook
Employment Paperwork
After receiving a job offer, to officially become a student employee you will need to fill out the required employment paperwork on or prior to your first day of work. This includes:
- Federal I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification)
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All employees must complete a on or before their first day of work:
- The I-9 requires that documents be shown that establish your identity and employment authorization.
- A list of acceptable documents is on page 2 of the I-9 and can also be found at the .
- The documents presented at the Human Resources office must be the originals; photocopies, scans or pictures cannot be accepted.
Common documents used for the I-9 are (this is not an exhaustive list):
- List A: U.S. Passport, or
- List B: Driver鈥檚 license and Social Security card or birth certificate
- I-9 Requirements for International Students
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International students need to present a current passport and your I-94 document for the I-9.
Additionally, international students will need to complete the following forms at the Human Resources office:
- Foreign National Certificate
- Form 8233 (only if applicable)
If you do not have a Social Security number, you will need to apply for one before submitting your employment paperwork. Bring in your receipt for Social Security with your paperwork to start the process. You will need to return with your Social Security Card once received to complete the process and begin getting paid.
Additional resources for international students can be found on the 麻豆国产 Center for Global Engagement鈥檚 Immigration Information page.
- W-4 (Federal and State)
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Federal and State W-4s provide information for 麻豆国产 to set up the appropriate level of income tax withholdings from paychecks. Employees needs to complete both of these forms:
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Note: if your permanent residence is in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota or Ohio, you will complete a Certificate of Non-Residency form instead of the Michigan W-4.
PAYCHECK OPTIONS
Paychecks are issued every other Friday, paydates are listed in the Payroll Calendar section below. There are three options for receiving paychecks:
- Direct Deposit (Recommended)
- Employees are strongly encouraged to sign up for direct deposit of their paycheck. Direct deposit can be set up in the 麻豆国产 App (instructions available on the Payroll and Forms page) or by submitting the Direct Deposit Form to the Human Resources office.
- Deposited to Student Account
- Student employees can also have all or a portion of their paycheck applied to their student account. To take advantage of this option, please complete a Student Account Deposit Form and bring it to the Human Resources office.
- Paper Paycheck
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By default, if direct deposit is not setup, employees are issued a paper check.
Paper checks are not mailed and need to be picked up in the Human Resources office every other Friday.
Timesheets
- Student employees are required to accurately record their hours worked in the (phone) or at (computer).
- Timesheets are due at the end of each pay period; we recommend that you submit your timesheet after your last shift of the pay period with a submission deadline of 11:59 p.m. on Sunday.
- Instructional video:
- On the rare occasion you forget to submit your timesheet or forget to enter a shift on a submitted timesheet, please complete a
PAYROLL CALENDAR
- 2026 Student Staff
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PAY PERIOD Pay Date Time Sheets due
(at 11:59 p.m.)ST01 December 13鈥�26, 2025 Friday, January 2 Friday, Dec. 19 (Noon) ST02 December 27鈥揓anuary 9 Friday, January 16 Sunday, January 11 ST03 January 10鈥�23 Friday January 30 Sunday, January 25 ST04 January 24鈥揊ebruary 6 Friday, February 13 Sunday, February 8 ST05 February 7鈥�20 Friday, February 27 Sunday, February 22 ST06 February 21鈥揗arch 6 Friday, March 13 Sunday, March 8 ST07 March 7鈥�20 Friday, March 27 Sunday, March 22 ST08 March 21鈥揂pril 3 Friday, April 10 Sunday, April 7 ST09 April 4鈥�17 Friday, April 24 Sunday, April 19 ST10 April 18鈥揗ay 1 Friday, May 8 Sunday, May 3 ST11 May 2鈥�15 Friday, May 22 Sunday, May 17 ST12 May 16鈥�29 Friday, June 5 Sun, May 31 ST13 May 30鈥揓une 12 Thursday, June 18 Sunday, June 14 ST14 June 13鈥�25 Friday, July 3 Sunday, June 28 ST15 June 27鈥揓uly 10 Friday, July 17 Sunday, July 12 ST16 July 11鈥�24 Friday, July 31 Sunday, July 26 ST17 July 25鈥揂ugust 7 Friday, August 14 Sunday, Aug 9 ST18 August 8鈥�21 Friday, August 28 Sunday, Aug 23 ST19 August 22鈥揝eptember 4 Friday, September 11 Sunday, September 6 ST20 September 5鈥�18 Friday, September 25 Sunday, September 20 ST21 September 19鈥揙ctober 2 Friday, October 9 Sunday, October 4 ST22 October 3鈥�16 Friday, October 23 Sunday, October 18 ST23 October 17鈥�30 Friday, Nov 6 Sunday, November 1 ST24 October 31鈥揘ovember 13 Friday, Nov 20 Sunday, November 15 ST25 November 14鈥�27 Friday, December 4 Sunday, November 29 ST26 November 28鈥揇ecember 11 Friday, December 18 Sunday, December 13 ST27 December 12鈥�25 Friday, December 31 Sunday, December 20 - 2027 Student Staff
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PAY PERIOD Pay Date Time Sheets due
(at 11:59 p.m.)ST01 December 26, 2026 鈥� January 8, 2027 Friday, January 15 Sunday, January 10 ST02 January 9鈥�22 Friday January 29 Sunday, January 24 ST03 January 23鈥揊ebruary 5 Friday, February 12 Sunday, February 7 ST04 February 6鈥�19 Friday, February 26 Sunday, February 21 ST05 February 20鈥揗arch 5 Friday, March 12 Sunday, March 7 ST06 March 6鈥�19 Friday, March 26 Sunday, March 21 ST07 March 20鈥揂pril 2 Friday, April 9 Sunday, April 4 ST08 April 3鈥�16 Friday, April 23 Sunday, April 18 ST09 April 17鈥�30 Friday, May 7 Sunday, May 2 ST10 May 1鈥�14 Friday, May 21 Sunday, May 16 ST11 May 15鈥�28 Friday, June 4 Sun, May 30 ST12 May 29鈥揓une 11 Friday, June 18 Sunday, June 13 ST13 June 12鈥�25 Friday, July 2 Sunday, June 27 ST14 June 26鈥揓uly 9 Friday, July 16 Sunday, July 11 ST15 July 10鈥�23 Friday, July 30 Sunday, July 25 ST16 July 24鈥揂ugust 6 Friday, August 13 Sunday, August 8 ST17 August 7鈥�20 Friday, August 27 Sunday, August 22 ST18 August 21鈥揝eptember 3 Friday, September 10 Sunday, September 5 ST19 September 4鈥�17 Friday, September 24 Sunday, September 19 ST20 September 18鈥揙ctober 1 Friday, October 8 Sunday, October 3 ST21 October 2鈥�15 Friday, October 22 Sunday, October 17 ST22 October 16鈥�29 Friday, November 5 Sunday, October 31 ST23 October 30鈥揘ovember 12 Friday, November 19 Sunday, November 14 ST24 November 13鈥�26 Friday, December 3 Sunday, November 28 ST25 November 27鈥揇ecember 10 Friday, December 17 Sunday, December 12 ST26 December 11鈥�24 Friday, December 31 Sunday, December 19 (TBD)
OPT IN FOR ELECTRONIC W-2
Student Employees are encouraged to sign up to receive their W-2s electronically in the 麻豆国产 App. To opt in/out:
- Log into the 麻豆国产 App
- Under Tools in the left sidebar, expand My College Account and select Employee
- On the Employee Dashoboard, expand the Taxes section
- Click onthe Electronic Regulatory Consent text hyperlink
- Check the box for Consent to receive W-2 electronically
- Click on the Submit button
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