To state the purpose and procedures for inviting Visiting Graduate Students or Visiting Postdoctoral Scholars to the university. A person is appointed a Visiting Graduate Student or Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar by the Dean of the Graduate School.
Appointments are for specified periods only.
Individuals appointed to the position of Visiting Graduate Student or Visiting Postdoctoral Scholar receive letters of welcome from the Dean of the Graduate School. Visiting Graduate Students and Visiting Postdoctoral Scholars receive library privileges, may attend the university as nonmatriculated students, and may use university research facilities where feasible and agreeable to those in charge. Library privileges are given without charge. Other privileges include those for which all graduate students are eligible, including University identifiction, parking, etc. Visiting Graduate Students and Visiting Postdoctoral Scholars are not entitled to compensation as graduate assistants or employees of the university, are not appointed to teaching or research positions, and do not receive direct financial support either from or through the university.