In the latest Quarter to Semester Update from the Office of Academic Affairs, Dr. Caroline Whitacre, Vice President, Office of Research, discusses the impact of the conversion on nine-month faculty, graduate research associate appointments, and the scheduling of annual Office of Research events.
For summer 2012 only, nine-month faculty are allowed to charge 2.25 months of off-dute compensation to their grants. A detailed description is available on the OAA website.
The appointment process for graduate research associates is outlined in the semester version of the Graduate School Handbook.