SMU-in-Taos at Fort Burgwin Research Center in New Mexico is the site of a 13th-century Indian Pueblo, where archaeology students receive academic credit for excavation participation.

Payroll

Off-Cycle Procedures

CRITERIA:  An off-cycle check is processed for one of the following circumstances:

1. The employee received no money at all on the regular pay day
2. The employee is missing more than $50.00 from a biweekly check
3. The employee is missing more than $250.00 from a monthly check
4. The employee is being involuntarily terminated

Note:     Pay from extra compensation forms is not eligible to be processed on an off-cycle check.

REQUESTS:  A request for an off-cycle check that meets the criteria and is submitted to the Payroll Department by 9 a.m. of an off-cycle processing day will be included with that day's off-cycle payroll.

PROCESSING DAYS:  The off-cycle payrolls will be processed on:

• Monday
   
• Thursday

Note:  An individual off-cycle payroll may be temporarily moved to another day of the week to accommodate a SMU holiday or irregular scheduled payroll processing.  Notice of such changes will be communicated to the financial officers as the affected processing day nears.

DISTRIBUTION:  An off-cycle paycheck will be available for pickup at the Payroll Department after 4:00 p.m. on the processing day.  The employee and/or requesting department will be notified when the off-cycle check is ready to be picked up.