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New Student Employee Orientation

As a Stony Brook student employee, please complete a new student employee orientation. Students will learn about work eligibility, types of positions, work hour restrictions, using Stony Brook SOLAR, and workplace etiquette. Students employees can complete the self-paced online session. 

New students employees will complete the self-paced online session.

Review New Student Employee Orientation Learning Outcomes

Learn About Dress Code

  • Payroll Guides and Direct Deposit

    Payroll Guides

    TIMESHEET Guides (SOLAR)

    DoIT created trainings for student employees who get paid through SOLAR.  Please be sure to review the Types of Positions webpage for more information and work hour restrictions.

    SOLAR - Student Assistants and Federal Work Study Positions

    Note: It is best practice to input for student employees to input their time sheet after each shift. Student employees would need to submit their time sheet by the payroll periods (can be viewed in SOLAR under Student Employment Service>Payroll Periods).

    • How do I enroll in Direct Deposit?

    Student Assistants and Federal Work Study Positions can set up Direct Deposit through HR State Payroll by following the steps below:

    1. Fill out Direct Deposit Form (State)
    2. Get a Direct Deposit letter including showing the account number, routing number, and name(s) on the account from your bank or voided check
    3. Student employees would need to submit the form and document in-person with identification to Human Resources (HR) in Administration Building, Level 3, Room 390 
    SOLAR - Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants

    FSA Guides

    For FSA Student Employees
  • NYS Payroll Online/W-2s

    The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has implemented NYS Payroll Online, a service that allows you to view and update your employee payroll information.  

    Student employees will be able to: ​​

    • View Current and Previous Paychecks
    • View Current Direct Deposit Account(s) - changes still need to be submitted through Payroll
    • Update Tax Withholdings
    • View and Print Current and Previous W-2s

    Students will log into SOLAR, go to Student Employment Service, and then NYS Payroll Online. Please review the full information on the Human Resources webpage on NYS Payroll Online.

    If you have any questions, please contact state_payroll@stonybrook.edu or 631-632-6198.

  • Trainings

    Student employees can view training videos on the Student Employment website on topics relevant to students working on campus.

    View Training Videos

    It is recommended for student employees to check for upcoming events specific to the Student Employment program.

    View Upcoming Events

  • Student Employment Appointments

    Student employees can schedule an appointment through Handshake for On-Campus Student Employment.

    • Login to Handshake
    • Navigate to "Career Center"
    • Go to "Appointments"
    • Click on "Internships & Campus Student Employment"
    • Select "On-Campus Student Employment"