Personnel Group Definitions

Body

customer service icon
Use 'Request Service' button for further assistance.

Intro paragraph.

 

Employees

Adjunct Faculty

  • Currently called Per Course employees
  • Paid hourly faculty
  • Exempt employees whose account licenses are paid for by their Department.
  • These individuals are requested via the Adjunct Faculty BearPAF system or a PAF, receive a background check and have an employee record in Banner created by HR Records

 

Non-employee groups

Affiliate Colleague

  • Non-paid individuals who are working for MSU and need an employee record in Banner for training and to be included in systems like ADP and the Org Chart.
  • These individuals could be faculty or staff.
  • These individuals are requested via an Affiliate and Dependent Request form, receive a background check and have an employee record in Banner created by HR Records.
  • There are VERY FEW of these.
  • These individuals are given a full employee Microsoft account license (A5) which comes from our core account pool.

 

Affiliate Faculty

  • Previously called Adjunct Faculty
  • Faculty working for MSU but not paid by MSU
  • These individuals are requested via an Affiliate and Dependent Request form, receive a background check, are set up by HR Records but do NOT have an employee record in Banner.They do have a teaching record in Banner and have access to BrightSpace.
  • Examples  =  Military Science, China, etc.
  • These individuals are given a limited employee Microsoft account license (A1) which comes from our core account pool.This can be upgraded to a full account license (A5) if the requesting department pays for the difference yearly.

 

University Affiliate

  • Previously called University Associates
  • Non-faculty individuals working for MSU but not paid by MSU.
  • These individuals are requested via an Affiliate and Dependent Request form, receive a background check and are set up by HR Records.
  • These individuals do NOT have an employee record or a teaching record in Banner.
  • Examples  =  research or labs assistants that don't need teaching records and won't be entering grades, auditors, consultants, one-time seminar presenters, etc.
  • This group includes volunteers if they need an email account.
  • These individuals are given a guest Microsoft account license (A5) which is paid for by the requesting department.
  • These accounts and licenses must be renewed yearly.

 

Volunteers (who need a background check)

  • These individuals are requested through the HR Employment team.They don’t need an email account, but they need an M# so their background check can be saved in Banner
  • These individuals are currently exclusively in Athletics.
  • Please note if a volunteer doesn’t need a background check or an email account then they can be handled by the Department without HR.
  • These individuals do not have a Microsoft account.

 

Dependent

  • Previously called Spouse
  • In some situations, spouses, domestic partners and even children of MSU employees qualify for a BearPass card, dining plans, door access, surviving benefits, COBRA, etc.
  • These individuals are requested through HR Records and they create the individual’s M#.
  • These individuals do not have a Microsoft account.

 

Dual Credit Faculty

  • These individuals are high school teachers teaching dual credit courses in conjunction with MSU but not paid by MSU.
  • These individuals have access to some benefits and facilities.
  • These individuals are requested through and entered by the Dual Credit office.
  • These individuals are given a limited affiliate Microsoft account license (A1) which comes from our core account pool.

 

Greenwood Student

  • These individuals are attending or connected to Greenwood but have never enrolled in an MSU/Dual Credit class.Once they enroll in an MSU/Dual Credit class, they are identified as a student.
  • These individuals are requested through and entered by Greenwood staff.
  • These individuals are given a limited student Microsoft account license (A5) which comes from our core account pool.

 

Child Development Center (CDC) Parent

  • These individuals need a BearPass card and access to university facilities.
  • These individuals are requested through and entered by CDC staff.
  • These individuals do not have a Microsoft account.

 

Community Partner

  • These individuals are connected to the eFactory and/or JVIC.
  • These individuals have access to certain campus buildings and may have a Microsoft license but only for electronic card access.
  • These individuals are requested through and entered by the BearPass Card office.
  • These individuals are given a guest Microsoft account license (A5) which is paid for by the requesting department.
  • These accounts and licenses must be renewed yearly.

Details

Details

Article ID: 164960
Created
Thu 10/1/26 2:28 PM
Modified
Thu 10/1/26 6:19 PM

Related Articles

Related Articles (2)

Information about the timeline of access to resources after departure from the University.
Information about account setup, Brightspace and wireless information for students that are/had been Greenwood students.

Related Services / Offerings

Related Services / Offerings (1)

Request an MSU account for a non-paid university affiliate.