Graduate Assistantship Program

The Graduate College Outreach Program

Graduate Assistantship Program

• Fall 2015 Recap/Debrief• GRA vs GTA vs GA• Fall 2016 Changes• What Are Your Needs?

Fall 2015 Recap/Debrief

• Introduced Tiers – compensation according to the work expectations– Allowed us to spread funds and cover more students

• Introduced Categories – GRA, GTA, GA– Prompted by ACA

• Introduced GRA Job Board– Need a more secure process

• Introduced Evaluations – faculty and student– Will be required of both at end of semester

GRA vs GTA vs GA

• GTA – Graduate Teaching Assistant– Most be the “teacher of record” (have a bachelors and 18

grad hours in field to teach undergrad)• GRA – Graduate Research Assistant– Primary duties are research with a faculty member

• GA – Graduate Assistant– Not a “teacher of record” and not primarily research,

although could have some elements of each• Goal is to have a “meaningful” experience for every

graduate student in the program.

Proposed Fall 2016 Changes

• Competitive review of all proposals – no allocations to programs

• Graduate Faculty desiring a GRA/GTA/GA submit a proposal to a graduate faculty review committee

• Need to determine timeline for submission of proposals (Mar 1?) and announcement of awards (Apr 1?)

• Need to determine criteria for review committee and committee structure (one per college?)

What Are Your Needs?

• Discussion Points:– How have you been using GRA/GTA/GAs?– Do you think your graduate students have

benefitted from holding an assistantship?– What needs are you trying to fill with Graduate

students? – How can we make it more “meaningful”?

Contact

• David Baugher, Assistant Dean of the Graduate College, x3008, dbaugher@kennesaw.edu

• http://graduate.kennesaw.edu/students/ click on “Assistantships”.