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Graduate Assistants Orientation (GAs, TAs, RAs, graders)

Only NEW Graduate Assistants must attend - Resources for GAs

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 22, 2025, 10:00 am1:30 pm

Description


This event is for all NEW Graduate Assistants, this includes teaching assistants, research assistants, graders and peaceworkers.

Join us for this need-to-know information session (orientation) for new GAs on Wednesday, January 22, from 10AM to 1:30 PM Online. It will include an introduction to key resources on campus that you may need throughout your semester, from back-end technical support, to your benefits and policies governing graduate assistantships at UMBC. We look forward to meeting you and being part of your welcome back to UMBC!

Agenda:

10:00 - 10:15 AM Welcome
10:15 - 11:15 AM GA Handbook
11:15 - 11:30 AM ISSS FAQs
11:30 - 12:00 PM CIRTL and SEA CIRTL teaching certification
12:00 - 12:30 PM Valuable campus resources GAs must know about 
12:30 - 1:25 PM Introduction to GAAC and panel of students (topics include: time management skills, 
uncomfortable conversations, deadlines, additional resources and support)
1:25 - 1:30 PM  Closing remarks and adjourn

Invited Speakers:
  • Dr. Jeffrey Halverson, Interim Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at UMBC
  • Representative from the Center for Global Engagement at UMBC.
  • Dr. Jamie Gurganus, Engineering Faculty and CIRTL Director at UMBC
  • Representative from the Office of Equity and Civil Rights 
  • Representative from the Office of Accessibility and Disability Services
  • Graduate Assistant Advisory Committee (GAAC), Graduate Student Association (GSA)
  • Panel of graduate students

Please click the "Going" button below to register for this event.

For questions or concerns please contact the Office of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Development (GSPD) at gspd@umbc.edu