Graduate Assistants Orientation (GAs, TAs, RAs, graders)
Only NEW Graduate Assistants must attend - Resources for GAs
Location
Online
Graduate Assistants Orientation (GAs, TAs, RAs, graders) – Online Event
Date & Time
January 22, 2025, 10:00 am – 1:30 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
