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PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK FOR YOU IN YOUR CAMPUS RECREATION PROGRAM THOMAS KIRCH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK FOR YOU IN YOUR CAMPUS RECREATION PROGRAM THOMAS KIRCH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK. WHAT ARE GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS? BENEFITS OF POSITIONS ESTABLISHING THE POSITIONS UTILIZATION OF POSITIONS.

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PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK FOR YOU IN YOUR CAMPUS RECREATION PROGRAM THOMAS KIRCH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

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  1. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK FOR YOU IN YOUR CAMPUS RECREATION PROGRAM THOMAS KIRCH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

  2. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK • WHAT ARE GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS? • BENEFITS OF POSITIONS • ESTABLISHING THE POSITIONS • UTILIZATION OF POSITIONS

  3. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK WHAT ARE GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS? • GRADUATE STUDENTS PURSUING CAREER-RELATED DEGREES • FULL-TIME STUDENTS-PART TIME EMPLOYEES • PROFESSIONAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL

  4. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK BENEFITS • ACADEMIC UNIT RELATIONSHIP • PROFESSIONAL/PARAPROFESSIONAL ROLE • REDUCED PAYROLL EXPENSES • PROMOTION OF CAREERS IN RECREATIONAL SPORTS • STUDENT GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

  5. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK BENEFITS • POSITIONING ON CAMPUS • RELATIONSHIP/CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS • FUTURE NETWORKING • RESEARCH IN SOME SETTINGS • PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT • ENERGY/CREATIVITY/EXCITEMENT

  6. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK ESTABLISHING POSITIONS • DEVELOP & NURTURE RELATIONSHIP WITH ACADEMIC UNITS • IDENTIFY APPRORIATE PROGRAMS OF STUDY • IDENTIFY HOW GA POSITIONS CAN SUPPORT ACADEMIC UNITS • IDENTIFY INSTITUTION’S ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

  7. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK ESTABLISHING POSITIONS • DEVELOP POSITION DESCRIPTIONS THAT ARE MEANINGFUL TO DEPARTMENT & STUDENT • ACQUIRE RESOURCES FROM FUNDING SOURCE • IDENTIFY MEANS TO RECRUIT PROSPECTIVE GRADUATE STUDENTS • IDENTIFY MEANS OF SUPPORT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS

  8. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK ESTABLISHING POSITIONS • DETERMINE QUALIFICATION & EXPECTATIONS • DEVELOP & CONDUCT RECRUITMENT PROCESS • COMPLETE SELCTION OF GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP • DEVELOP AN ORIENATION PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP

  9. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK UTILIZATION OF POSITIONS • TYPE OF POSITIONS • SCOPE OF POSITIONS • LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT • INTEGRATION OF POSITIONS INTO THE INSTITUTION • RELATIONSHIP WITH ACADEMIC PROGRAM

  10. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK UTILIZATION OF POSITIONS • MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS • GOVERNANCE BOARDS • PRACTICUM

  11. PUTTING GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS TO WORK QUESTIONS? Thomas Kirch Director, Recreational Sports Oregon State University (541) 737-6829 tom.kirch@oregonstate.edu

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