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What topics are Reviewed by the Graduate College in Graduate Assistant (GA) Training?

Reviewing Graduate College resources that will be helpful to GAs

•     An overview of the Graduate College, services, and communication channels
•     Graduate education at É«É«À²

Providing an introduction to their role as a GA at É«É«À²

• The three types of GAs and their related duties: Teaching Assistant (TA), Research Discovery (RD), Research Application/Service (RA)
• Dual role as both a student and an employee
• Overview of the additional required supplemental training including: Graduate Student Online Orientation, GA Training booklets, Sexual Assault Prevention-Graduate Online Module. Please note additional training is offered for TAs by the Office of Faculty Development and for RDs by the Office of Research and Innovation.
• GA pay information, forms and deadlines

Helping to familiarize GAs with the policies and procedures they may encounter and sharing some of our best practices

• É«É«À² values of diversity and inclusion, notice of non-discrimination
• Campus safety and security, É«É«À² alert system, emergency management and procedures
• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Securing information and data with the IT data security recommendations

Introducing GAs to additional training resources and campus services

• Graduate Opportunities for Learning and Development (G.O.L.D.), Individual Development Plan
• Brief overview of services across that campus that are there to support GAs not only in their role but also as they work with others on campus
• Graduate Student Association and the more than 50 grad student-oriented Registered Student Organizations

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