Effective FY 2014

Graduate Assistantship Hiring Procedures

Agenda

Introduction: Graduate Assistantship Program Assistantship Types Hiring Process Dates & Deadlines Graduate Assistantship Office

Why Graduate Assistantships?

Assistantship Types

Graduate Assistant (GA)Coordinate & oversee departmental office functions

Teaching Assistant (TA)Support a Professor with class instruction

Research Assistant (RA)Assist with research design and data collection

Doctoral-Research Assistant (Doc-RA)

Doctoral-Teaching Assistant (Doc-TA)

Assistantship Semesters & Hours

Part time assistantship (10-hours) Full-time assistantships (20-hours)

Summer (2.5 months) Fall (4.5 months) Spring (4.5 months) Fall/Spring (9 months)

Hiring Process: GA Request Form

Introduction & Overview of GA Request Form:

GA Request Form

US Citizen not active on payroll Non-resident w/o SS# not active on payroll

Email for New HiresGood Morning/Afternoon:

The Graduate Assistantship Office (GAO) has received the request for your assistantship award. Before our office can process your award, you are required to complete a new employee payroll packet. Please see the link below for complete instructions. You are encouraged to print the instructions and use them as a guide to ensure you have completed all of the steps as required.

Be sure to contact your supervisor to establish a work schedule and to review your job duties and responsibilities.

If you have questions, please contact the Graduate Assistantship Office at 410-704-4484 or gao@towson.edu

Thank you,

GAO

New Hire Instructions:US Citizens/Permanent Residents

Non Resident Aliens with SS#

Non Resident Aliens without SS#

Dates & DeadlinesAY 2013-2014

Semester Hiring Deadline Term Weeks

Summer 2013 June 3rd 5/26/13 – 8/8/13 11

Fall 2013 September 3rd 8/12/13 – 12/20/13 19

Spring 2014 February 4th 1/7/14 – 5/16/14 18

*No Backdating*

GAO: Information & Resources

http://www.towson.edu/provost/provost/graduatestudies/assistantships/index.asp

General Information Assistantship Application (online) Assistantship Openings Page Financial Aid Implications Graduate Assistantship Handbook

GAO Contact Cassandra Chambers gao@towson.edu

410-704-4484

Recap

Assistantships defined Assistantship Types identified New Request Form reviewed Email process introduced Dates and Deadlines established Additional Resources provided

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