1. Effective FY 2014 Graduate Assistantship Hiring Procedures

2. Agenda  Introduction: Graduate Assistantship Program  Assistantship Types  Hiring Process  Dates & Deadlines  Graduate Assistantship Office

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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

7. Email for New Hires Good 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.edugao@towson.edu Thank you, GAO New Hire Instructions: US Citizens/Permanent Residents Non Resident Aliens with SS# Non Resident Aliens without SS#

8. Dates & Deadlines AY 2013-2014 SemesterHiring Deadline Term Weeks Summer 2013June 3 rd 5/26/13 – 8/8/13 11 Fall 2013 September 3 rd 8/12/13 – 12/20/13 19 Spring 2014 February 4th 1/7/14 – 5/16/14 18 *No Backdating*

9. 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

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

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