GTA Workshop

The GTA Workshop is a one-day event offered three times per year, January, May, and August and is in person only.  Please note that students must attend the workshop in its entirety (including the lunch hour).

The 2026 workshop dates are: 

  • January 7, 2026
  • May 7, 2026
  • August 5, 2026.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Department Chair or designee must submit the names of all prospective GTAs/GIAs by completing the google form. 

Graduate Education will contact the student and provide the link to the online application as well as information regarding the English Proficiency requirement. 

All students must attend the workshop in its entirety (including the lunch hour). 

The date for the upcoming GTA workshops is May 7, 2026.

The following is the draft agenda for the workshop.  The workshop will be held in the Innovation Lab-Forum.

8:30-8:55 Check-in with Student ID Card
8:55-9:00 Take a Seat and Introduce Yourself to Your Table
9:00-9:15 Welcome and Announcements
9:15-9:45 FERPA
9:45-10:00 S&T Connect
10:00-11:00 University Teaching 101
11:00-11:30 Student Support & Community Standards and Academic Integrity
11:30-12:00 GTAs and the Law
12:00-1:00 Lunch and GTA Panel Discussion
1:00-2:00 The Other Side of Canvas
2:00-2:30 Student Well-Being Services
2:30-3:00 Navigating Student Challenges:  Strategies for GTAs
3:00-3:30 Engagement and Belonging
3:30-4:15 Effective Intercultural Communication
4:15-4:30 Closing Remarks and Optional Survey

 

FERPA - presented by Crystal Wilson, Registrar's Office

S&T Connect - presented by Kristin Salas, Academic Achievement and Enrichment

The Other Side of Canvas - presented by Nicolas Braegger, Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence

Student Support & Community Standards and Academic Integrity - presented by Nick Bodkins, Office of the Dean of Students

GTAs and the Law - presented by Dr. Merilee Krueger, Psychological Science

University Teaching 101 - presented by Dr. Beth Kania-Gosche, Education

Student Well-Being Services - presented by Amber Johnston, Student Well-Being

Navigating Student Challenges: Strategies for GTAs - presented by Jessica Gargus, Student Well-Being

Engagement and Belonging - presented by William Smith, Engagement and Belonging

Effective Intercultural Communication - presented by Dr. Thu Tran, Assistant Teaching Professor, English and Technical Communication