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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 next GTA workshop will be held on Tuesday, January 12, 2027.

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. 

The Graduate School 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 January 12, 2027.

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
9:00-9:10 Welcome and Announcements
9:10-9:25 FERPA
9:25-9:45 Effective Intercultural Communication
9:45-10:00 Stellic
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
3:30-3:50 Funding Basics
3:50-4:00 Closing Remarks and Optional Survey

 

FERPA - presented by Crystal Wilson, Registrar's Office

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

Stellic - presented by Kristin Salas, Academic Achievement and Enrichment

University Teaching 101 - presented by Dr. Michelle Schwartze, Education

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

The Other Side of Canvas - presented by Nicolas Braegger, Teaching and Learning Center

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 

Funding Basics - presented by Angelica Nuno, Finance and Operations