DepartmentofStudentAffairsAdministration(SAA)
SAAResearch&AdministrationGraduateAssistantship–PositionDescription
2016-17
ThisGAexperiencewillemphasizethefollowingACPA/NASPACompetencies:
Organizational&HumanResourcesandAssessment,Evaluation,&Research.
TheSAAGraduateAssistantwillhavethefollowingresponsibilities(twentyhoursperweek):
1. SAAResearch(60%)
UnderthesupervisionofSAAfaculty,theGAwillassistwithresearch-relatedtaskstosupport
theworkandgoalsoftheSAADepartment.Ingeneral,thisdependsonwhatresearchprojects
receivefundingandtheareasoffocusofthefaculty.Specifictasksinclude:
conductingliteraturereviewsoftheacademic,professional,orresearchliterature
assistingwithwritingforpublication
creatingquantitativeandqualitativeresearchinstrumentsinonlinesurveysite
conductingdatacollectionanddataanalysis
exploringgrantopportunitiesandwritingactualgrantproposals
identifyingadditionalresourcestoenhancearesearchproject
preparingmaterialsfornationalandregionalresearchpresentations
preparingmaterialsforcourses,includingfindingappropriatecoursereadings,designing
assignments,assemblingmaterialsinonlinecoursesite
• preparingandconductingSAAspecificassessmentprojects
2. SAAAdministration(40%)
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UnderthesupervisionoftheDepartmentChair,theGAwillbeinvolvedinthefollowing
departmentalactivities:
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SAARecruitment–assistwithcandidatevisitsandcontacts
SAAAdmissions–coordinateallaspectsoftheSAAVisitDayincludingcommunication
withallthepeopleinvolved,facilitymanagement,scheduling,andassessment
SAAInternationalInitiative–assistwithplansfornewinternationalinitiatives
SAAMarketing–assistwithmanagementandcreationofnewaspectsoftheSAA
website;exploredepartmentalmarketingoptions
SAAAlumniRelations–connectwithSAAalumniandemeritusfaculty
SAAGeneralSupport–assistwithon-goingSAAdepartmentalprocessesasneeded