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JANUARY ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
FEBRUARY .................................................................................................................................................. 3
MARCH/APRIL .......................................................................................................................................... 4
MAY ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
JUNE/JULY .................................................................................................................................................. 5
AUGUST ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
SEPTEMBER ............................................................................................................................................... 7
OCOTBER .................................................................................................................................................... 7
NOVEMBER ................................................................................................................................................. 8
DECEMBER ................................................................................................................................................. 9
A+ L ETTERS ............................................................................................................................................... 10
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 Print and/or download class lists for Spring courses for the professors and
TAs. You will need to assign students to rooms for the TAs for Chem
101/111/113. This should be done right before classes begin.
 Have Dr. Keiser (111) and Shoemaker (101/113) set you up in ANGEL.
 Print weekly quizzes and answer keys for 111/113.
 Post first day lecture rooms on 1 st floor doors.
 Gather supplies for first TA meeting o Red pens o Overheads o Overhead markers o TA notes
 Email students about first day information via ANGEL.
 Make TA folders for the stock room with labels. o 101 o 111 o 113 o 203 o 213 o 213B o 213H
 Prepare Spring course work for Chem 101
 Prepare Summer textbook list; send memo to all faculty requesting updates.
Due 1 st week of February.
 Check class lists for drops.
 Post peanut allergy signs 2 weeks prior to the peanut lab.
 Pull Fall SRTE o Email Dr. Maroncelli – faculty SRTE’s o E-file faculty o Print TA SRTE and file
 Send email to faculty to confirm those who are doing research.
 Check ANGEL for unassigned users – add to teams from cubicle lists.
 Prepare for Solutions/Reactions Lecture -111 o Find rooms o Post signs o Transparencies o Email students via ANGEL o Post on ANGEL
 Post office hours/TA info in 211 and cubicle.
 Add Spring syllabi to course website.
 Update Undergrad Advising page with office hours.
 Add office hours to all lab ANGEL pages.
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 Start working on Fall Textbook lists; send out memo to faculty for info on
Summer and Fall classes. Deadline is March 1.
 Mid-Semester evaluations to students via ANGEL the third week of Feb. o 101 o 111 o 113 o 203 o 213 o 213B
 Assist Dr. Keiser/Shoemaker prepare the Student Packets and Chemtrek for the next semester year.
 Prepare 101/111/113 quizzes and or exams
 Start Spring graduates spreadsheet
 113 Formal Report Talk o Transparencies o Handouts o Overheads o Formal Report outline o Post Formal Report lecture rooms o Sample grading for TAs
 3 reports
 3 grade sheets
 spreadsheet grades from Super TA o Email students about Formal Report lecture location via ANGEL.
 Spring IAD
 Graduation cards and envelopes o Print o Get signatures o Address envelopes with graduate names
 Copies of lab evaluation form to stockroom o 101 o 111 o 113 o 213 o 213B
 Setup poster session materials o New dates o Email faculty o Create poster title spreadsheet o Add post baccs into ANGEL
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 Prepare Chem 111/113 Final Lab Exams
 Put together TA evaluations with memos o 101 o 111 o 113
 Graduation o Family invites to graduation reception o Reception RSVP spreadsheet o Update reception program
 Prepare student survey forms o 111 o 113
 Faculty evaluation of TA forms
 Poster session o Send reminder emails o Update poster flyers with dates
 Print Make-up lab lists o 101 o 111 o 113
 Grading sessions with TAs o 111 o 113
 Prepare 111/113 Student and TA survey results
 Tally TA evaluation scores
 A+ letters
 SRTE
 Remove graduates from the list serv
 REU
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 Update quizzes for fall semester
 Add labs to calendar (what labs on what days)
 End of Spring ONLY – send beginning of June o Send internship application to CHEM 113 A+ students and
CHEM Majors A students
 Update 111 Majors lab manual for Fall semester o Bill C. will give you updated manual o Update the cover
 Purchase books from Martin Book Fund o Mark M. gives you a list of what to order o Once book(s) arrive, put Martin Book Fund label in books
 Purchase any supplies/equipment to clear accounts for new fiscal year
 NSO
 Make sure EVERYTHING is reconciled before July 1
 Send reminder email to TAs to clean out lockers and give crates to stockroom
 Create update sheet for Chemtrek
 Make folders for incoming graduate students
 Update tutor closet in 211
 Clean/organize cubicle o Add new packets/Chemtrek o Add schedules o Clean out lost and found o Make sure enough first day packets for 101/111/113
 Reserve first day lecture rooms for 111/113 and 213/431W
 Clean out make-up request binder – file spring and shred fall
 Gather materials for TA training o Chemtreks o Goggles o Lab Kits o TA information sheets
 Prepare TA contact list for all TA, Dr. Keiser, and all staff assistants
 Print and/or download class lists for Fall courses
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 Have Keiser (111) and Shoemaker (101/113) set you up in ANGEL.
 Print quizzes for 111/113
 Give TA notes to Keiser/Shoemaker for review/changes
 Prepare Copy Center Sheets for 111/113 o Quizzes o Grade sheets o Answer keys
 Post first day lecture rooms on 1 st floor doors
 Gather supplies for first TA meeting o Red pens o Overheads o Overhead makers o TA notes
 Desk Cards o 203 o 213 o 431W
 Prepare 213 TA training binders
 Put together 101 lab schedule and email to Mary and Stockroom
 101 Training binders
 Buy goggles for training/cubicle
 Get free lab kit from bookstore/SBS for Keiser (if kit has been updated)
 Email students about first day info via ANGEL
 Send Shari key requests for all new TA
 431W training materials
 NMR/GC books for instrument room – spiral bound sent from Sheryl
 Stockroom TA folders with labels o 101 o 111 o 113 o 203 o 213 o 213B o 213H
 Memo to advisers who their advisees are
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 Prepare TA classroom assignments o 101 o 111 o 113
 Crate labels 101/111/113
 Prepare Spring textbook list, send memo to all faculty requesting updates. Due 1 st week of October.
 Check class lists for drops
 Post add/drop deadlines in ANGEL
 Post peanut allergy signs 2 weeks prior to the peanut lab
 Update specialty 113 application
 Pull Summer SRTE o Email Maroncelli – faculty SRTE o E-file faculty o Print TA SRTE and file
 Send email to faculty to confirm those who are doing research
 Soltuions/Reactions Lecture – 111 o Find rooms o Post Signs o Transparencies o Email Students via ANGEL
 Post office hours/TA info in 211 and cubicle
 Add office hours to all lab ANGEL pages
 Send out mid-semester evaluations to students via ANGEL o 101 o 111 o 113 o 203 o 213
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o 213B o 213H
 Specialty 113 – send email to 111 majors (1 st week), sent to all other 111’s
(2 nd week)
 111/113 quizzes
 Start Fall graduates spreadsheet
 Check ANGEL for unassigned users – add to teams from cubicle lists
 113 Formal Report o transparencies o handouts o overheads o post Formal Report lecture rooms o email students about Formal Report lecture o add Formal Report guidelines to ANGEL
 Graduation o Print cards o Get signature
 Copies of lab evaluation form o 101 o 111 o 113
 Poster session o New dates o Materials o Email faculty
 Prepare 111/113 Final lab exams
 Put together TA evlaluations with memos o 101 o 111 o 113
 Prepare student survey forms
 Update calendar with lab dates – what labs on what days
 Add/Drop deadlines for Spring
 Make new spring folder with all updates
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 Grading session with TA for 111/113
 Prepare 111/113 student and TA survey results
 Tally TA evaluation scores
 Gradution
 A+ letters
 Finish updates for Spring
 Prepare TA contact list for Keiser
 1 st day lecture rooms o 111 o 113
 Desk cards o 203 o 213
 CHEM 452 packet
 Send Shari key requests for new TA
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During the grading sessions with the TAs they may let you know that there were some students who deserved an A+ for the semester. This is usually the top person on each of the TA’s grade spreadsheets with the noted A+ beside his/her name.
Once all the grades have been submitted, you will compose a spreadsheet of all the student who deserve the A+ for the semester. This spreadsheet should include the students first and last name, their TA’s name, course and section number, email address (look up in IBIS using ARISPA), and the scores (percentages) they received on quizzes, reports, TA evaluation, the final and the actual grade.
After the spreadsheet has been made, you will print out a copy then compose a letter for the students letting them know that they received an A+ for the semester and they are being recognized for this great accomplishment. There is a template for this letter under (Q:\Suzanne\A+ Students). This letter template has parts that will need to be changed for each student. You must also fill in what percentage they received for each part of lab as identified. The highlighted areas include the changing of date, the student name in 3 places, and the change from him/her to he/she as appropriate. Be sure to also change the semester and change the TAs name. Once the changes have been made, you will need to click “Save As” and save the letter as the student name in a new folder under A+ Letters and label it as the semester which the A+ letters have been deserved.
After all the letters have been filled out correctly, print them out on Official PSU
Letterhead. Send an email to the TAs letting them know that the A+ Letters are finished and they will need to stop by and sign the letter. Once signed by Dr. Keiser and TA, mail the letter to the student’s home address.
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