Benefits of Your Assistantship (1-D)
As a Graduate Assistant, professional conduct is important because:
- You have a dual Role: Student & Professional
- Your primary objective is to earn your degree
- Being a GA helps you by providing financial support and apprenticeship experience
- You represent the university
- You must conduct yourself with a high degree of integrity
- You will meet with your supervisor to share your class schedule, plan your work schedule and know the job expectations
- Your assistantship may require work during the semester breaks
Being a GA provides you with many aspects of professional development:
- Valuable work experience
- Prepares you for workplace
- You attend professional conferences
- You attend university sponsored training
- You co-author articles and presentations
- You build your vita/resumé
Your assistantship provides excellent opportunities to enhance the quality of your graduate education.
