Graduate Assistantship - 0370 - GA20 Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion-Triandiflou Institute

Department:   Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion-Triandiflou Institute

Graduate Assistant - Pre-Professional
20 Hours per Week 

Unit/Division:  The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - Triandiflou Institute

Semester(s) Graduate Assistant is Needed:  Fall 2024, Spring 2025

Name of Person who will Supervise GA:  Terrian Garvis

Supervisor Job Title:  Interim Associate Director of the Triandiflou Institute

GA Supervisor Email:  terrian.garvis@oswego.edu

Number of Hours Expected to Work Each Week:  20

Compensation:
Tuition $100.00 per semester minimum 
Stipend $6,000 per semester

Location where GA will Report to Work:  Penfield Library, 213S.
This position can be done remotely/virtually up to 25% of the time.

What is the date that the review process will start for applicants? April 22, 2024

What is the date you will make a final decision regarding the selection of the candidate for this
position?  May 31, 2024

Job Description and Key Responsibilities including Virtual/Remote Expectations:

•  Collaboratively develop diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming and resources for targeted audiences
•  Deliver DEI workshops, collaboratively or independently, to student audiences with additional opportunities to engage with faculty, staff, and external partners
•  Coordinate and participate with colleagues during weekly staff meetings.
•  Develop social media and tabling strategies, in collaboration with Institute staff, to increase student engagement with Institute programming and educational opportunities
•  Collaborate with and support student interns as directed by the intern’s supervisor
•  Identify two campus partners or student organizations (one per semester) to partner and develop collaborative programming with in support of the Institute’s mission
•  Participate in committee(s) that support the Institute's work and provide opportunities to connect with campus partners.
•  Create and deliver semesterly reports (with assessment data) related to ongoing projects and initiatives
• Develop and execute a semesterly initiative/yearly project that emphasizes current competencies or interests related to the mission of the Institute 

List any Learning Outcomes related to the GAs Academic Program:
Demonstrate professionalism by working inclusively. Evaluate diverse
perspectives, and navigate the ambiguity and complexity that come with multiple
perspectives.
Describe various elements inherent to one's own identity and other identities:
history, values, politics, communication styles, economy, beliefs, practices, etc.
Recognize and critically reflect upon one's own biases. Interrogate structures of power and
institutions from the standpoint of identity and cultural inheritance. 

Any restrictions to the type of student who would be eligible?
 There is no restriction regarding who is eligible for this graduate assistantship.
The individual taking this role must be willing and able to work 20 hours per week.

What behavioral expectations do you have? For example, what is your preferred communication timeline for a GA who needs to call out sick?
The individual taking this role must be communicative and responsive to the best of their ability. It will be their responsibility to communicate with the supervisor if they will be out for a day, if they are ill, etc.
The work of the Institute does require staff to be flexible and adaptable, so individuals must be willing to meet the expectations when necessary.