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Opening The “GAIT” For Future Academic Advisors
Developing A Meaningful Graduate Assistant and Intern Experience
Margaret Garry, Kristopher Infante, Ashley McCall
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Before We Get Started…
❖ GAIT is the Graduate Assistant and Intern Training Team, one of of PACE Advising’s internal teams
❖ Our vision for a meaningful experience encompasses the development of roles that prepare graduate assistants (GA) and interns for marketable experiences in higher education and advising.
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What is PACE?Personalized Academic and Career Exploration (PACE): A Focus on Freshmen
❖ Developed as our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) theme for Southern Association of Colleges (SACS) accreditation in 2010
❖ The PACE Center opened in May 2012
Components of PACE❖ Academic Advising❖ Career Counseling❖ Mentoring and Academic Coaching❖ University Seminar
A “one-stop-shop” for first-year Texas State students
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How GAIT Was Started
GA duties prior to GAIT:❖ Answering phones❖ Scheduling appointments❖ Scanning documents❖ Filing papers❖ Other administrative duties
*No experience to prepare students for a position in Academic Advising. Minimal student interaction.
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Graduate Assistant vs. InternGraduate Assistant❖ Year long commitment❖ Required enrollment at the
institution ❖ Limited to graduate students❖ Receives a monthly stipend
Intern❖ Semester long commitment❖ Can but does not have to be
affiliated with institution❖ Open to undergraduate students❖ Paid hourly (if applicable)
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The Benefits
For Interns:1) Create a foundation
for employment in higher education
2) Receive a general understanding of
advising as a profession
For Graduate Assistants:1) Gain direct experience
advising students2) Receive a specialized
understanding of advising as a
profession
For Both:1) Given
opportunities to develop
professional skills2) Given a change to
enhance employment
prospects
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The Benefits for the Advising Center ❖ Additional staff to assist with students and projects
❖ Opportunity to develop new professionals
❖ More economical than hiring full time staff members
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Budget
SPACE
Training
Supervision
Job Duties
Recruiting
Considerations for Building
Our Program
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Eight Steps To Building Our Program
Assess Research Create Recuit Hire Train Evaluate Modify
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Is there a need in your office?
What does your budget look like?
Do you have the space to accommodate interns and graduate assistants?
What need could a GA/Intern fulfill in your office?
What does supervision look like for your center?
AssessStep One
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What university and departmental policies will affect your decision to hire?
ResearchStep Two
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CreateStep ThreeJob Description
Interview QuestionsApplication
Matrix
All of these documents can be found on the
website provided in your handout.
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Online student database
Recruit through relevant programs
Social media
Outreach through colleagues at different universities
RecruitStep Four
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Create subcommittees to work on hiring GA/Intern
Determine Logistics (Scheduling/Planning Interview/Offers, etc.)
Matrix Candidates
HireStep Five
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TrainStep Six
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EvaluateStep SevenIntern Evaluation
Intern Exit Interview
GA Evaluation
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❖ Hiring Process
❖ Modified Timeline
❖ Modified Interview Questions
❖ Added additional GAs due to demand
ModifyStep Eight
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My Experience
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Any Questions?