Graduate Assistant for Student Government
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- University of Kentucky
- Location
- Lexington, KY
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- Institutional & Business Affairs, Alumni Relations & Development
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- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Graduate Assistant for Student Government
Requisition Number:DU07462
Department Name:1B430:Student Organizations and Activities
Work Location:Lexington, KY
Salary Range:$15.00/hour during Summer, $600/biweekly stipend during the Fall and Spring semesters. Full GA package below.
Type of Position:Student
Position Time Status :Part-Time
Required Education:Minimum qualifications include the completion of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, and enrollment in a Graduate degree-seeking program at the University of Kentucky.
Required Related Experience:N/A
Required License/Registration/Certification:N/A
Physical Requirements:Lifting, pushing, or pulling of objects up to 50 lbs., standing and sitting for long periods of time, working major events, walking across campus.
Shift:20 hours per week. Due to the nature of working with students, there are occasions in which this position will require night and weekend work,
Job Summary:Nature of Responsibilities
The Graduate Assistant will serve as a member of the advising team for the Student Government Association. The Graduate Assistant will have the opportunity to work directly with students from diverse backgrounds and positions. This role will develop knowledge and skills in practicing shared governance, program planning, budget management, advising, group facilitation, and assessment, as well as development of alumni relations. The Graduate Assistant will gain insight into the operations of the University and assist students in collaborating with faculty, staff, and students. The Graduate Assistant will be supervised by the Assistant Director of Student Government within the Student Organizations and Activities office and will contribute in carrying out the mission of the Student Organizations and Activities, Student and Academic Life, and the University of Kentucky.
Key Duties Include
•Serve as graduate advisor for the Student Government Association (SGA).
•Serve as primary advisor to Senate. This includes advising a Senate Committee, working with senators on legislation development and execution, and expanding constituent outreach. The GA will work to ensure senators are appropriately engaging in shared governance and maintaining a positive relationship with University officials. Additionally, the Graduate Assistant will work with the Assistant Director in establishing learning outcomes and assessment instruments for Senate.
•Attend weekly Executive, Cabinet, Senate, and Senate Committee meetings as academic schedule permits.
•Assist the Assistant Director with conducting program evaluations and assessment.
•Communicate with peer institutions to benchmark programs and policies, as needed and assigned.
•Assist in researching and ensuring the maintenance of accurate historical records of SGA.
•Create training facilitations on leadership, advocacy, and personal and professional development for SGA members.
•Create training facilitations on areas of interest and relevance to Student Organizations and Activities students and staff.
•Serve as a team member within the Student Organizations and Activities with departmental programs, events, retreats, and initiatives as assigned by supervisor and as academic schedule permits.
•Perform other tasks as assigned by supervisor.
Graduate Assistantship Package
•$600 bi-weekly stipend plus full tuition Fall and Spring.
•Tuition, fees and health insurance are covered.
•Professional Development programs including Student Organizations and Activities professional development opportunities, Division of Student and Academic Life professional development series, and Human Resources development workshops.
•Professional Development funds from the SOA may be available for attendance at a professional conference, upon approval from supervisor and the Associate Director.
•Position requires a 20 hour work week. Evening and weekend hours are occasionally required.
•Professional office space with computer, printer, and other office equipment provided.
•Starting date – July 12th (negotiable)
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Preferred Education/Experience:Preferred graduate degree programs are Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation in Higher Education, Community & Leadership Development, Education Leadership, and Public Administration. Undergraduate involvement in student activities, event coordination, student government, and/or student organizations is preferred, but not required.
Deadline to Apply:03/19/2021
University Community of Inclusion:The University of Kentucky is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by ensuring all our students, faculty, and staff work in an environment of openness and acceptance. We strive to foster a community where people of all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives can feel secure and welcome. We also value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, and all minorities to consider our employment opportunities.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
Organization
Fast Facts
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Founded: 1865
Endowment: $1.1 billion
Budget: $3.5 billion
Research Grants and Contracts Awarded: $316.5 million
Library Holdings: 4.3 million volumes
Enrollment: 30,76
President: Dr. Eli Capilouto
Provost: Dr. David W. Blackwell
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration: Dr. Eric Monday
Executive Vice President for Research: Dr. Lisa A. Cassis
Executive Vice President for Health Affairs: Dr. Mark F. Newman
About the University
Adjacent to downtown Lexington, UK is nestled in the scenic heart of the beautiful Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. UK's campus covers more than 814 acres, with more than 30,700 students and 13,500 full-time employees, including nearly 2,400 full-time faculty and librarians.
Mission
The University of Kentucky is a public, land grant university dedicated to improving people's lives through excellence in education, research and creative work, service, and health care. As Kentucky's flagship institution, the University plays a critical leadership role by promoting diversity, inclusion, economic development, and human well-being.
Our Guiding Principles
The University is driven by the promise it has made to Kentucky, one that honors its land-grant mission and a heritage honed through 150 years of service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Six principles guide our efforts. They are: creating a vibrant undergraduate learning community, advancing a high-quality graduate and professional education portfolio, cultivating a robust research environment, developing a strong and sustainable UK infrastructure, fostering a positive work environment for faculty and staff, and ensuring a meaningful impact on the Commonwealth and the community.
Employment/Benefits
As Central Kentucky's largest employer, the University of Kentucky supports the recruitment and retention of unparalleled talent - individuals who inspire learning, teaching, service and healing through innovation in work solutions, initiatives, policies and programs. Impressive benefits at the University include an excellent retirement package, with an employer match that doubles the employee's contribution, a dynamic work-life program to assist employees in balancing their work with their personal lives, a wellness program to protect, maintain and promote the health of employees, and a strategic plan that nurtures diversity of thought, culture, gender and ethnicity. For more information regarding benefits, visit http://www.uky.edu/hr/benefits.
Research
In fiscal year 2016, the University of Kentucky was awarded $316.5 million in external grants and contracts. UK is one of only eight universities across the country with the full range of undergraduate, graduate, professional and medical programs on one contiguous campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique cross-disciplinary research and scholarship. Moreover, UK is currently one of only 22 public institutions with a trifecta of federal designations of excellence in research: for aging, in cancer and in translational science. A new $265 million research facility, due to open in 2018, will bring together clinicians, scientists and scholars from across UK’s campus to reduce health gaps in Kentucky. These health gaps include cancer, cardiovascular disease & stroke, diabetes & obesity, substance abuse, and neuroscience & aging.
Research at UK is a dynamic enterprise encompassing both traditional scholarship and emerging technologies. UK is one of eight universities in the U.S. that has well-established programs in agriculture, engineering, medicine and pharmacy on a single campus, leading to groundbreaking discoveries and unique interdisciplinary collaboration.
In 2013, the UK Markey Cancer Center announced its designation as a National Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. This designation places UK among an elite group of 22 research universities that can boast the "Triple Crown" of federal research awards: NCI designation, the Clinical Translational Sciences Award, and a federally supported Alzheimer's Disease Center.
UK HealthCare
UK HealthCare has strategically developed an incredible capacity to serve the Commonwealth through its state-of-the-art patient care pavilion and emergency rooms, advanced biomedical and biological research, and a network of affiliate health care agencies throughout Kentucky. Passion for people and a vision for the "medical campus of the future" have inspired leading physicians and researchers from across the United States to join UK. Their research agenda is balanced with outreach to affiliated and partner hospitals, so Kentucky families can receive high-quality health care at home and travel to Lexington for only the most advanced, complex medical care and procedures.
Living in the Bluegrass
Ranked as one of the nation's best places to live and work, Lexington offers many diverse educational, cultural and commercial opportunities. With a population of more than 314,000 people, Lexington supports cultural attractions such as opera, ballet, theater and musical events. Surrounded by rolling hills and horse farms, the Bluegrass Region is known for its natural beauty. For more information: http://www.uky.edu/hr/employment/working-uk/life-in-lexington.
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