As a graduate student at Kutztown University, service to a department as a graduate assistant can create unique opportunities for learning about how academic departments function as well as honing key academic, interpersonal, and organizational skills necessary for work in professional academic settings. The graduate assistant will assist the chair and faculty in the following manner: (1) help with development of materials for presentations or department events; (2) engage in recruitment of graduate students and development of promotional materials for graduate programs (M.Ed. and Post-Baccalaureate); (3) aid faculty in gathering materials for research and grant opportunities; (4) provide assistance in communicating with students about topics such as candidacy, advisement, and seeking academic support; and (5) carry out other duties germane to work in the special education department as identified by the chair and faculty.
This position is for 13.3 hours/week of work (200 hours per fall and spring semester), and it provides a tuition waiver for 6 graduate credits plus a stipend of $2,500 per fall and spring semester. Please contact Tabetha Bernstein-Danis for additional information if needed at bernstein@kutztown.edu.
