"Graduate Assistant - Mo's Activities Council"

Graduate Assistant - Mo's Activities Council

Company: University of Central Missouri

Job Location: Warrensburg, 64093

Category: Student Affairs and Services

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Salary: $550.00 Semi-Monthly

Location: UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

Job Type: Graduate Assistant

Job Number: G98042

Division: Student Activities

Description

Graduate assistantships in the Office of Student Activities provide a learning laboratory for graduate students. The assistantship is designed to complement the academic experience and allow students to apply what they are learning in the classroom. While each position is unique, all Student Activities Graduate Assistants are expected to support and participate in major Student Activities and Student Experience & Engagement programs. These programs include but are not limited to:

1. Graduate Assistant training
2. Kickoff/Week of Welcome activities
3. Family Weekend
4. Homecoming
5. Admissions/Recruitment programs

Because of the nature of the compensation package each Office of Student Activities Graduate Assistant receives, they are expected to work to the completion of their tasks which is a minimum of 20 hours per week.

Office of Student Activities Mission Statement
Provide students intentional opportunities for growth and development through co-curricular experiences.

Supervision

This graduate position reports to the Director of Student Activities but the day-to-day operational report will be under the direction of the Assistant Director of Student Activities dealing with Student Leadership and Development.

Office of Student Activities Graduate Assistant Expectations

1. Conduct themselves as professional staff members while in the office which includes dress, behavior, and attitude
2. Work as a member of the Student Activities team and offer assistance as needed

Outcomes of Office of Student Activities Graduate Assistantship

1. Develop a professional image and orientation to the field of Student Affairs
2. Develop skills necessary to be a successful Student Affairs professional such:
   1. time management
   2. event planning and management
   3. communication
   4. teamwork
   5. advising
   6. understanding and implementation of policies
   7. professionalism and office etiquette
   8. application of theory to practice
3. Understand and develop an appreciation for a "generalist" approach to student activities through working with various staff within the department on cross functional projects

Examples of Duties

The primary function of the Graduate Assistant for Mo's Activities Council is to help advise the student programming board and supervise related programming. This Graduate Assistant should gain experience in advising, programming, leadership development, and assessment.

1. Co-advise the campus programming board, Mo's Activities Council
2. Supervise the Mo's Activities Council Program Coordinators
3. Hold weekly one-on-one meetings Program Coordinators
4. Plan, implement and facilitate semester retreats and ongoing training opportunities for the leadership team.
5. Maintain records and organizational plans utilized for programming activities
6. Design and utilize assessment tools for assessing programming
7. Assist in advising the Homecoming Leadership Committee
8. Attend regularly scheduled meetings for affiliated organizations and groups
9. Assist with planning additional events within the student development area
10. Assist with coverage of weekend and evening events
11. Assist in daily operation of the Office of Student Activities
12. Perform other duties as assigned

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Currently admitted to a UCM graduate degree program
• 3.0 or higher graduate level GPA if previous graduate level courses have been taken
• 2.7 or higher undergraduate level GPA if no previous graduate level courses have been taken

Supplemental Information

GA Type: Student Affairs

GA Hour Expectations: 20 hours a week

Start Date of Position: 01/12/2026

End Date of Position: 05/08/2026

Total Stipend for Semester: $4,950

Working Days & Hours: 20 hours per week, times and days vary per office need

Scholarship: Students filling a Graduate Assistantship (GA) position are eligible to receive a graduate tuition waiver, a graduate non-resident tuition waiver (if applicable), and a graduate mandatory fees waiver. The scholarships are in the form of a waiver and the funds are not deposited into the student's personal account. Instead, the student's bill is reduced by the amount of the scholarship awarded. If the maximum amount of the scholarship is not used, the remainder is not paid to the student in any form and unused scholarship money cannot be carried over to another semester. The scholarship is applied to graduate level courses only; courses taken for undergraduate credit are not eligible to be covered by the GA scholarship. The non-resident fee scholarship only applies to classes taken on the UCM Warrensburg campus. The maximum scholarship amounts are based on the size of assistantship held. For a full (20-hour per week) assistantship, the scholarship covers tuition costs and mandatory fees up to 12 credit hours of graduate coursework per semester. Graduate assistantship positions less than full will be prorated accordingly.

Special Instructions:

• Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• 9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
• Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
• Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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