Thursday, April 28, 2011

GA Position in Diversity Education at UK

Diversity Education & Community Building

The Diversity Education & Community Building Assistantship works with the Assistant Director of Student Involvement to advise CATalyst (Diversity Peer Educators) in all aspects of leadership, program development, and event management. The graduate assistant (GA) will directly advise the Networking Component of the CATalyst to assist in building relationships across campus and amongst students.  This position will assist with developing and advancing the curriculum of peer-led initiatives. The GA will assist in developing training models/ workshops for the CATalyst, and the larger campus community, in researching sustainable structures, models, and effective methods to assist in building the structure of Diversity Education & Community Building. In addition, the GA is also required to take part in training opportunities for the Office of Student Involvement.

This position will be called upon to support general OSI programs as needed. The GA is required to be a currently enrolled graduate student at the University of Kentucky.  The anticipated assistantship duration is July 1 through the Friday of exam week the following May. Graduate Assistants are expected to work an average of 20 hours a week with a mix of hours including days, nights and weekends as dictated by the organization and department’s needs.

Contact:
Rebecca Comage
Assistant Director of Student Involvement
Diversity Education &  Community Building
Division of Student Affairs
106 Student Center
Lexington, KY 40506-0030
(859) 257-0179 office
(859) 323-4686 fax