Graduate Assistant for Student Transition & Engagement

Student Transition & Class Programs

• Assist with the planning, implementation, and assessment of transition initiatives designed to support transfer students and continuing students throughout their collegiate experience.
• Cook National Transfer Student Week and Transfer Student Appreciation initiatives.
• Support the administration and engagement efforts of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society.
• Affiliate class-year initiatives including sophomore, junior, senior, and transfer student engagement programs.
• Collaborate with campus partners to enhance transition experiences and connect students with university resources.
• Affiliate in developing new programming that supports student persistence, belonging, and engagement.

Signature Programs & Departmental Operations

• Provide operational support for departmental signature programs including: Teal Nation Welcome, New Student Convocation, Teal Nation Family Weekend, and additional Orientation, Transition, & Family Programs events.
• Affiliate in event logistics including registration, staffing, room setup, vendor coordination, event materials, and participant communications.
• Affiliate in assisting with event management during designated departmental programs, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Affiliate in assisting professional staff with administrative projects and departmental initiatives as assigned.

Communications, Assessment & Student Engagement

• Develop marketing materials including social media content, digital signage, newsletters, email campaigns, and promotional materials.
• Maintain and update departmental webpages and communication platforms.
• Affiliate in program assessment by collecting attendance data, participant feedback, learning outcomes, and event evaluations.
• Affiliate in preparing reports and recommendations that support continuous program improvement.
• Affiliate in promoting departmental programs through campus outreach and strategic communications.
• Affiliate in assisting with student employee engagement initiatives and recognition efforts as needed.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop professional competencies in: Student development theory and transition programming, Event planning and project management, Assessment and data-informed decision making, Leadership and supervision, Marketing and strategic communications, Campus collaboration and partnership development, Inclusive excellence and student engagement, Budget management and resource stewardship.