In the fall of 1993, graduate students first had the opportunity to contribute to the educational experience of undergraduates in their residential lives at Dartmouth College. Under the direction of the Office of Residential Life and the Office of Graduate Studies, Graduate Advisor (GA) positions were created to help integrate the graduate experience into undergraduate life.
A GA is a graduate student who lives in the residence halls and serves as a career and academic resource for all undergraduate students. GAs serve as academic mentors, role models, and informal advisors for the students who interact with them, and especially for students who are interested in continuing their education at the graduate level. GAs primarily operate in three domains: individual (one-on-one with students), within our assigned clusters, and as a resource to any person/organization of the college.
GAs do several campus-wide programs each term, including student-faculty dinners and programs on graduate school. GAs are also available to do programs in any residence hall, affinity house, or social organization. Examples of programs they have done in the past include “Your Brain on Drugs," resume writing, moving tips, interacting with faculty, finding research funding, and programs on different research interests and academic topics.
Following are the current GAs and their cluster assignments:
Christine Looser—Mass Row/Gold Coast/Hitchcock Cluster
Katie Kinnaird—East Wheelock Cluster
Kelly Michaelsen—McLaughlin Cluster
Peter Kohler—Russell Sage Cluster
Valerie Jacobs—Russell Sage Cluster
If you have questions about the GA program, feel free to contact any of the above GAs.