The following are examples of how GAs might spend their time in a typical week (6-8 hours total).
Example 1
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Attend cluster staff meeting
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1-2 hours
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Attend 2 UGA programs/study breaks
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1-2 hours
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Meet with a student over lunch to discuss academic interests
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1 hour
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Do a Road Show on “Interacting With Faculty"
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1-2 hours
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Meet with supervisor
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1 hour
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Plan for the big program coming up in 3 weeks
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30 minutes
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Talk to a few students in passing in the hallway
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30 minutes
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Example 2
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Tutor a few students in subject area
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1 hour
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Do a floor program with a faculty member
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1-2 hours
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Exchange e-mails with some students who have questions
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30 minutes
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Attend GA meeting
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1 hour
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Meet with Community Director
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1 hour
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Attend cluster staff meeting
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1 hour
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Attend cluster’s “Breakfast for a Buck" program & interact with some students
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1 hour
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Go to lunch with a couple of UGAs to discuss a program they would like you to do for their floor
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30 minutes
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Example 3
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Attend 2 floor meetings
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1 hour
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Attend a cluster-wide social event
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1 hour
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Help with campus-wide GA program on applying for Grad School
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1-2 hours
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Meet with another GA to plan an upcoming program
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1 hour
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Attend cluster staff meeting
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1 hour
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Go door-to-door introducing yourself to students - with cookies and an informational sheet about you and the GA Program
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1 hour
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Make a bulletin board for the hall on internship opportunities
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30 minutes
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Have some informal conversations with residents
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30 minutes
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Respond to a few e-mails about GA and staff-related business
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30 minutes
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Example 4 (End of Term)
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Hold weekly GA social in apartment & discuss how to cram for finals effectively
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1-2 hours
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Attend cluster staff meeting
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1-2 hours
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Meet student for coffee to discuss research options
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30 minutes
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Attend hall discussion organized by UGAs
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1 hour
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Finish GA Activity Report for supervisor
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30 minutes
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Blitz staff evaluation information to your CD
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30 minutes
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Some other factors that will affect a GA’s weekly schedule:
- GAs typically put in more work at the start of a term. First-year opening and orientation, for example, are excellent times for a GA to be visible and active in their residential community.
- Academic commitments will influence a GA’s schedule. One may need to put in more time (e.g. 8-10 hours per week) when not as busy to make up for those times when one cannot put much time into the GA position.
- GA training and all-staff training. All-staff training will likely take more than 8 hours per week for a two-week period.
- In the summer, GAs who are continuing to the next academic year will be expected to work some during the summer, though generally this is not 6-8 hours per week.
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