The School of Education holds an annual College Student Personnel Administration Orientation/Interview Day each February. This year's event was held on February 28, 2008. Assistantship offers will be made to participating students in March, 2008.

This event, open to prospective and current STPA students, includes program orientation activities in the morning, interviews for graduate assistantship and internship positions scheduled in the afternoon, and a social sponsored by the STPA student organization in the evening.  Interview Day gives prospective candidates the opportunity to learn about the STPA curriculum, tour the campus, meet faculty from the School of Education, network with fellow applicants, and interview for graduate assistantships and/or internships. 

Interview Day Opportunities

Prospective and current full-time STPA students who attended the STPA interview day (on February 22, 2008) were invited to apply for the following assistantships for the 2008-2009 acacemic year.  Assistantships and internships are typically ten month appointments, and the duration of externships is determined by the off-campus employer.  Compensation for assistantship work is in the form of a monthly stipend plus tuition scholarship, and some residence life assistantships include on-campus housing as well.  In addition to a stipend and/or tuition scholarship, graduate assistants benefit from special benefits and discounts. Students serving in on-campus internships are paid a monthly stipend, and payment for externships is determined by the employing off-campus institution.

2008-2009 Assistantships

(include stipend and tuition scholarship)

Graduate Assistant for Campus Activities

This 20 hours per week assistantship includes a stipend of approximately $12,450* per year and a tuition scholarship of 6* credits.  Responsibilities include student organization and departmental event management, as well as involvement in peer education, leadership development, multicultural education, and community service programming.

Graduate Assistant for Graduate School Recruitment

This 20 hours per week assistantship includes a stipend of approximately $12,800* per year and a tuition scholarship of 9* credits.  Responsibilities include assisting with graduate student recruitment, email and phone contact with applicants, and attendance at Graduate School open houses and orientations.

Graduate Assistant for Career Services

This 20 hours per week assistantship includes a stipend of approximately $12,450* per year and a tuition scholarship of 6* credits.  Responsibilities include career counseling to students after completion of training program, developing and presenting career seminars, and assisting with the Career Services Center outreach efforts.

Graduate Assistant for Residence Life Programs

This 20 hours per week assistantship includes a stipend of approximately $12,450* per year and a tuition scholarship of 6* credits.  Responsibilities include advising student organizations, residence life programming, and leadership development for resident students, in addition to possible committees, task forces, and special projects in the department.

Graduate Assistant for Intercultural Programs

This 20 hours per week assistantship includes a stipend of approximately $12,450* per year and a tuition scholarship of 6* credits.  Responsibilities include coordination of cultural events, research for implementation of new programs, leadership development, student organization support, and assistance with supervision of the Multicultural Center.

Graduate Assistant for Office of International Education (OIE)  

This 10 hours per week assistantship includes a stipend of approximately $6250* per year and a tuition scholarship to be determined.  Responsibilities include aiding the Office of International Education in realization of its mission to expand awareness, understanding, and knowledge of the diversity and interconnectedness of the world’s peoples and cultures.  The GA will work in a broad range of international education activities and programming.

*Actual stipend and tuition scholarship amounts are subject to change.