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    The Graduate School’s

    Spring 2023

    Timely Topics Series

     

    Timely Topics is a series of opportunities to engage with subject matter experts on topics relevant to those who support and advise graduate students and programs. Every session is available to all UConn faculty and staff. We hope you’ll join us for the upcoming session:

     

    Supervising Graduate Assistants

    Join us for a facilitated dialogue around Graduate Assistant supervision. We will discuss the intersection of the employee role and the academic role, approaches to address employee performance and misconduct, and ways to connect a struggling GA with assistance and support. We will discuss conversation starters, tools available to you, how to refer to resources, and how to document conversations.

    Date:  Thursday, March 9, 2023

    Time:  11am – 12pm

    Facilitators:  Cinnamon Adams, Director of Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Support, The Graduate School, Alison Cutler, Labor Relations Associate, Labor and Employment Attorney, Office of Faculty & Staff Labor Relations & Megan Petsa, Director of Graduate Student Administration, The Graduate School

    Register Here

     

    You can learn more and see all the sessions scheduled for Spring 2023 at our webpage: https://grad.uconn.edu/timely-topics/

    For more information, contact: Megan Petsa at megan.petsa@uconn.edu