Campus Life

Graduate Assistantships

Campus Life’s mission is to enhance the student experience through intentional opportunities that promote belonging, engagement and support. Every student should feel a sense of belonging on our campus. Campus Life programs and services strive to foster a welcoming community that celebrates and embraces each student's unique background, experiences and perspectives. Campus Life provides comprehensive support services to address the diverse needs of our student body.

 

We are committed to helping students overcome challenges and achieve their academic and personal goals. Active involvement in campus life is a cornerstone of the student experience. We offer many opportunities for students to engage in extracurricular activities, organizations and events. Whether it's joining a student-led initiative, participating in a student organization, volunteering in the community or serving as a peer mentor, we encourage students to explore their passions and interests beyond the classroom.

 

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Requirements

• Full-time enrolled graduate student (preference given to students in College Student Development program).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work and collaborate with diverse groups.
• Excellent communication, customer service and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with detail.
• Demonstrate self-direction, creativity and strategic thinking.
• Work effectively with individuals and teams. 
• Exhibit attention to detail and high degree of openness to new approaches and ideas.

Compensation

• Stipend: $1,500/month (20 hours a week) for 10 months. Summer Positions available but not required.
• Tuition: In and out-of-state waiver for qualified candidates.
• Tuition portion of classes listed on Plan of Study waived.
• $550 funding for parking permit. GTA chooses if they want to purchase a student union parking permit, a campus parking lot permit or not purchase a permit. GTAs receive full funding no matter their parking permit choice.
• Optional health insurance program.

Reporting Relationship

All Campus Life graduate teaching assistants will be supervised by a professional staff member of Campus Life.

 

Length of Assistantship

All Campus Life assistantships are for 10 months (August to May). Additionally, Campus Life has summer positions available, however they are not necessarily in the same functional areas as the student’s assistantship.

 

 

• Basic Needs Graduate Teaching Assistant 

  We know students struggle when their basic needs aren’t being met. A large population of college students stress about finding their next meal, a place to sleep, or keeping up with hygiene needs. OSU has a wide range of partnerships, pantries, and resources to help students meet their basic needs. The Basic Needs Graduate Assistant works closely with a variety of basic needs initiatives, like Pete’s Pantry and Pete’s Eats, while also given opportunity to advise student committees focused on food and hygiene assistance. This position will work to create awareness on the effects of food insecurity in students and the resources available, coordinate educational programs around food insecurity, and work with community partners to create the most inclusive pantry possible. 

   

   

  Responsibilities  

  • Market and promote Pete’s Pantry to Oklahoma State University students, faculty and staff through engaging and/or passive programs, class or student organization visits, and social media engagement.  
  • Work closely with Our Daily Bread and other community partners to inventory food, household and hygiene items.  
  • Serve as an advisor for the Basic Needs Committee within the Student Government Association.  
  • Coordinate volunteers, campus food drives and procedures relating to the operation of Pete’s Pantry.
  • Collaborate on events with Our Daily Bread, such as Mobile Markets and OSU Night at Our Daily Bread.  
  • Manage the Pete’s Eats food recovery program.   
  • Create and implement awareness programming related to food insecurity.  
  • Assist students, faculty and staff in obtaining additional campus/community resources if needed.  
  • Collaborate with Our Daily Bread on managing the storage of dry and perishable goods.
  • Evaluate and assess efficiencies of Pete’s Pantry, Our Daily Bread Mobile Market and OSU Night at Our Daily Bread.  
  • Create educational materials to assist students in applying for government benefits (SNAP, etc.).  
• Fraternity & Sorority Affairs Graduate Teaching Assistant  

  The fraternity and sorority community at Oklahoma State University is composed of almost 50 fraternity and sorority chapters and four governing councils: the Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, and Panhellenic Council. Fraternity and sorority membership offers students a unique opportunity to have a balanced college life with a focus on academic excellence, brotherhood/sisterhood, leadership development, community service and responsible social interaction.

   

  The Graduate Teaching Assistant will help advise the governing councils and their executive officers. The GTA for additionally will be assigned one of the communities’ three shows to advise and will have the opportunity to advise the executive councils and steering committees for the shows as well as work directly with the philanthropic partners for the shows. The GTA will also have the opportunity to help with the advisement and support of other large-scale programs and organizations with the fraternity/sorority community.

   

  Responsibilities

  • Assist Fraternity & Sorority Affairs staff with the advisement of the four governing councils including the Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council, Panhellenic Council or National Pan-Hellenic Council. Be available to attend all Council meetings and Executive Council meetings
  • Serve as the primary advisor to one of the following: Follies, Varsity Revue, or Spring Sing. Responsibilities include but are not limited to supervising the student leaders involved in each production; ensuring participant eligibility; attending all related meetings (Steering, Walkarounds, Rehearsals, etc.); overseeing the event budgets and contracts; and managing marketing efforts (project requests, proofs, etc.) 
  • Oversee and administer the social media presence of the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs
  • Assist with the advisement of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs programs including Greek Discovery Day, Council Officers’ Retreat, Chapter Officers’ Retreat, all training, and development, etc.   
  • Assist with the advisement of fraternity and sorority organizations, such as Order of Omega, Junior Greek Leadership, etc.   
  • Campus Life assignments, as necessary 
  • Some weekend and evening responsibilities as needed.  
  • Assist Fraternity & Sorority Affairs staff by working summer orientation and enrollment events
• Student Union Activities Board Graduate Teaching Assistant

  The Student Union Activities Board’s (SUAB) purpose is to stimulate, motivate, educate, and involve the student body through creative and fun events. They are a student-led programming board, consisting of 14 student directors. Each student director leads a committee of students to plan, market, and host engaging events. SUAB is committed to hosting events which benefit the entirety of the OSU community. SUAB hopes to be recognized by the OSU student body as an environment that is conducive to student involvement, connection, and learning through campus activities, service, and relationship building.  

   

  Responsibilities

  • Co-Advise and assist with the functions and events of the Student Union Activities Board (SUAB) Executive Committee to include:  
    • Provide one-on-one leadership advising to assigned committee chair people  
    • Keep detailed records of events hosted by assigned committees.  
    • Attend each event hosted by assigned committees and serve as a professional point of contact during these events.  
    • Attend Member and Executive Meetings.  
    • Assist with semesterly executive board retreats: curriculum development, presentations, relationship building, etc.  
  • Assist the SUAB Coordinator with the necessary functions to keep the Board running on a daily and semesterly basis to include:  
    • Keep detailed records of expenditures.  
    • Record program evaluation responses and conduct regular assessment of events and program outreach.  
    • Process performer contracts.  
    • Other duties as assigned.  
  • Assist with special events including Fanfare of Lights, Summer on the Plaza, and other professional development activities.