Transitioning to a GA/Getting Started

Transitioning to a GA/Getting Started The information below is intended to help you successfully onboard your new Graduate Assistants (GAs) and make their transition to being a GA as smooth as possible. Helpful Information In collaboration with Human Resources and other campus partners, a Graduate Assistant Onboarding webpage has been developed to help orient GAs […]

Creating the Offer Letter for a Graduate Assistantship

Creating the Offer Letter Please find guidance around creating and extending a Graduate Assistant (GA) offer letter and adding the GA to grad payroll below. Guidance Appointments ordinarily are made for the nine-month period, August 23 through May 22, but may be of shorter duration for a variety of reasons. Specific dates can be found […]

Before You Hire a GA

Before Your Hire a Graduate Assistant There are several things to consider before extending a graduate assistantship (GA) offer, including reviewing the graduate student’s eligibility to hold a GA. When in doubt, please always feel free to reach out to The Graduate School for assistance. Timely Topics on hiring GAs and GA payroll procedures are […]

Voluntary Separation – Leaving UConn and Academic Leave of Absence

Voluntary Separation – Leaving UConn and Academic Leave of Absence On the Storrs campus at dusk looking across Hillside Road to the School of Business building with a silhouette of the Jonathan statue to the right.

Graduate Program Changes / Approvals

Graduate Program Changes / Approvals Online Workflow A lecture on Theory of Computation by Assistant Professor Mukul Bansal

Graduate Assistantship Information

Welcome to your new role as a Graduate Assistant! “Graduate Assistant” or “GA” is an umbrella term that includes both Teaching Assistants (TAs) and Research Assistants (RAs). This webpage will orient GAs employed at Storrs and Regional Campuses who fall under theGraduate Employee Union (GEU) and provide information, resources, and to-do items specific to your role […]

Information for New Graduate Students

Information for New Graduate Students Student creating artwork at the printmaking department

Information About Assistantships

Information About Assistantships Assistant Professor Michael Pettes, and PhD student Wei Wu testing how materials bend

Newly Admitted Students

The University of Connecticut Graduate School Information for Newly Entering Graduate Students Welcome to the University of Connecticut. We wish you the greatest success as you begin your new graduate career. With your admission to one of our degree programs, post baccalaureate or certificate programs you may register as a graduate student at the main […]

Forms

Forms Teaching assistant Thao Hau answering students questions about different trees, shrubs and vines during a walk around campus