GPA - Teaching

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 Job Title: Graduate Program Assistant (MA in Teaching)

Department: Office of Graduate Studies

Division: Academic Affairs

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports to: Assistant Director of Graduate Studies  

General purpose: Graduate Program Assistants (GPAs) support their Program Director to ensure the effective operation of their program. GPAs serve as graduate student leaders and work collaboratively with each other and the Office of Graduate Studies to promote dialogue, the exchange of information, and timely communications between students, directors, and the Office of Graduate Studies.

Two (2) GPA positions are available for members of the MAT 2-year program. MAT GPAs are expected to commit to two semesters of service.

Summary of Essential Functions 

• Responsibilities as outlined below in Essential Duties & Responsibilities and Program-Specific Duties..

• As a student leader in the graduate community, GPAs are required to uphold graduate policies, procedures and standards. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Attend and participate in GPA Training, Graduate Student Orientation, Student Voice Association and Graduate Student Council Meetings and Town Halls, and regular check-in meetings with the Office of Graduate Studies, including a minimum of two (2) Graduate Studies-sponsored leadership development opportunities, workshops, and/or discussion sessions over the course of the academic year.

• Support the Office of Graduate Admission during Graduate Admission Open House and Visit Days.

• Communicate important information from the Program Director and Office of Graduate Studies to students.

• Resolve student and programmatic issues, concerns, and solutions in dialogue with the Program Director.

• Monitor your program’s shared spaces to ensure they are being used, cleaned, and shared in a responsible way; report any issues to the Program Director, Operations Coordinator, and/or MICA Facilities.

• Support Operations Coordinator with Studio Move-Out Initiatives.

• Support Program Director with an annual series of programmatic activities including lectures, dinners, and hosting visiting artists and critics on campus. Related administrative duties including documentation of activities and updating the program’s social media and mica.edu website pages may apply.

• Support Program Directors and the Office of Graduate Admission with various tasks related to the admission process including arranging for prospective student visits of the facilities.

• Report technical issues to Technology Systems and Service (TSS).

• Report maintenance issues to the Operations Coordinator and/or MICA Facilities. 

Program-Specific Duties:

This position will help you to learn skills in planning art events in educational settings, interfacing with MAT faculty members as well as outside offices on campus, and engaging your fellow classmates in events and activities through MAT.

• In 2025, assist the Program Director and MAT faculty in the Maryland State Department of Education program review self-study report, data collection and organization, on-site visit, and other duties as assigned.

• Assist students and faculty in the MAT office during scheduled office hours as needed.

• Support the work of Program Director and provide a range of administrative duties including paperwork and copies for readings/handouts, state and federal reporting, student teaching paperwork, special events, and event planning.

• Facilitate and lead the MICA National Art Education Association (NAEA) Student Chapter.

• Support the work of the Practicum Coordinator, Coordinator for Undergraduate Art Education and edTPA Coordinator.

• Promote MAT events and job postings on social media. 

• Support, update, and maintain the program website, social media profile(s), and other online platforms.

• Design and print posters for MAT Exhibitions and Events.

• Support Program Director in arranging travel and meals for MAT’s visiting scholars.