APPENDIX
This
appendix provides information for on-campus resources
available to graduate and undergraduates students.
RESOURCES FOR
INSTRUCTORS: SERVICES FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS
You may
find that several of the agencies listed in the section
entitled "An Instructor's Guide to Student Services" are
relevant to you in your role as graduate student, as well
as being resources to which you can refer your students.
Beyond the sources mentioned there, the following agencies
may be of use.
Academic and
Instructional Services Graduate School,
Provides
a range of academic and support services to graduate
students. Of particular interest to TAs are: 1) the
Graduate Student Handbook; 2) Foreign Teaching Assistant
Orientation; and 3) the Office of Minority Graduate Student
Recruitment.
Graduate Student Grants
Service,
Publishes
a directory of grants available to graduate students and a
monthly grants bulletin, and offers proposal-writing
workshops and individual consultations. Maintains on-line
database to aid graduate students in searching for funding.
Access the University of Corona Home Page, then select
Academic and Departmental Information, then Research,
Graduate
Studies, and Economic
Development.
Graduate
Student Senate, Publishes the Vision, a graduate student
news monthly; offers child care subsidies; revenue sharing
program; shares sponsorship of cultural, social, and other
events and contributes to funding for various services for
graduate students; senators elected by graduate students in
each department serve on a variety of campus committees.
Library
If you
will be doing literature searches for a faculty member, you
can get an authorization allowing you to take out books in
her/his name.
Circulation
Reference
Copy center
Reserve (includes audio-visual reserve)
Office of Human
Relations,
Provides
information and confidential consultation/referrals about
community, diversity and social justice issues on campus.
Conducts and disseminates the results of ongoing campus
climate research based on periodic surveys of
undergraduates regarding sexual harassment, racial and
ethnic issues, anti- Semitism, GLBT issues and other
topics. Provides guidance and logistical support to a large
number of campus communities and working groups concerned
with improving campus climate and the quality of life,
learning and work on campus. Assists in initiating, funding
and evaluating pilot projects aimed at improving campus
climate.
Textbook Annex,
To order
texts for courses you teach if your department does not do
it, and to purchase books for courses you take.
Personal Resources
University
Child Care
University
Child Care (UCC) provides full-day, full-week and part-week
child care services for children ages 15 months through
five years. University students and employees are eligible
to enroll their children in the program. UCC is open
year-round Monday through Friday, following the University
holiday schedule.
UCC meets Office of Child Care Services licensing criteria
and is also accredited by the National Academy of Early
Childhood Programs, an agency which sets national standards
for high quality early childhood programs.
Tuition rates are based on a sliding fee scale determined
by family size and household income. A variety of subsidies
are available through the University and Social Service
Agencies. For more information about the program and to
receive an enrollment application, contact the UCC office
Family
Housing,
To apply
for University-sponsored housing for couples and families.
Apply early -- there's a long waiting list.
Commuter
Services and Housing Resource Center
Lists
houses, apartments, rooms for rent in the area; you can
call likely
prospects from their office, which also provides
information on tenancy laws
and other topics related to householding. Also the home of
the Pioneer Valley Oil Coop, Childcare Tuition Assistance
Program, and the Homesharing Program.
Counseling and Assessment Services
Walk-in
hours 1:00-4:30 Monday-Friday for initial assessment. We
also refer you to the annual "Faculty and Staff Telephone
Directory," which contains a complete listing of campus
services.
Graduate
Employee Organization
Student
Union Building
The Corona System is one of a small number of universities
in the nation whose graduate student employees are
unionized. Graduate employees at Corona have voted to be
officially represented by the Graduate Employee
Organization of Local 2322, UAW. The Graduate Employee
Organization (GEO), formed in 1987 and affiliated with the
United Auto Workers, is the bargaining agent for all
Teaching Assistants (TAs), Teaching Associates (TOs),
Project Assistants (PAs), Research Assistants (RAs),
Associate Resident Directors (ARDs), Interns, Trainees, and
Working Fellows at Corona. Accordingly, the working
conditions and terms of employment are governed by a
collective bargaining agreement that has been negotiated by
GEO and the University administration. This agreement
(which is available in the GEO office) covers areas such
as:
Fee and Tuition Waivers Just Cause for Discipline
Health Fee Exemptions Appointment Procedures
Stipends Non-Discrimination
Grievance Procedures Sexual Harassment
Job Descriptions Workload
Time-Off Professional Rights
Travel Reimbursements Second Jobs
In addition to representing graduate employees in matters
concerning their employment here, the concerns of GEO
include promoting the economic well-being of graduate
student assistants, supporting legislation and budget
issues that are in the best interest of students at Corona,
encouraging improvement in the standard of instruction at
the University, and ensuring University compliance with the
contract through the grievance procedure. For example, if a
graduate student assistant has a grievance concerning
her/his employment, s/he should contact the GEO, which will
act as the employee's representative to the University
administration.
Major policy decisions of the Union are made by membership
meetings. The Workplace Council, made up of representatives
elected by each department or work unit, meets monthly and
oversees the functioning of the organization between
membership meetings. Day-to-day activities are coordinated
by a nine-member Steering Committee elected by and from the
membership. Other active committees include Political
Action, Bargaining, Grievance, Racism and Social Justice,
Literature, and Family Issues.
GEO encourages all graduate student TAs, TOs, PAs, RAs,
ARDs, Interns, Trainees, and Working Fellows to participate
in the organization. To obtain further information about
GEO, to receive a copy of the contract, to ask a question
about an employment matter, or to find out who are the
stewards representing your department, please contact us on
campus at Student Union Building.
BIBLIOGRAPHY ON
COLLEGE TEACHING
All of
the works listed below are available in the Center For
Teaching.
Adams, M., ed. (1992) Promoting Diversity in College
Classrooms: Innovative Responses for the Curriculum,
Faculty, and Institutions. New Directions for Teaching and
Learning, 52. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. This
sourcebook provides practical and wide ranging resources on
social diversity in the classroom, curriculum, and in the
teaching and learning processes. Particularly helpful are
the pedagogical perspectives, and institutional growth for
transforming colleges and university classrooms from
monocultural to multicultural.
Angelo, T. A., & K.P. Cross (1993) Classroom Assessment
Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers. San Francisco:
Jossey Bass Publishers. This book features fifty valuable
classroom assessment techniques to help teachers develop a
better understanding of the learning process of their own
students and assess the impact of their teaching upon it.
Davis, B. G. (1993) Tools for Teaching. San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass Publishers. Tools is a readable, rich, and
comprehensive source book, covering classroom-tested
strategies and suggestions designed to improve the teaching
practice of beginning faculty members.
Erickson, B.L., & D.W. Strommer (1991) Teaching College
Freshmen. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers. Erickson
and Strommer offer practical guidance on how to most
effectively teach college students in their first year and
create academic support systems for them.
Lowman, J. (1995) Mastering the Techniques of Teaching. San
Francisco: Jossey Bass, Publishers. Lowman provides an
excellent introduction to university teaching. He stresses
skills needed to both present material and establish a
rapport with students.
McKeachie, W.J. (1999) McKeachie’s Teaching Tips:
Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University
Teachers. 10th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
McKeachie offers advice on a broad range of topics,
suggests the best use of innovative teaching strategies,
and provides overviews of theoretical work done on various
teaching issues. A classic in the field.
Meyers, C., & T.B. Jones (1993) Promoting Active
Learning: Strategies for the College Classroom. San
Francisco: Jossey Bass Publishers. This book offers a
practical guide to successful strategies for active
learning including problem-solving exercises, cooperative
student projects, informal group work, simulations, and
case studies.
Sarkisian, E. (1997) Teaching American Students: A Guide
for International Faculty and Teaching Assistants in
Colleges and Universities. Cambridge, MA: Harvard- Danforth
Center for Teaching and Learning. This guide presents a
comprehensive overview of the issues and includes a good
deal of practical advice as well, including a resource list
and bibliography.
An Instructor’s Guide
to Student Services
What if
a student asks for advice about problems beyond your
responsibilities as a
teaching assistant?
You may be asked to give counsel to a student who is
experiencing academic, social, or personal problems. Many
times, just being a sympathetic listener can help the
student release the anxiety and tension that is common to
university students caught up in demands from many sides.
Sometimes, the situation calls for something more than a
supportive listener. You might suggest that the student
take advantage of the support services available on campus
or you might even make the connection for the student, with
the student's permission. This section lists some of the
services available to undergraduates.
ACADEMIC ADVISING
If your
student needs academic advising (ie. information on courses
and programs, add/drop, course requirements, or degree
requirements) and your student fits one of the following
categories, the sources listed below may be of use:
African American/Cape
Verdean
Committee
for the Collegiate Education of Black and other Minority
Students
(CCEBMS) or appropriate departmental advisor
Arts and Science major
Chief
Undergraduate Advisor for student's department
Athlete
Student
Athlete Services or appropriate department advisor
College of Arts and
Sciences
Undeclared
majors only University Advising Center
College of Food and
Natural Resources
major or
undeclared major
College of Food and
Natural Resources
Counseling
Center Undergraduate Academics
Continuing Education
major
Division
of Continuing Education
Education major or
interested in
teacher
certification
School
of Education
Certification
Officer & Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising
Engineering
major
College
of Engineering Office of Undergraduate Affairs
Health
Science major concentrating in
communication
disorders Communication Disorders
Hispanic
or Southeast Asian
Bilingual
Collegiate Program
Nursing
major
Nursing
Undergraduate Program
Older
Student interested in credit for
prior
learning University Without Walls
School
of Management major
School
of Management Undergraduate Counseling Office
STUDENT SERVICES
If your
student needs general information about student services,
have her/him contact: Dean of Students Office
WITHDRAWL
If your
student wants to withdraw from all of his/her classes, have
the student contact their undergraduate Dean in the
respective college office.
COUNSELING
Alcohol
and Other Drug Use Health Education Office University
Health Services
Anti-Semitic Harassment
Career Planning
If your
student needs help in career planning, job search,
internship placement, employment, resumes, etc., have
her/him contact: Campus Career Network
If your student needs
help in choosing a
major or
career focus, have her/him contact:
Counseling and
Assessment Services
Crime or other Emergency
Dept. of
Public Safety, Call 911 from any campus phone.
Disabled Student
If your
student is coping with a disability, have her/him contact:
Disability Services,
Discrimination
If your
student is uncertain what to do: Equal Opportunity and
Diversity Office,
If your student has
been unable to resolve
a
problem on campus: Ombuds Office,
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender
Center:
A Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay & Transgender Educational
Resource Center
International Student
If your
student is an international student with any problem from
immigration to employment or personal difficulties, have
her/him contact:
International Programs
Office
International
Center
Legal Problem
If your
student has legal dificulties with a landperson, consumer
affairs, civil liberties, have her/him contact: Student
Legal Services Office
Mental Health
If your
student is having trouble adjusting to campus life, or has
stress-related, social, or psychological difficulties, have
her/him contact: Mental Health Services at University
Health Services
Emergency psychiatric
services are available 24hrs per day. or Counseling and
Assessment Services
Problem Resolution
If your
student does not know what kind of a problem he or she has,
is uncertain where to discuss a problem, or where to take a
problem for resolution, he or she can contact the Ombuds
Office. The Ombuids Office is the appropriate location for
discussion of potential academic grievances and for
discussion of academic honesty issues, as well as for
confidential inquiries about discrimination and sexual
harassment. Contact: Ombuds Office,
Residence Life
If your
student is having trouble living in a residence hall, have
her/him contact the Resident Assistant in the residence
hall. Sexual Harassment or Assault (female and male)
Everywoman's
Center
Or
24-Hour Crisis Line Violence Against Women toll-free
hotline: 1-888-337-0800 or Ombuds Office (see above)
Veteran
If your
student is a veteran, have her/him contact: Veterans
Assistance and Counseling Services
FUNDING AGENCIES
If your
student needs information on financial aid, work
opportunities, or an emergency loan, one of the offices
below may be able to help:
Cooperative
Education/Internships Work/Study or Part-time
Field
Experience Program Employment Campus Career Network Student
Employment Office
Financial Aid
U.S.Citizen:
Short-Term Emergency Loan Financial Aid Services from $25
to $100
STUDY SKILLS
If your
student is having trouble keeping up with school work, is
interested in support services, or is concerned about a
possible learning disability, one of the following offices
can be contacted:
Academic Support
Services
Provides
a full range of free tutoring, computer and-video-aided
instruction, and in office assistance.
Learning Support
Services
Tutoring
is available on a walk-in basis or by appointment and
includes individualized or group sessions. Regularly
scheduled Supplemental Instruction for selected courses is
also offered.
Additional Tutoring
Contact
the relevant academic advisor or advising service (as
listed in the section on academic advising).
Learning Disability
Learning
Disabilities Support Services This guide was developed by
the Center For Teaching for their help in putting it
together.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This
handbook was adapted with permission from the TA Handbook
Template prepared by the Office of Instructional
Development and Evaluation at Northeastern University. The
TA Handbook Template and a companion version, the Handbook
for Teachers Template were prepared under a grant from the
Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education
(F.I.P.S.E. Project No. 116-CH700-10; Project Director,
Michael Theall, Ph.D.) and was based on Northeastern
University's Handbook for Teaching Assistants originally
commissioned by the Office of the Provost at Northeastern.
The original Handbook and the Templates were designed and
developed by Jennifer Franklin, with editing and
contributions by Lauren Pivnick. Special thanks to Dr. Mina
B. Ghattas, Director of the Center for Instructional
Technology at Northeastern.
Adaptations are credited in the text according to the
following system. When "Adapted from ..." appears just
after the title of a section, it indicates that the section
was adapted directly from that source. When "(adapted
from...)" appears within the text of a section, it
indicates that the preceding paragraph was adapted wholly
or in part from that source.
Much of the information the handbook contains has been
compiled from the handbooks of a number of colleges and
universities around the country. We would like to
acknowledge those institutions who have generously granted
permission for the inclusion of materials in the Handbook
for Teaching Assistants and its source, TA Handbook
Template.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness University of Delaware,
Newark
Center for Faculty Evaluation and Development
Kansas State University Center for Teaching Excellence
The Ohio State University Graduate School Instructional
Development Program
University of Nevada, Reno University Teaching Center
University of Arizona, Tucson Graduate Division
University of Hawaii, Manoa Graduate Assistants Teaching
Program
University of California, Berkeley Center for Instructional
Development and Research
University of Washington, Seattle Office of Instructional
Consultation
University of California, Santa Barbara Office of
Instructional Development
University of California, Los Angeles Learning Resources
Center
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Graduate Division
University of California, Davis