Graduate Studies

Admissions

Supervise the Admissions Ambassador program composed of approximately 35 undergraduate students. Scheduling Admissions Ambassador participation in daily campus tours, Fall/Spring Open House events, and other campus events hosted by the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Provide ongoing development and training of Admissions Ambassadors by assisting with meetings, fall annual training workshops, and spring recognition ceremony. Supervise outreach opportunities with Admissions Ambassadors to prospective students —including email writing, call-campaigns, etc. Facilitate triage of Admissions email account

Biology

Assist with laboratory sections of biology courses; prepare materials; set up labs; deliver introductory lectures; administer and grade lab quizzes and lab notebooks; assist students with lab and lecture portions of course.

Civic and Community Engagement

Assist with the implementation of Buffalo State’s Civic Action Plan, lead the Student Civic Leadership Board, create student engagement opportunities, and support improvements in communication strategies and educational resources for civic and community engagement efforts.

Chemistry

Assist with laboratory sections of chemistry courses; prepare materials; set up labs; deliver introductory lectures; administer and grade lab quizzes and lab notebooks; assist students with lab and lecture portions of course.

Continuing Professional Studies

Provide support for our Microcredential and Professional Development programs. This includes conducting research on best practices relative to microcredential development, infrastructure, and administration; maintaining Credly badge software and monitor learner use of electronic badges as well as maintain digital library of resources. The Graduate Assistant will also interface with faculty and external instructors.

Creative Studies

Responsible for supporting and managing departmental projects. Projects may include: marketing and advertising efforts including the use of social media; designing and developing creative problem solving materials (e.g., CPS booklets, worksheets, posters, etc); maintaining a website to include creativity products and resources produced by the faculty and department. Support for other initiatives may include: participation in recruitment events as a departmental representative; support departmental workshops; etc.

English

Assist the program coordinator in administering the English Education program; serve as a research assistant to the coordinator; assist with relevant data collection and analysis for accreditation reports; assist with development of teacher and school partnerships; maintain the English education web page; assist in developing and implementing retention and recruitment plans; and assist with developing and implementing program events including guest speakers and conferences.

Equity & Diversity 

This position will give the graduate assistant experience in the field of equity and diversity. The graduate assistant will also gain experience with programming of events related to equity and diversity.

Exceptional Education

Assist to conduct academic research; complete written articles or reports; write, compile, and edit newsletter; assist with orientation, information sessions, and events; develop and facilitate seminars and presentations; assist in maintaining social media presence; maintain websites using template system; assist professors and other duties as assigned.

Honors 

Assist with the HON111 first-year seminar and HON444 senior seminar courses. Assist with planning and executing co-curricular activities. Develop and facilitate targeted Assessments for the Honors Program. Evaluate past assessment data – primarily spring semester. Assist with student communications by managing digital platforms such as Bengal Connect, Brightspace, and Instagram, and helping with newsletter creation. Support the Honors Peer Leaders to facilitate their work with first-year students.

Math

Assist mathematics instructors with classroom presentations and provide computer laboratory assistance for students. Responsible for assisting in maintaining technology and computers for classroom use and the computers in the Math Department computer labs. 

Professional Development Schools

Unique experience providing an excellent learning environment, exposure to the workings of an academic department and higher education environment, and opportunities for networking with peers and education professionals as well as local school and university partners.

Residence Life

Through the position, the GA will be provided with many opportunities to build skills in many areas such as crisis response, student staff supervision, building management, and student development. The student will be supervised by a full-time master's level staff member who will assist them in learning their responsibilities and also help them to develop professionally.

Student Accessibility Services

Collaborate with SAS professionals and Campus Equity to establish and promote disability advocacy programs on campus. Support Electronic Information and Technology Accessibility on campus by learning to create accessible content and help faculty with content remediation. Recruit and train student groups to help the university’s mission of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. Assist in developing summer programs for students with disabilities

Speech-Language Pathology

The primary duties assisting faculty with classroom preparation and research-related activities and serving as a teaching assistant for the undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing class in the fall semester.

School of Education

Assist the unit communications officer with the development of graduate profiles to be shared online, including gathering information from graduates, writing profile articles, and coordinating interviews. The assistant will also maintain portions of the SOE and department websites using a template system, will assist with event organization and facilitation, and may be asked to serve as a student representative on teacher education-related committees.

Student Leadership and Engagement

Responsibilities will include developing processes for the certificate program such as tracking and monitoring student progress through the Bengal Stripes Leadership Program. In addition, assist in the development and presentation of workshop content through multiple modalities (in-person and online). This position will also assist in the planning of small- and large-scale campus programs to increase student engagement.

Student Union

Maintain the Max Facility reservation system, including inputting data for system and printing daily and monthly reports. Ensure that events are never double booked. Follow all State and University guidelines for facility use. Educate facility users on services available to them (such as catering, additional equipment, etc.) Conduct Event Planning Meetings with facility users and distribute contracts based on these meetings.