The Graduate School

The Graduate SchoolBill BurkeAnna Allen-Edwards

Orientation for New Graduate Teaching Assistants, August 17-19, 2009

Schedule

Mictroteaching (overview, mini-lesson observation form, sample topic and lesson plan, video recording and replay instructions, etc.)

Parking During Orientation

New Graduate Student Resource Fair

 

Quick-Start Links for Graduate Students New to the University of Kentucky:

Activating your university computing account (includes university email account)

Arrival Reminders for International Graduate Students and International Teaching Assistants

UK Parking

UK campus tour

Printable campus maps

Graduate and Family Housing

Campus Dining Services

Lexington Visitors Bureau

Downtown Lexington

Bluegrass Living

KyHometown.com

Lexington Herald-Leader

 

Miscellaneous Resources for All Graduate Teaching Assistants:

Academic Alert Referral System

Academic Calendars (Registrar)

Academic Holidays (Human Resources)

Academic Ombud Services (includes important syllabus reminders, information on plagiarism, etc.)

Administrative Regulations (ARs) and Governing Regulations (GRs)

Bibliography of Recent Books on College Teaching

Blackboard Support

Career Center

Center for English as a Second Language

Counseling and Testing Center (specifically for Graduate Students)

Counseling and Testing Center (specifically for International Students)

Dean of Students

Disability Resource Center

Faculty Research Resources

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)

Graduate Certificate in College Teaching

The Graduate School homepage (and overview of graduate assistantships)

Graduate Student Listserv

Graduate Student Workshop Series

Harrassment Issues (Sexual and Racial)

Language Screening for International TAs (with Tips for Succeeding)

Office of International Affairs

Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity

Preparing Future Faculty Program

Recreation

Software Downloads (Free!)

TA Supervision and Performance Feedback

TA Observation Form

TASC (Teaching and Academic Support Center)

Technology Training

Volunteer Center

Writing Center

Writing Initiative

 

Other Links (for now or later)

Appalachian College Association (ACA)

Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU)

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education

HigherEdJobs

Inside Higher Ed

Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

National Preparing Future Faculty brochure

 

PowerPoints from the TA Orientation, January 8-9, 2009

PowerPoints and Other Resources from the TA Orientation, August 18-20, 2008

 

Questions? Contact Dr. Morris Grubbs at morris.grubbs@uky.edu (859-257-9725) or Ms. Tonya Vance at tonya.vance@uky.edu (859-257-4137).

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Last updated 17 June 2009