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Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is the states designated public liberal arts university, where students learn the essential skills to compete in a fast-paced and technology-driven global society. The university prepares students for successful careers, leadership in communities, problem-solving, and life-long learning through personalized attention in a residential setting with opportunities for a variety of transformational experiences through its award-winning, high-impact practices. One of only three selective universities within the University System of Georgia and a top 10 ranked public university in the Southeast, GCSU offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 majors, more than 30 graduate programs, doctorates in education and nursing, professional certificates, and continuing education programs.
As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), GCSU is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values academic preeminence, interdisciplinary inquiry, and an inclusive learning community. GCSU enjoys a strong reputation for academic excellence and nationally ranked programs according to US News & World Report, The Princeton Review, and Colleges of Distinction - among other ranking sources.
Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of a private liberal arts college with the affordability of a public university. Faculty and staff are dedicated to student engagement and experiential learning through high-impact practices such as internships, service- and community-based learning, leadership development, study abroad opportunities, mentored undergraduate research, and a capstone project that fosters intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking.
The universitys beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, and only 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery OConnor, 45, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at OConnors former home, Andalusia, a National Historic Landmark owned by the university. Milledgeville is located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville - Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.
Georgia College & State University is dedicated to protecting academic freedom in addition to supporting freedom of expression as outlined in the University System of Georgias Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom policy and its Ethics Code of Conduct. For more information, visit us online at gcsu.edu.
Job Summary
The leadership graduate assistant is responsible for implementing and supporting the curriculum and Research & Public Service Priorities of the Georgia College Office of Leadership Programs. The incumbent will support students, clients, affiliates, and partners, providing individual and small-group consulting. The leadership graduate assistant will work collaboratively with the Leadership Programs team to advance the offices mission within the university and Georgia.
Responsibilities
Advising and Consulting The leadership graduate assistant provides individual and small-group leadership-development and training consultations to Georgia College students, as well as to clients, affiliates, and partners. Such activities may include consultations, team-building and group-development programs, and workshops. The incumbent develops individual and small-group learning plans, including actionable personal leadership-development plans, as well as consultation scripts, and bespoke training curricula. They conduct assessments, interpret and evaluate results, and present their interpretations and findings. They customize learning content and implementation to meet stakeholder needs and adjust their approach to their audience as appropriate.
Program Support The leadership graduate assistant maintains responsibility for several ongoing, regularly recurring internal processes, as well as for projects and activities administered by the Office of Leadership Programs. They should possess a demonstrated ability to work independently and solve problems within the scope of their duties and should have an ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
Collaboration The leadership graduate assistant works collaboratively with each member of the Office of Leadership Programs. They should demonstrate capacity for recognizing interdependencies in cross-functional projects; ability to work collaboratively and productively with others to achieve results; ability to scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects accurately; ability to set objectives and goals; ability to break down work into process steps; and ability to measure performance against goals and to evaluate results.
Instruction and Content Delivery The leadership graduate assistant develops original content for delivery through workshops, programs, retreats, and conferences and provides innovative, interactive, and dynamic means of delivery, facilitation, and engagement.
Additional Duties The leadership graduate assistant performs other duties as assigned by the director or assistant director of leadership programs. They participate in staff, committee, and other university meetings as appropriate and at the request of the director or assistant director.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements Earned bachelors degree and acceptance to or currently enrolled in a GCSU graduate program.
Other Required Qualifications Be approved for regular admission to a graduate degree program at Georgia College. Maintain academic good standing. If a students grade point average falls below a 3.00 (academic warning), the student will have next semester or summer term to improve and return to good standing before termination of the assistantship. Should a student fail to return to good standing after the next semester or summer term, or should a student receive academic exclusion and be dismissed from the degree program, the assistantship will be terminated at once. Course loads for graduate assistants must be at least six graduate semester hours.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES Ability to work independently as well as within a team environment, to take initiative, and to follow through with all responsibilities and assigned tasks. Ability to work with a diverse constituency.
SKILLS Excellent written and oral communication skills. Analytical, organizational, and written communication skills.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found online at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is committed to the fundamental principle of equal opportunity and equal treatment for every prospective and current employee. No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, be excluded from employment or participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination, under any program or activity conducted by GCSU.
Georgia College & State University is a national award-winning institution in areas of student success and achievement. It strives to achieve excellence in the composition of its community, educational programs, university policies, research and scholarship, campus life, employment practices, extracurricular activities, and community outreach. It is a priority of the university to be a welcoming and inclusive environment so that its campus culture will enhance the ability of its community members to succeed in their endeavors, to be respected as individuals, and to feel a sense of belonging.
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position. This position does not have any financial responsibilities. This position will not be required to drive. This role is considered a position of trust. This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card). This position will not travel. This position does not require security clearance.
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