[Plsfaculty] Reminder: Required TA/RA Conversation forms due 5/12

[Mark A Beilstein]

Hi All,

Please be sure to complete your career conversation forms (see below) with
your graduate students and submit them to me by May 15th. As a reminder,
graduate funding from the graduate college is contingent on having these
completed forms on file. Send completed forms to, *mbeilstein at arizona.edu
<mbeilstein at arizona.edu>*.

Thanks,
Mark


*Information from the Graduate College and Links to Forms:*

The University of Arizona requires that each person occupying a Graduate
Assistantship/ Associateship in Teaching (GAT), Research (GAR) or
Outreach/Other (GAO) position *must receive a written performance
evaluation* from their faculty supervisor at the end of each term of hire,
regardless of the specific duties.


The end of the term evaluation is intended to be a tool for both the
student and the department to monitor and facilitate teaching/research
improvements and to assist with the GA’s professional development. The
Graduate College has designed a Career Conversations form that emulates the
one used for other University employees (TA Conversations(link is external)
<https://arizona.box.com/v/grad-ta-conversation>, RA Conversations(link is
external) <https://arizona.box.com/v/grad-ga-conversation> and OA
Conversations(link is external)
<https://arizona.box.com/v/grad-oa-conversation>). The conversation should
follow the UA Human Resources (HR) example as shown in the video
overview(link is external)
<https://hr.arizona.edu/career-conversations#Video> with one important
exception - GAs are *not* expected to align their evaluations to the UA
strategic plan. The individual hiring units need to set up the flow,
format, and additional rubrics that meet the hiring unit's needs.
Completion of the GA conversations document by the student is a condition
of continued employment for all GAs. The hiring unit is responsible for
keeping the individual assessment forms on file (making sure to give a
signed copy to the student). To verify compliance with the end of term
evaluation, the hiring unit's designated staff person must complete
the *verification
form*
<https://grad.arizona.edu/forms/financial-resources/graduate-teaching-assistantassociate-evaluation>
 to show overall completion of the assessments. *Attempted submission by
unauthorized parties may put the submitter at risk for a code of conduct
violation or other disciplinary action.*
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