[Plsgs] IMPORTANT Information regarding funding and TA/RA positions

[Armendariz, Amanda - (amandao)]

Hello SPLS Grads,

I hope your semester is going well. It is that time of the year to consider your schedule and discuss with your PI funding for the Spring 2023 semester. Registration for Spring 2023 is approaching and more information regarding registration dates and deadlines can be found here: https://registrar.arizona.edu/dates-and-deadlines

Below is a timeline of events and guidelines to consider when speaking to your PI about funding.

The timeline:

  1.  Students will have until 10/24 to communicate with their PI on their courses, graduation plans, TA requirements, etc.
  2.  Students will communicate back to me if they will be funded on an RA position or if they will be requesting a TA position
  3.  If you will be funded through an RA position, please provide me, or have your PI, provide me with the account number you will be funded from by 10/24
  4.  TA assignments will be plotted and approved by the DGS
  5.  Offer letters will then be drafted and sent out to students by Lizeth Enriquez

With this email, I am announcing the official call to speak with your faculty!

Some guidelines:

  *   Please consider that full graduate funding consists of 3 items: stipend, tuition, health insurance.  When you are hired as a TA or an RA all three are covered.
  *   If you will be funded by an RA, your faculty PI will need to provide you with an account number for your funding or work with the accounting team on your funding.  This must be completed by 10/24.
  *   If you will be funded by a TA, your faculty supervisor will be the DGS and you will need to complete all training and language requirements.  You will need to sign up for a TA position and a form will be sent out to you with possible TA courses available to TA for.
  *   This is meant to assist the students in having these types of discussions- if you are having problems initiating a conversation, please reach out to me so that I can work with you.

Please be sure to sign up for a TA position or advise on RA funding no later than 10/24.

Sincerely,

Amanda Armendariz, MSW
Student Support/Graduate Coordinator
School of Plant Sciences
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
University of Arizona
Forbes bldg room 317
520-621-1219

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