[Plsgs] IMPORTANT End of Semester Reminders

Fri Apr 21 12:19:53 MST 2023

Hello SPLS Grads,

I hope this email finds you well! I am sending this email again as a reminder to complete and submit your evaluations (Career Conversations), complete and submit your Annual Progress forms, and enroll in units for the Fall 2023 semester. I have provided details below but in sum please be sure to do the following:

  1.  Enroll in a minimum of 6 units. Note: If you are a first-year student, CALS requires you to be enrolled in a minimum of 9 units.
  2.  Annual Progress Meeting (see attached form) due by May 15th.
  3.  End of Year evaluation form, links to the evaluation form for TA/RA evaluations are below. (This is also known as end of semester career conversation form) due by May 15th.

The Annual Progress Form and the Career Conversation Form will be returned to Amanda Armendariz, amandao at arizona.edu<mailto:amandao at arizona.edu>

Please know that failure to comply will delay your funding and benefits for the Fall 2023 semester.

Course Registration:

Please enroll in Fall 2023 courses. I can assist you with enrolling in any PLS/PLP 900, 910, or 920 courses. I will need an email with the following information from you:

Course
Instructor
# of units
Semester

Annual Progress Meeting:

Your annual meeting with your Advisory Committee is required to ensure your progress towards degree completion. Below is an excerpt from the graduate handbook<https://cals.arizona.edu/spls/sites/cals.arizona.edu.spls/files/gradhndbk_files/SPLS_Graduate_Handbook_2020-01.pdf>:

Annual meetings with the Advisory Committee are required to ensure appropriate progress toward completion of the degree program. After each meeting, you and your Major Advisor will complete an Annual Progress Report, which must be on file by May 15 each year in order to remain in good standing and be considered for financial support the following year.

For your convenience, I have attached the form you will use with your Advisory Committee. This form is emailed to me so that I may keep on file. Please let me know if you need anything, or if I can clarify something for you.

End of Semester Evaluation:

Finally, 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 (Teaching Assistant: TA Conversations(link is external)<https://arizona.box.com/v/grad-ta-conversation>, or Research Assistant: RA Conversations(link is external)<https://arizona.box.com/v/grad-ga-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 Completion of the GA conversations document by the student is a condition of continued employment for all GAs.

Sincerely,

Amanda Armendariz, MSW
Student Support/Graduate Coordinator
School of Plant Sciences<https://cals.arizona.edu/spls/graduate>
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
University of Arizona
Forbes Bldg Room 319
520-621-1219

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