Graduate Assistant - Pride Center

Spring 2026 Graduate Assistant - Pride Center

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

The College of Graduate Studies (COGS) coordinates all of BSU’s Graduate Assistantships. For more information on the program or for the status of your application, please contact:
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Spring 2026 Graduate Assistant - Pride Center

The Graduate Assistant (GA) will work 20 hours per week and receive up to 12 credits of tuition and student fee waivers: 9 for spring and 3 for summer.

Under the supervision of the Director of the GLBTA Pride Center, the Graduate Assistant (GA) will have the opportunity to develop and apply their skills and knowledge of supervision, mentoring, student development, group dynamics and facilitation, educational programming, and equity diversity, social justice, as they pertain to students of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQIA+) and related topics.

The GA has three main responsibilities:
Leading Student Employees, Supporting Student Success, and promoting the Pride Center’s events and resources through our social media and flyers.

• The GA will assist in supporting the Pride Center’s undergraduate student employees. The GA will offer guidance, feedback, and appropriate resources to student employees that increases student employees’ effectiveness for interacting with visitors, sharing relevant Center information, and co-creating a safe, respectful, and inclusive Center environment.
• In collaboration with the Assistant Director, the GA will be involved in the interview and hiring process for new student employees and will support the new student employee onboarding process.
• When student employees voice interest in creating a Center event, the GA is responsible for guiding such programming, vetting for quality control, assisting students in managing an event planning timeline, and holding post-event debriefing sessions where formal feedback is exchanged.
• The GA will assist the Director and Assistant Director with delegation of projects to be completed by student workers during their scheduled shifts.
• In collaboration with the Assistant Director, the GA will also complete a performance review at the end of the Spring semester on each student employee’s performance.

• The GA will work with the Pride Center Navigator to assist with academic support programming and outreach efforts.
• The GA is expected to communicate effectively and respectfully with all students who utilize the Pride Center, to make necessary referrals, and to offer relevant resources to students as appropriate.
• The GA also serves as a first point of contact for students who visit the Center and are seeking support, assistance, informal mentoring, or campus resources on a range of topics including issues related to their academic, career, psychosocial, and identity development.
• Under the guidance of the Director, the GA will collaborate with other university departments to share information and resources that pertain to LGBTQIA+ student success.
• Under the guidance of the Director, the GA will assist with overseeing student support groups, such as Transgender Identities Group (TIG), and Queer People of Color (QPOC).
• The GA will serve as the convener and facilitator of Rainbow Connections, a processing group designed for students seeking additional support.
• Under the guidance of the Director, the GA will have the opportunity to research topics on high impact, student success practices pertaining to LGBTQIA+ student populations and intersecting identities (such as LGBTQIA+ students of color) to assist in eliminating student success equity gaps. The GA will have the option to present this research at the annual StARS Symposium.

• The GA is responsible for maintaining a positive social media presence for the Pride Center, using data and analytics to engage with and grow the Pride Center’s social media presence.
• The GA is responsible for ensuring that Pride Center programs and resources are being promoted in a timely manner via social media platforms and…