Graduate Assistant UREC: Event Operations; Beg Fall

Job Title: Graduate Assistant for UREC:
Event Operations (Beg Fall 2026)

Location: UWG Recruiting Location

Regular/Temporary: Temporary

Full/Part Time: Part-Time

Job : 297589

This duties for this position include the following:

• Event Management (50%)
  • Manage and coordinate up to 20 undergraduate Event Management staff members to be able to successfully execute all events, meetings, and any other programs hosted in the Campus Center
  • Assist the Coordinator of Events and Facilities with the scheduling and confirming of 1,700+ facility reservations annually using Event Management Software (EMS)
  • Coordinate Campus Center walk‑throughs with faculty, staff, students, and third‑party constituents to determine event needs, scope, and event specifics each week
  • Provide evening and weekend supervision as needed large scale and campus-wide events
• Supervision (30%)
  • Hire, manage, train, and evaluate an Event Management staff of approximately 20 student employees
  • Facilitate monthly staff meetings and quarterly in‑services trainings to enhance the services and knowledge of the Event Management staff
  • Provide professional development to the Event Management staff through the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies
• Administrative Responsibilities (20%)
  • Assist in the development and monitoring of the area budget of approximately $90,000, particularly in the areas of student wages, operating supplies such as A/V equipment repair and replacement, event management supplies, event revenues, etc.
  • In conjunction with the Coordinator of Events, complete a monthly budget reconciliation for student wages and operational expenses and a monthly report highlighting updates, areas for improvement, personnel training and development, and other statistical information
  • Attend weekly staff meetings and monthly divisional meetings

• Be fully admitted to a graduate degree program ase note:
  Students admitted provisionally are not eligible for assistantship positions.
• Hold a Bachelor
  ¿ s degree from an accredited institution.
• Be enrolled full‑time in a UWG graduate program during the assistantship period.
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in all previous and current graduate coursework and remain in good academic standing.
• Meet eligibility requirements for employment in the United States.
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and the community.

• Two years
  ¿ collegiate recreation program experience;
• Motivated, enthusiastic, and attentive to detail
• Ability to work with a diverse group
• Experience utilizing EMS and/or other recreation management software
• Licensed driver

• A monthly stipend of $1,000.00 per month
• A tuition waiver, reducing your graduate tuition to $25 per semester plus mandatory fees as long as you are employed in your assistantship.

• Resume
• Cover letter
• UWG Graduate School acceptance letter

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, and reach while performing job duties.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to drive.

For questions or further information about this position, please contact Darian Bernard at dbernard.

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