GA) Graduate Assistant - Frederick Douglass Institute

Type of Position:

The Graduate Assistant with the Frederick Douglass Institute working 10 - 20 hours per week/150 - 300 hours per semester.

Pay Rate:

$8.34 per hour

Job Summary:

Successful candidate should have a track record of experience working with diverse populations and issues. Must also be self-motivated and have the focus to work on multiple project simultaneously.

The mission of the Frederick Douglass Institute at ESU is to promote campus diversity at all levels. The Douglass Graduate Assistant will divide his/her work between several different diversity initiatives including the Frederick Douglass Institute itself(posting on social media and attending both FDI meetings and campus events), the Scholar program (student and faculty), Book Club (in conjunction with CMA),Creative Expression (in conjunction with the annual Student Summit in April ofeach year), Debate Society (state level competition held annually), and invitedparticipation on the Diversity and Inclusion Committee at ESU.

Responsibilities:

• The graduate assistant will aid with the roll outof the new program initiatives that include our student scholar program,creative expression event, and book club.
• In addition, assistance with the faculty scholar program will be needed when events are scheduled and campus wide events that are sponsored by FDI will need to be attended by the GA.
• The Frederick Douglass Debate society which is a unique opportunity for students tolearn, or enhance, public speaking skills will continue and require assistance with advertising and promotion, including attendance at club fair, involvementfair, and open houses when possible.
• Posting on social media will be a necessarypart of the job so that we can successfully advertise and promote the program within our own institution and across PASSHE as a whole.
• The successful candidate will be required to attend executive committee meetings once a monthand upon the needs of these smaller subgroups - students scholars, faculty scholar, book club, debate, and creative expression – assist in successful execution of events on campus for each.