T & I Practicum GA (AY 26-27 C91157

GA Practicum In Interpretation

Under supervision of the professors of Practicum in Interpretation, the GA provides administrative support for the Practicum in Interpretation course. This is a non-exempt, temporary part time staff position.

This position is compensated at the Level B rate on the MIIS student wage scale. $17.45 per hour

• Sets up a new Canvas site for the course. Rolls over as much as possible from the previous semester(s), and create a new Calendar of Events (CoE), and CI and CL List.
• Reads all emails sent by the practicum professors (PPs). Adds all events mentioned in the emails to the corresponding weeks on the CoE.
• Checks all equipped locations for interpretable events. Uses 25live, the MIIS Events page, and the academic calendar.
• Puts interpretable one-off events, speaker series events, etc. on the CoE
• Compiles a list of courses held in equipped locations (course title and number, professor's name, class times and venues) and shares with the PPs for discussion.
• Attends Friday workshops.
• Checks email on a daily basis, responds to everything that is time-sensitive on the same day.
• Is the practicum students' main POC for questions and issues throughout the week
• Updates the CoE as soon as the PPs suggest new events.
• Requests materials from event organizers, makes sure the CIs get materials for preparation.
• Attends planning meetings as scheduled.
• Manages the Canvas site on a daily basis, e.g.:
• Creates sign-up forms for weekly events
• Monitors sign-ups, confirm interpreters, add their names to the CoE
• Updates the booth hour tracker on a weekly basis
• Does additional room/lab reservation as necessary
• Reviews logs
• Alerts Media Services and Security of the events which are going to be interpreted (if additional support is needed)
• Sends reminders about workshops to the class
• Helps with arrangements for field trips (e.g. carpooling, assigning students to groups, etc.)
• Recharges and does inventory on equipment on a biweekly basis

Performs other related duties as requested by Program.