Graduate Assistant - Thunderground Events

Graduate Assistant - Thunderground Events

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Grand Canyon University! One of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning. Located in the Valley of Sun in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, GCU is a regionally accredited, private, nondenominational Christian University. Grand Canyon University is seeking a graduate assistant to support GCU's mission through Student Engagement's event space and entertainment center:
Thunderground. This is a commitment through the duration of the Graduate Degree completion at GCU and an in person role located at GCU's Main Campus, 33rd Ave. and Camelback Phoenix, Arizona.

• Perform a variety of tasks which may include event planning/development, setup/teardown, location supervision and managing, and data entry and analysis.
• Oversee Thunderground alongside the Thunderground + Riverbed Manager and student workers and attend most, if not all events/meetings taking place in Thunderground.
• Participate in the planning and implementation of professional development opportunities for Thunderground student workers and other staff.
• May be held responsible for planning and organizing the activities of an assigned event, program, project, and ensuring the activities’ infrastructure is in place.
• Be the lead, and schedule event plans in accordance with specifications and funding limitation; oversee daily operations and coordinate activities of specific programs and determine priorities.
• Partner and collaborate with various internal contacts, or customers, to coordinate activities, promote and encourage cooperation and collection of information/data, products or services or process improvement.
• Review Office needs and expectations and determine most effective means of execution of specific duties to ensure goals are met in a timely fashion.
• Assist in daily operations of Thunderground; supervise the Thunderground outside of normal business hours, including late nights and weekends.

• Be admitted to a graduate degree seeking program at GCU. (Certificate only programs do not satisfy this requirement.)
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0. (If a student is newly admitted to the University, the admission GPA is considered for this requirement.) A student must also maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 during their employment.
• Be enrolled in as a “regular” (not provisional) degree-seeking student for at least 6 graduate level units leading to the degree. (Undergraduate or audited courses do not satisfy this requirement.) Hiring departments may require a higher enrollment.
• Because of the role as student and employee, graduate assistants assume responsibility for upholding the University’s Student Code of Conduct.
• Graduate Assistants are eligible for waiver of tuition for the period employed. Waiver of tuition may be taxable income.
• Graduate Assistants have restricted work hours (maximum of 29 hours per week).

• Graduate Assistant/Employee Tuition Program
• Free on-site gyms on campus

• Internship

• Part-time

• Management and Manufacturing
• Higher Education