Graduate Assistantships

Residential Life compensates for on-campus visits including travel and lodging.

Graduate assistants have a salary of $10,000 for 9.5 months of academic year employment, plus additional compensation for training days. Summer employment has a salary of $5,000.

Graduate assistants (GAs) receive full graduate tuition remission (at the graduate school tuition level rate), approximately valued at $10,658. Such enrollment shall not exceed twelve (12) credit hours per semester.

GAs have the option of taking classes and taking on a summer GA position, but this is not required.  Some Graduate students have chosen to take an off-campus internship in the summer.  Summer GAs shall receive full summer graduate tuition remission valued at $5,329.

Residential Life Benefits:

• A one bedroom furnished apartment, including local phone service, local digital cable service, ethernet access, wifi, a washer and dryer located within the apartment: valued at approximately $725/month.
• Contemporary office furnishings and an office computer.
• Our pet policy allows one cat, one bird, or many fish.
• A fiance, spouse, or legally dependent children may share the apartment.
• Additional compensation for training. Valued at approximately $48 per day of training.
• Utilize $400 professional development fund for your conference travel, organization memberships, and subscriptions.

Approximate 12-month package value: $40,307

Approximate 9.5-month package value: $28,718

• Participate in a two-week fall training period.
• Share your knowledge through training and program presentations; fall and in-service CA training, and other opportunities.
• Join committees or present at Regional Student Affairs and Housing Conferences (including UMR, ATCCHA, MCPA, Spring Leadership Institute).

We are Proudly Associated with these Organizations:

• Association of College and University Housing Officers-International (ACUHO-I)
• Upper Midwest Region of the Association of College and University Housing Officers (UMR-ACUHO)
• American College Personnel Association/College Student Educators International (ACPA)
• Minnesota College Personnel Association (MCPA)
• National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)
• Midwest Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (MACURH)
• National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA)
• American Association of University Women (AAUW)
• Association For Student Conduct Administrators (ASCA)
• Associated Twin Cities College Housing Administrators (ATCCHA)

We hope you find them comfortable and inviting, with modern furnishings, wireless internet, laundry, and adequate storage space. The apartments come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with a variety of amenities. We expect our live-in staff to adhere to University policies regarding smoking and alcohol.

Priority Application Due Date: February 7, 2021

Phone Screening Interviews: Mid to Late February

Finalist Interviews: Mid to Late March

Graduate Assistantship Offers Extended: April

To apply, complete a graduate assistant application and email it along with a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts, and three references to Peter Hausladen. The priority application deadline is February 7, 2021.