2015 Teaching GSI Recruitment Announcement: We need speakers for Freshman Orientation Morning of Day 2 Sessions.
PAID and FLEXIBLE SUMMER OPPORTUNITY!
Greetings!
The Office of New Student Programs has several openings for graduate student speakers. Please read the information below, and apply if you are interested and available between June and August 2015 (GSIs select their desired sessions and presentations are divided between those hired).
GSIs NEEDED TO PREPARE NEW STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS!
The University of Michigan Office of New Student Programs is gearing up for our Summer Orientation program and invites experienced GSIs to help welcome our new students to the university. Each summer, freshmen and their parents who attend Orientation have the opportunity to hear from a professor and graduate student instructor about their roles in the classroom during a portion of the Academics and Michigan session that occurs on their second day. We are looking for energetic and motivated graduate student instructors (who have taught previously or who are currently teaching) that represent the many academic disciplines at the University of Michigan to present this summer.
APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
To apply, please send a resume, a cover letter explaining your interest as a GSI speaker (include the subjects/department you currently and have previously been a GSI) and your summer availability (particularly between the dates listed below) to lmiddlet@umich.edu by April 17, 2015 at 5pm.
Invited candidates will be asked to make a 5 minute sample presentation based on the presentation details below as part of their interview with ONSP staff.
Following a spring meeting to prepare the speakers, each selected GSI will make 5 minute presentations at approximately 5 of our 32 Academics at Michigan sessions during Summer Orientation on the Morning of Day Two (MD2), which occurs from ~8:25-10am, Mondays-Thursdays from June 9-August 6 2015. Specific GSI presentation times will be determined over the next month, as we finalize the other session features.
PRESENTATION DETAILS
Your presentation may include:
· Explaining the many roles of GSIs
· What GSIs expect from undergraduates in the classroom
· Your path from undergraduate to graduate student
· Other topics as suggested by ONSP/ the MD2 planning committee
GSIs are not able to use power point at the interview or for the actual MD2 sessions, but may read from notes (your talking points are not expected to be memorized).
SESSION EXPECTATIONS and COMPENSATION
This is your chance to tell freshmen what you wish YOUR students knew in the classroom. Typical group sizes are 250-300 and include BOTH students and parents, so this is a great opportunity to use and build upon your public speaking ability. GSIs are compensated $45 for each presentation, and will be expected to be available for a minimum of three presentations during the summer (June-August).
The exact dates for the sessions are below.
Help shape the newest members of our campus community! Please contact me if you have any questions.
Program
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Day 2 Session Date
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1
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Tuesday, June 9
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2
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Wednesday, June 10
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3
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Thursday, June 11
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4
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Monday, June 15
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5
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Tuesday, June 16
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6
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Wednesday, June 17
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7
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Thursday, June 18
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8
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Monday, June 22
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9
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Tuesday, June 23
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10
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Wednesday, June 24
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11
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Thursday, June 25
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12*
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Monday, June 29
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13
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Tuesday, June 30
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14
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Wednesday, July 1
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15
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Monday, July 6
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16
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Tuesday, July 7
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17
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Wednesday, July 8
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18
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Thursday, July 9
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19
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Monday, July 13
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20
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Tuesday, July 14
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21
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Wednesday, July 15
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22**
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Thursday, July 16
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23
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Monday, July 20
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24
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Tuesday, July 21
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25
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Wednesday, July 22
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26
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Thursday, July 23
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27
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Monday, July 27
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28
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Tuesday, July 28
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29
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Wednesday, July 29
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30
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Thursday, July 30
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31
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Monday, Aug 3
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32
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Tuesday, Aug 4
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33***
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Wednesday, Aug 5
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34***
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Thursday, Aug 6
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* Summer Half ** Art Fair ***This session is scheduled but not publicized to students until we verify need.
