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A '''Graduate Assistant''' or '''GA''' is a graduate student hired by the [[Office of Residential Programs]] to live in undergraduate [[:Category:Residence halls|residence halls]]. They get a free room, and a $4200 stipend. Their purpose is mainly to sign [[CAVA]]ed freshmen out of [[St. Luke's Hospital]] , but according to the website, "through professional experiences, the graduate assistants support the mission and needs of our office and gain transferable skills." (That's administration-speak at it's best!)
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A '''Graduate Assistant''' or '''GA''' is a graduate student hired by the [[Office of Residential Programs]] to live in undergraduate [[:Category:Columbia undergraduate residence halls|residence halls]]. They get a free room, and a $4200 stipend. Their purpose is mainly to sign [[CAVA]]ed freshmen out of [[St. Luke's Hospital]] , but according to the website, "through professional experiences, the graduate assistants support the mission and needs of our office and gain transferable skills." (That's administration-speak at it's best!)
  
 
Candidates for the GA position should be enrolled in a Columbia University graduate school. First year law, dental, medical, business, and social work students are ineligible due to the fact that "the academic requirements and job responsibilities are too great."
 
Candidates for the GA position should be enrolled in a Columbia University graduate school. First year law, dental, medical, business, and social work students are ineligible due to the fact that "the academic requirements and job responsibilities are too great."
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 17 April 2015

A Graduate Assistant or GA is a graduate student hired by the Office of Residential Programs to live in undergraduate residence halls. They get a free room, and a $4200 stipend. Their purpose is mainly to sign CAVAed freshmen out of St. Luke's Hospital , but according to the website, "through professional experiences, the graduate assistants support the mission and needs of our office and gain transferable skills." (That's administration-speak at it's best!)

Candidates for the GA position should be enrolled in a Columbia University graduate school. First year law, dental, medical, business, and social work students are ineligible due to the fact that "the academic requirements and job responsibilities are too great."