Graduate Assistantships

The Graduate Assistant supports the Texas A&M Career Center in delivering quality career development support to exploratory students at Texas A&M. This role will assist with program coordination, advise students through major & career exploration and contribute to the Career Center’s efforts to promote career readiness among students.

The Graduate Hall Director is a part-time live-in staff member responsible for the overall or shared administration of a residence hall. The residence hall populations range from 115 to 1,200 and may have between four and twenty-eight undergraduate Resident Advisors. The Graduate Hall Director works with both the staff and residents to develop a comfortable living and learning environment coinciding with the mission and goals of Texas A&M University.

The primary goal of the Residence Hall Tour program is to provide accurate information on guided tours, be a positive representative of the Department of Residence Life and Texas A&M University, and to provide any additional assistance that a visitor may need. The Tour Program Coordinator, a Graduate Assistant Residence Hall Graduate Tour Coordinator, Assistant Tour Coordinator(s) and Tour Guides are university hosts to the many people who visit our campus annually. Residence Life offers walking tours and virtual tours of various styles of residence halls on Monday through Friday and some Saturdays throughout the year.

The graduate assistant plays a critical leadership and support role within the Byrne Student Success Center, coordinating programs, mentoring students, supporting basic needs initiatives and contributing to the College of Education & Human Development’s student success efforts.

The Graduate Assistant’s primary focus will be assisting the Program Manager for Aggie Yell Leaders in the coordination of divisional events and high-profile traditions. This position will also offer some operational support for the Yell Leader program. Duties include assisting the planning and execution of development programs, Midnight Yell Practices, and game day operations. Additional responsibilities will include administrative support, logistics, and collaboration with campus partners. Job tasks are not limited to this overview and may expand based on divisional needs.

The Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) graduate assistant plays a vital role in supporting the Greek community by co-advising governing councils and leading health and safety initiatives. In their first year, the graduate assistant co-advises the Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC) and the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) while helping new affiliate organizations navigate community standards. The second year shifts focus to advising the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) on judicial and safety progress, as well as collaborating with the Interfraternity Council (IFC) on large-scale programming and assessment. Beyond council advising, the graduate assistant serves on department-wide committees and assists with various administrative duties to ensure the holistic development of student leaders.

The Campus Engagement and Traditions Team within the Department of Student Activities seeks a graduate assistant to foster impactful student-advisor relationships with the Student Government Association and Class Councils. In this role, the graduate assistant will enhance their professional skills in training, programming and risk management while supporting high-profile student organizations and large-scale campus traditions. By working closely with student leaders, the individual will play a key part in executing premier campus programs and ensuring the continued success of beloved university legacies.

The Graduate Assistant in Student Affairs Planning, Assessment & Research (SAPAR) primarily will provide support for the Division of Student Affairs (DSA) initiative, Student Affairs Transformation Experience (SATE).  This will be an inaugural year for this assistantship, but SAPAR plans that this person will primarily develop and coordinate SATE outreach and marketing to both student organization advisors and the students themselves. Great opportunity to learn about many facets of the student affairs profession.

This position offers the opportunity to identify student affairs service gaps in a unique segment of the student population and implement strategies to fill those gaps.  While this position works for the benefit of all Texas A&M veteran and military students, it will apply as special focus on students at satellite campuses and in distance education programs.  The Texas A&M Student Experience Study and internal VRSC assessments show these students feel separated from experiences and services more readily available to students on the College Station campus.  This position will pioneer connection methods, assessment techniques, and program creation to improve the student experience for satellite campus and distance education learners.