Title: Staff Graduate Assistant

Employee Classification: GS - Graduate Student - Stipend

Pay Grade: GS 0

Division: Enrollment Management

Subdivision: Financial Aid Office

Department: Enrollment Management

Campus Location: Main Campus

General Summary

The Office of Financial Aid is seeking a Graduate Assistant to support financial literacy and student outreach efforts. This role focuses on helping students understand financial aid, budgeting, and responsible borrowing through presentations, calls, emails, and campus partnerships.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

The Office of Financial Aid seeks a Graduate Assistant (GA) to join our team.
The primary function of this GA position is to promote financial literacy, often in collaboration with other departments on campus and to provide financial aid outreach to students and families via calls, emails, presentations and possibly via social media platforms. As such, the GA may need to work outside of normal 8-5 weekday working hours. Occasional weekend and evening hours (while staying within 20 hours/week) will be expected.
The GA must demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills. Qualified candidates will also be reliable self-starters willing to take on a variety of duties including but not limited to: learning financial aid regulations, making outgoing calls, reaching out to collaborate with other departments on campus (i.e. Holman Success Center, UACDC, Campus Wellness, Financial Empowerment Center, Campus Life, etc.), answering incoming phone calls, occasional data entry and working a variety of financial aid reports

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to work up to 20 hours per week is required.
• GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
• Admission and enrollment in a graduate program is required.
• Maintenance of a 67% course completion is required.
• Enrollment in at least six credits for Fall and Winter semesters is required.
• Abide by University Policies and Procedures.
• Remain in good academic and judicial standing with Eastern Michigan University.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates should be proficient in Microsoft Office; Banner and Adobe experience is preferred but not required.
• Candidates should be comfortable with the basic financial literacy topics of Financial Goal Setting, Budgeting, Understanding Credit, and Identity Protection.
• Effective communication both verbally and in writing.
• Adhere to the Office of Financial Aid Code of Ethics.
  
  Please note: Candidates are required to attach a resume, cover letter and one (1) letter of recommendation.
  

Special Instructions:

Appointment Percentage:

100%

About Eastern Michigan University

Since its inception, Eastern Michigan, first as a Normal School, then as a College and finally as a University, has grown and developed to respond to the ever-changing needs of society. Over the years, EMU has educated thousands of sons and daughters of Michigan, the nation, and the world. The University currently serves 23,000 students who are pursuing undergraduate, graduate, specialist, doctoral and certificate degrees in the arts, sciences and professions. In all, more than 200 majors, minors and concentrations are delivered through the University's Colleges of Arts and Sciences; Business; Education; Health and Human Services; Technology, and its graduate school. Eastern Michigan's exceptional faculty, students and alumni include CEOs from major businesses; a National Student Teacher of the Year, National Teacher of the Year, numerous Fulbright Scholars and Milken Family Foundation National Educators award winners; and several Michigan Teachers of the Year.

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