Graduate Assistantships

Policy Statement

This policy statement addresses the terms and conditions which governs Graduate Assistantships.

Reason for Policy

This policy will clarify how the Graduate Assistantships compensation payments would be handled since many of the GAs work was impacted by the COVID-19 disruption. These students could not continue to work on campus for safety reasons when the University moved classes and instructions to virtual formats.

Who Is Governed by this Policy

Graduate Students – must be enrolled in a graduate degree program.

Policy

As part of Adelphi University’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, at this time no change to the payments for GAs has been made, whether they can perform the work remotely or not. This decision will be reviewed periodically.

Procedures

Procedures for this policy have not changed at this time.  Upon periodic review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Forms

This policy does not have forms associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Related Information

This policy does not have related information at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Document History

This section must contain the following dates or placeholders for future dates:

• Last Reviewed Date: May 7, 2020
• Last Revised Date: May 7, 2020
• Policy Origination Date: April 21, 2020

Who Approved This Policy

Jane Fisher, Director of Talent Management and Labor Relations