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Graduate Assistantship in Periodicals
Job Description |
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Qualification required: |
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The
graduate assistant is expected to have
outstanding writing skills, including
excellent grammar; a keen news sense; strong
organizational skills and capability of
meeting strict deadlines; the ability to work
with limited supervision; the ability to
relate to people of different ages,
socio-economic backgrounds, races, religions
and abilities/disabilities; as well as mature
judgment; flexibility and initiative.
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Duties Performed: |
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The 20
hour-per week position involves interviewing
faculty, staff, and alumni, doing research and
writing assigned articles for the alumni
publications, Honor Roll of Contributors, Winthrop's Annual Report and FYI,
Winthrop's faculty/staff newsletter, as well
as arranging photography to accompany
articles. |
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Relationship of duties to student's graduate
education: |
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Since
most students in this position are in the
Master of English or Master of Liberal Arts
programs and many are planning on either
teaching English or continuing their education
on a doctoral level, writing is an integral
part of their work. Additionally, the
interviewing and research components of the
assistantship broaden their experience. |
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