Updates

IMPORTANT: Please apply for grants of any kind at least 15 working days in advance of the event.

Check SASgov News for details on:
SASgov and Dean’s Award for Research and New Media 

SASgov Travel Grants Spring 2013:
Currently open for graduating students towards job interviews and related travel only.

SASgovConnect

Information for TAs

 

TA Student Evaluations

SAS has moved all evaluations from paper and pencil evaluations online.  This can be especially helpful when trying to secure a job with a teaching post. Get a quick summary of your students’ feedback and see each individual response online here:TA Student Evaluations

The long way: Go to U@Penn (accessible by Penn Portal), right side of the page
Student Advising & Admin Resources>Penn Course Evaluation>My Course Evaluations

TA Training

Students who will be first-time Penn TAs will receive TA training Sept. 1, 2 and 3, 2010. Most but not all SAS graduate students who will be teaching for the first time in 2010-2011 are required to attend. If you have questions about whether you have to attend, please ask your Graduate Group Chair or Program Director.

TA Training is run by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

You can find a more general academic calendar at the Registrar’s site.

Teaching certificate

The Center for Teaching and Learning offers a Teaching Certificate for graduate students who are either currently TA’s or are teaching their own courses. In order to get your teaching certificate, you must:

To look at the requirements more in-depth and for a list of CTL-approved workshops, please visit http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ctl/grad/certificate.html.