Members of the Graduate School’s funding department hosted an online webinar March 1st, to discuss the array of graduate student funding opportunities and use of the eGA, the Electronic Graduate Assistantship Application portal. Funding Director Julie Goodliffe, and Specialists Tequilla Bennett and Melissa Peterson, walked the over 20 attendees through the online portal, clarifying each step required to hire a teaching or research assistant, and nominate them for funding.
”We understand that most users of eGA use it once or twice per year, which makes it difficult to remember where to find things and how to use each box and button, explains the Graduate School’s Director of Funding Dr. Julie Goodliffe. “Due to periodic enhancements, the system and funding details change year to year, so the screens and information that the user is accustomed to, are often different from the last time they logged in.”
Graduate program directors, business officers, and departmental administrators, benefited by viewing the interactive workshop going through each step of eGA. The system uses a variety of screens to communicate with an integrated audience to ultimately ensure a graduate assistant is paid in a timely manner. With easy “drop-down” menu tabs, and step-by-step processes, eGA users can efficiently get this task done.
The Graduate School continues to add modifications to the current system, and many of the day’s participants suggested ideas. Additionally, the Graduate School will hold these webinars on a quarterly basis so informal feedback can be collected and shared.
For a copy of the recorded webinar, visit GPDNet or contact Julie Goodliffe.
eGA information, along with 2018-2019 funding programs, can be found on the Graduate School’s website, or for specific questions email gradassist@uncc.edu.
