Graduate Assistant Placement Program

Registration for 2024-25 Grad Assistantships in the
Division of Student Affairs and other Student Services departments will open December 11, 2023.
Check back for updates!

The Division of Student Affairs, in collaboration with the Master’s of Education in Higher Education Administration graduate program, will be hosting the 4th annual Graduate Assistantship Placement Program (GAPP) Interview Day in Spring 2024. Interview Days are Thursday, March 28 and Friday, 29, 2024 between 8 am and 5 pm, but are subject to change.

GAPP helps recruit and match prospective graduate students interested in a career in higher education, student personnel services, student development, or a closely related field with the multitude of departments that make up the Division of Student Affairs and other departments across the university that are considered traditional student services. GAPP is dedicated to the personal and professional growth of future higher education professionals and other participants who desire to work in dynamic environments centered around student affairs/student services.

The Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies requires that graduate students be fully admitted into a graduate program prior to receiving employment/assistantship offers.

Who Should Register for GAPP?

GAPP is open to all current or prospective Georgia Southern students who are seeking a graduate assistantship. Prospective students must be fully admitted to Georgia Southern in order to participate in the interview process. Student candidates can be enrolled in any graduate level academic program. Candidates enrolled in the Master of Education in Higher Education Administration graduate program are prioritized with interview offers and subsequent assistantship offers. If you have a love and desire to work with students as a career or simply during an assistantship experience, registering for GAPP is a good place to start your journey. The departments who hire for GAPP stem from the Divisions of Student Affairs, Enrollment, Marketing, and Student Success, Inclusive Excellence, Auxiliary Services, and others.

Process

The GAPP Interview Day will be a hybrid experience in which the candidate can choose to interview via Zoom or in person at either of our campuses in Statesboro or Savannah. Either option weighs equally in a candidate’s experience with a hiring department. This approach is being done to accommodate those students who may not being able to travel and accommodate those who desire to. During the registration process, candidates can choose the types of functional areas they are interested in interviewing for within the registration form. Employers from various departments will screen all applications and determine which candidates they would like to schedule an interview with. Candidates will be notified about which departments are interested in setting up an interview. Additional process notes include:

• This experience is a matching process in which candidates who are interviewing will be matched with a department/position they interviewed with and that is also deemed the best fit based on the candidate desires and the department needs. 
• Candidates who are offered an assistantship will only receive one offer based on the interviews held. It is possible for a candidate to not receive an offer based on trying to match candidate and hiring department ranking preferences. 
• Candidates are highly encouraged to give their best on every interview and convey to hiring departments their passion and interest in those areas. 
• A detailed schedule is listed below to keep you informed of each stage of the process.

Students who register for for GAPP will be initially screened to ensure a close match between participating departments and previous/current work experiences/career goals. Not all candidates may receive an interview based on this criteria in addition to having limited interview time slots during the GAPP Interview Days. Students will be informed about their status as soon as possible prior to the Interview Day.

Timeline (tentative and subject to change)

Tentative Interview Day Schedule

Thursday, March 28, 2024

In Person interviews for GA positions that are based in Statesboro occur on this day ONLY
Virtual interviews are available on this day for positions that are based in Statesboro and Savannah

Friday, March 29, 2024
In Person interviews for GA positions that are based in Savannah occur on this day ONLY
Virtual interviews are available on this day for positions that are based in Statesboro and Savannah

Grad Assistant Positions for 2024-25

A diverse variety of departments will be participating in GAPP 2024 to offer a wide range of assistantship opportunities. We are currently inviting and organizing those departments who plan to participate as a hiring department. Participating Departments and Job Descriptions will be posted here on a rolling basis, but no later than Feb. 5, 2024.

Register

Registration OPENS on December 11, 2023

Contact

Please email gapp@georgiasouthern.edu for any questions about the process.  This email is monitored closely by staff members in the Division of Student Affairs and you will receive a timely response.

GAPP Planning Committee 2023-24

Dr. Ken Gassiot, Division of Student Affairs, Chair

Meg Heins, University Housing

Dr. Francisco Lugo, Fraternity & Sorority Life

Dr. Zwisel Gandia, Office of Student Conduct

Dr. Dan Calhoun, Faculty, Higher Education Program

Bridget Eubanks, Student Union Facilities & Event Services

Mary Jernigan, College of Graduate Studies

Kelli Waters, Student Accessibility Resource Center

Dan Cain, University Housing

Last updated: 11/28/2023