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)
Candidate Registration Opens | Monday, December 11, 2023 |
Candidate Registration Closes | Friday, March 1, 2024 (11:59 PM) |
Communication from Employers to Candidates for interview scheduling | Begins March 5, 2024 |
Meet-and-Greet with other Candidates (Virtual and Optional) | Wednesday, March 27, 2024 |
Interview Day(s) | Thursday, March 28, 2024 Friday, March 29, 2024 |
Candidate Rankings Due | Wednesday, April 3, 2024 |
Department/Offices Rankings Due | Friday, April 5, 2024 |
Department/Offices Offer Deadline | By Friday, April 12, 2024 |
Candidates Offer Acceptance Deadline | Friday, April 19, 2024 |
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
Date | Time | Activity/Appointment | Notes |
Wednesday, March 27 | 7 – 8:30 PM | Meet and Greet (Virtual and Optional) | Virtual social with current grad students in Higher Education Program (link in GAPP Registration) |
Thursday, March 28 (Statesboro: Russell Union) Friday, March 29 (Savannah: Student Union) | 8-9:30 AM | Check In (candidates may check in anytime during this time with the check in link provided via email ) | All |
9:30- 10 AM | GAPP Welcome/Schedule Review/Greetings from Division of Students Affairs Leadership. In person candidates and virtual candidates will have separate, but concurrent, welcome sessions. | ||
10- 10:45 AM | Interview Block 1 | 45 minute Interview (15 minute break) | |
11-11:45 AM | Interview Block 2 | 45 minute Interview (15 minute break) | |
Noon-1 PM | Lunch (Free time. No scheduled Zoom/In Person sessions) | ||
1-1:45 PM | Interview Block 3 | 45 minute Interview (15 minute break) | |
2-2:45 PM | Interview Block 4 | 45 minute Interview (15 minute break) | |
3-3:45 PM | Interview Block 5 | 45 minute Interview (15 minute break) | |
4-4:45 PM | Interview Block 6 | 45 minute Interview (15 minute break) |
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