It's a Numbers Game!
To be considered full-time status, a GA must work THIS NUMBER of hours per week. Any less and they are considered part-time.
What is 20 hours per week?
What is dental insurance?
GAs get one day of THIS type of leave per semester.
GAU participates in THIS URI organization to discuss the impacts of ChatGPT/Claude on assistantships.
What is the URI AI Task Force?
THIS contract right allows GAs to teach, research, and express scholarly ideas without fear of discipline for controversial viewpoints.
What is academic freedom?
In the 2026-2027 academic year, all full-time GAs will receive a THIS NUMBER percent waiver of standard student fees.
What is a 40 percent fee waiver?
URI is a big campus to walk around, but full time GAs who have a car, get THIS type of pass at no cost.
THIS type of leave is the rarest to take as it is only for GAs who are in the United States Armed Forces.
What is Military Leave?
THIS office maintains an official personnel file for each Graduate Assistant under the contract.
What is the Office of Human Resources?
If a GA is suddenly fired from their position for expressing their support of Pride Month or being part of the LGBTQ+ community, that would violate THIS clause in the contract.
What is the non-discrimination clause?
Level 3 GAs are the only GAs that can be authorized to work an additional THIS NUMBER hours per week with approval of their graduate program director and Dean of the Grad School.
What is 10 hours per week?
THIS fund provides financial assistance when graduate assistants experience qualifying emergency events?
What is the Emergency Assistance Fund?
The loss of one's loyal family dog, while sad, does not qualify a GA for THIS type of leave.
What is Bereavement Leave?
Some GAs who are Teaching Assistants may have THIS additional title indicating a higher level of teaching responsibilities, often abbreviated as IOR.
What is Instructor of Record?
THIS union right gives GAs the freedom to organize together and negotiate over wages, benefits, and working conditions
What is collective bargaining?
To be in good standing, a GA must be enrolled in a minimum of THIS NUMBER of credits each semester.
What is 6 credits a semester?
(3 credits if you're ABD)
Full-time graduate assistants receive a waiver of THESE fees, reducing the financial burden of attending school.
What are standard student fees?
For THIS type of leave, if the GA's absence is more than 3 days, a physician's certificate may be required.
What is Sick Leave?
Who is the Dean of the Graduate School?
What are summer assistantships?
Per the contract, URI Administration agrees to give GAU a list of bargaining unit members THIS NUMBER times a year
What is 2 times a year
The Graduate School must publicly post THIS information, including pay scales, fees, tuition, and benefits on its website.
What is Graduate Assistant Total Compensation?
If a GA goes on THIS type of leave that must be approved by the Graduate School, all other types of allowable leaves and benefits will be suspended.
What is an Academic Leave of Absence?
When a GA is required to use their personal vehicle for University business, they will be paid mileage in accordance with the mileage reimbursement policy/procedures established by THIS Office.
Who is the Controller's Office?
Despite conditions at URI, GAU cannot cause, call, or sanction THIS type of action during the duration of the CBA. Though at the same time, GAs cannot be locked out by the council.
What is a strike?