{"596814":{"#nid":"596814","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Sign Up for GT GradWorks to Simplify Grad Student Hiring","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Simple\u0026rdquo; isn\u0026rsquo;t usually a word used to describe managing the administrative tasks that come with hiring graduate\u0026nbsp;assistants of any type. But, thanks to GT GradWorks, the process is getting a little easier.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Graduate student hiring has been a challenge, due to paper applications or inconsistent processes,\u0026rdquo; said Marla Bruner, interim director of Graduate Studies. \u0026ldquo;But, GradWorks puts all of the steps and tools for hiring and managing the 3,000 graduate students who are hired, trained, and managed each semester under one electronic system.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new system, which was created by Georgia Tech Research Institute and is managed by Graduate Studies, was launched in July. Fifteen schools are currently using it including Aerospace, Public Policy, and Biology. The deadline for schools not currently participating to get on board for spring is Friday, Oct. 13. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EHere are just a few of the ways that GT GradWorks simplifies the hiring\/management process:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETracks hiring status and overpayment data to reduce overhead and communication time.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMonitors research requirements to allow schools to assign training proactively, reducing time it takes research to proceed.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAllows students to monitor their applications and their work schedules, simplifying time management and reducing uncertainty.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETraining sessions for the new system will begin in early October. The dates for each of the sessions are listed below:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ETuesday, Oct. 10, 11 a.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tRoom 125, Clough Commons\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Oct. 19, 10 a.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tRoom 325, Clough Commons\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EThursday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\tRoom 325, Clough Commons\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about GT GradWorks, training sessions, or getting access to the system, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/GTGradWorks\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/GTGradWorks\u003C\/a\u003E. To register for spring participation, email \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:marla.bruner@grad.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBruner\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech institutes a new system to streamline the hiring and processing of graduate assistants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech institutes a new system to streamline the hiring and processing of Graduate research assistants."}],"uid":"32894","created_gmt":"2017-10-02 21:30:24","changed_gmt":"2017-10-05 19:03:12","author":"Brian Gentry","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"596813":{"id":"596813","type":"image","title":"Graduate Student Research ","body":null,"created":"1506978978","gmt_created":"2017-10-02 21:16:18","changed":"1507034374","gmt_changed":"2017-10-03 12:39:34","alt":"Graduate Student Conducting Research","file":{"fid":"227466","name":"09E2048-P1-015[1].jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09E2048-P1-015%5B1%5D.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/09E2048-P1-015%5B1%5D.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":601152,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/09E2048-P1-015%5B1%5D.jpg?itok=wi2OQ4Jv"}}},"media_ids":["596813"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gradadmiss.gatech.edu\/GTGradWorksstudent","title":"Gradworks Website"},{"url":"http:\/\/grad.gatech.edu","title":"Graduate Studies"}],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"175739","name":"Gradworks"},{"id":"114731","name":"graduate admissions"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:marla.bruner@grad.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EMarla Bruner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOffice for Graduate Studies\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}