First name: Last Name:
Email:
Home Phone: Office phone:
Home Zip Code:
Office building: Office number:
Campus Mail PO Box:
Marital Status: --Choose One-- Single Married Same-sex domestic partnership
Age: Gender: --Choose One-- Male Female
Number of Dependent Children:
Was your first semester at UF as an out-of-state student? --Choose One-- Yes No Not Sure
Are you an international student? --Choose One-- Yes No Not Sure
If you are an international student, which country are you from?
IMPORTANT ISSUES Please choose the 4 most important contract issues GAU should prioritize
Child Care
Health Insurance
Dependent Health Insurance
Minimum Stipend (Minimum Pay Rate)
Annual Pay Increases
Workload Limits
Appointment/reappointment Policies
$50/semester International Student Fee
Fee Waiver (Building, Activity, Health, Transportation, etc.)
Salary Inversion (new GA’s being paid more than returning GA’s)
Protections from Discrimination & Harassment
Academic Freedom/Patent Rights
Resident tuition rates for all graduate assistants.
Other (Please Specify):
APPOINTMENTS
Do you know what criteria you must meet before your department will reappoint you as a Graduate Assistant for another semester? Yes No Are appointments/reappointments in your department made fairly? Yes No Have you been offered an appointment letter for next semester yet? Yes No Not Sure What suggestions can you make for the appointment/reappointment process?
Do you know what criteria you must meet before your department will reappoint you as a Graduate Assistant for another semester? Yes No
Are appointments/reappointments in your department made fairly? Yes No
Have you been offered an appointment letter for next semester yet? Yes No Not Sure
What suggestions can you make for the appointment/reappointment process?
COMPENSATION
What primary criterion should be used to determine base salary rates? (Choose one)
Cost of Living in Gainesville Peer University (University of Michigan, UCLA, etc.) Pay Rates for Similar Work Market rates for similar work in industry Money the university spends on non-teaching or non-research functions (administrative perks, landscaping, athletics, etc.) UF President’s salary Equity between departments within UF Equity within departments Other (please specify):
Cost of Living in Gainesville
Peer University (University of Michigan, UCLA, etc.) Pay Rates for Similar Work
Market rates for similar work in industry
Money the university spends on non-teaching or non-research functions (administrative perks, landscaping, athletics, etc.)
UF President’s salary
Equity between departments within UF
Equity within departments
Other (please specify):
WORK
This semester, what is your primary work assignment (choose one)? Teaching your own section Assist teaching another person’s section (grade papers, run discussion groups, etc.) Research (somewhat related to your research interests) Research (not really related to your own research interests) Administrative/clerical Other (please specify):
This semester, what is your primary work assignment (choose one)?
Teaching your own section Assist teaching another person’s section (grade papers, run discussion groups, etc.) Research (somewhat related to your research interests) Research (not really related to your own research interests) Administrative/clerical Other (please specify):
Teaching your own section
Assist teaching another person’s section (grade papers, run discussion groups, etc.)
Research (somewhat related to your research interests)
Research (not really related to your own research interests)
Administrative/clerical
Typically, does the FTE (Full-time equivalent, or hours per week) assigned to you usually cover the required workload? Yes No How many class sections as primary instructor do you teach this semester? --Choose One-- 0 1 2 More than 2 How many discussion/lab sections do you teach this semester? --Choose One-- 0 1 2 More than 2 Are you satisfied with the class size of sections you teach? Yes No Not Applicable
Typically, does the FTE (Full-time equivalent, or hours per week) assigned to you usually cover the required workload? Yes No
How many class sections as primary instructor do you teach this semester? --Choose One-- 0 1 2 More than 2
How many discussion/lab sections do you teach this semester? --Choose One-- 0 1 2 More than 2
Are you satisfied with the class size of sections you teach? Yes No Not Applicable
Are there people in your department who do the work normally assigned to graduate assistants, but are not classified as graduate assistants? For instance, during the summer, are classes taught by people who have been GA’s, but are not classified as GA’s during the summer, but do the same work as during the school year? Yes No Not Sure
MISCELLANEOUS
Do you believe GA’s should receive the same paid health benefits as faculty? Yes No
Are you satisfied with the healthcare provided by the Student Health Care Centre Yes No Not Sure
Do you currently posses an advanced degree beyond your bachelor’s degree? Yes No
Which degree do you expect to receive from UF? --Choose One-- Masters Doctorate Other
What year do you expect to graduate with the above degree? --Choose One-- 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 or later
Did you receive a full tuition waiver this semester? Yes No Not Sure
Are you registered to vote in the State of Florida? Yes No Not Sure
If you are registered to vote, are you registered as: --Choose One-- Democrat Republican Independent Other
Did you vote in last year’s Student Government elections? Yes No Not Sure
ORGANIZING
Have you ever been asked to join GAU? Yes No
Which of the following ways would you be interested in assisting to help make GAU stronger?
Attend Departmental Representative Training Serve on the bargaining/negotiating committee Data entry Database/computer work Analyze data Clerical Hold office hours in GAU office
Attend Departmental Representative Training
Serve on the bargaining/negotiating committee
Data entry
Database/computer work
Analyze data
Clerical
Hold office hours in GAU office
Do you have any comments you would like to pass along to the GAU leadership?