So as you've all read in the oh so polite email from Dean Christopher Sharrock, there is no longer a teaching assistant program for us.
I'm trying to get letters from those interested in keeping it going. Letters to Sharrock pertaining to the importance of having such a program, what it does for us, the teachers involved, and even the undergraduate students.
I know some of you, in particular stories I have heard from painting students, have not had such a great time. I'm sorry to hear that as mine is going pretty well. If you guys are willing to write a letter in favor of the teaching assistant positions I urge you to the need for more structure as well as the importance of such positions.
The more letters we have the less the Dean can ignore us. I've even asked my teachers to write a letter.
I hope it can continue. I've found that I am learning a lot about my own practice as an artist through watching and advising students. I hope we can all have that.
If you guys want to send it to me and I will hand them all in together or you can email the dean at csharrock@uarts.edu.
If you are willing, can you please ask your teacher you are working with also. I'm hoping about 10 or so letters will get to him.
zac - this is a good effort.
ReplyDeletejoe is also working on this - it shows up on the list he posted earlier this month.
joe has a meeting schedules with boyle in early november - this is another opportunity to bring it up.
i agree with you - we need to insist on the opportunity to TA.
That reference to Joe definitily stung!
ReplyDeleteI'll gladly write a letter for you.
My impression is that TA positions will be widely available starting in the fall, and i'm trying not to panic until i speak to Erin next week. I'll pass along what goes down at that meeting and we'll take things from there.
I myself dumbly held off on applying for a TA, thinking i'd be better prepared/experienced to do it in the spring.
joe