From: Agriculture Graduate Academic <AgricultureGraduateAcademic@umanitoba.ca>
Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 3:58 PM
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Subject: PLEASE RSVP: FAFS Teaching Assistant and Grader Marker Virtual Orientation - Tuesday, September 14th, 10:00am-12:00pm

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Good afternoon,

On Tuesday, September 14^th, we will be holding a virtual orientation from 10:00am-12:00pm, designed for all Teaching Assistants and Grader Markers, in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. Returning Teaching Assistants and Grader Markers are welcome.

Please encourage your new Teaching Assistants and Grader Markers to attend this meeting as valuable information will be provided. University and Faculty supports that are available to them will be discussed. Please see the attached draft agenda for more details.

The following are some links where Teaching Assistants and Grader Markers can access resources and information that will be discussed.

· Sessional Instructors’ Orientation Handbook

https://umanitoba.ca/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/sites/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/files/2021-06/Sessional_Instructors_Orientation_Handbook.pdf

· Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Handbook

http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/afs/pdf/Faculty_AgFoodSci_Bylaws_Revised_2019_with_HE_policies_6_FEB_2020.pdf

· Responsibilities of Academic Staff with Regards to Students (ROASS)

https://umanitoba.ca/admin/governance/governing_documents/students/278.html

· ROASS compliant syllabus
https://umanitoba.ca/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/support/roass-compliant-syllabus

· Teaching Resources

https://umanitoba.ca/centre-advancement-teaching-learning/support#teaching-resources

· Access and Privacy Resources

https://umanitoba.ca/access_and_privacy/resources.html

Please have your Teaching Assistants and Grader Markers RSVP to Rachel.Sydor@umanitoba.ca by Friday, September 10^th, 4:30pm.

Sincerely,

Jitendra Paliwal and Michele Rogalsky