Spring 2026 Graduate Assistant Town Hall
Where: Commons 329 (in-person) + Virtual (Webex): link • Password: mMPJvnc87g8
When: Friday, may 8th, 12-1pm
Who: Graduate Assistants only (TAs, RAs, graders, peaceworkers)
Format: 60 minutes · in-person + hybrid
Join GAAC for our Spring 2026 Graduate Assistant Town Hall — a full hour of report-backs, a Q&A panel with Graduate School leadership, and an open floor for the issues that matter most to GAs. This is the last GAAC-wide gathering before our May 19 Meet & Confer with the President and Graduate School administration, and what comes out of this room shapes what we carry into it.
Free pizza & drinks (veg/halal options) — grab a slice, share your voice!
🎁 T-Shirt Giveaway — limited edition GSA - GAAC Spring 2026
Two steps to grab one:
- Complete the GAAC input survey online before the Town Hall → [survey link]
- Show up in person — bring your survey confirmation, and we'll hand you a t-shirt at the door, while supplies last.
Survey responses also feed directly into our Meet & Confer prep, so you're shaping the agenda either way.
What's on the agenda
1. Welcome & GAAC overview
2. GAAC Updates: What We've Done For You
- Health insurance update
- GA Lifecycle & Payroll Continuity
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Funding Continuity & Cost of Living
3. Q&A Panel — Sunji Jangha, Senior Assistant Dean, Graduate School
4. GSWU Presentation (20 minutes — information only, GAAC neutral) Graduate Students United Workers will share information about their work. Questions for GSWU should be directed to their representatives during their segment.
5. Closing & how to stay connected — Including details on the May 19 Meet & Confer and the t-shirt giveaway draw.
Why attend
- Hear concrete updates from this semester's Meet & Confer cycle, what's moved, what's still open
- Put questions directly to Senior Assistant Dean Sunji Jangha
- Help prioritize what GAAC carries into the May 19 Meet & Confer
- Meet your college's GAAC representative
- Submit concerns openly or anonymously
How to participate
- RSVP on the [myUMBC event page] so we can plan food and seating
- Complete the input survey to qualify for the t-shirt giveaway and shape the agenda: [survey link]
- Prefer to stay anonymous? Use the GAAC Submit Concerns form: [link]
Questions? Email gsagaac@umbc.edu or visit us at Commons 308.
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