This Committee will advise the department and the department Chair on matters of rehiring and dismissal. Final decisions on dismissal will be made by the department Chair. The Committee will conduct an evaluation of each TA during each semester. All new TAs will be assigned to a full-time faculty member, who will act as a teaching mentor. It is the responsibility of the TA to meet with the faculty mentor at the beginning of each semester and throughout the term as the need arises.
Mentors are available to discuss teaching techniques, course content, grading policies, and exams.
In case of classroom difficulty, the first person a TA should contact is the faculty mentor. If this is not possible, either the department Chair, the Graduate Committee Chair, or the Undergraduate Committee Chair should be contacted. Continuing TAs may be assigned a mentor if the TA or the department so desires. If a TA becomes ill and cannot meet with a class, every attempt should be made to notify the department Chair or secretary so that the class can be covered. At the very least, messages should be left with the department secretary.