The Department of Agronomy and Horticulture has limited funding available for teaching assistants (TA) and teaching supplies for the 2026/27 academic year. These funds are intended to support teaching faculty and provide teaching experience to current undergraduate and graduate students.
TA funds will be allocated, contingent on availability, with priority for:
Courses that provide a hands-on learning environment, where the TA is actively engaged in supporting students; this includes lab-based, experiential learning, or recitation-based courses.
Courses that involve multiple writing or presentation assignments, where the TA can assist in reviewing, providing feedback, and supporting student revisions to enhance learning outcomes.
Courses where TA support enables faculty to increase enrollment capacity (e.g., adding an online section), ensuring students have access to high-demand classes.
The $1,500 stipend for one TA is based on approximately 6 hours of teaching activity per week during the semester. Thus, the TA in-classroom commitments, time spent grading, and preparatory work should be considered toward this weekly average of 6 hours. TA funds cannot be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
Faculty are responsible for training, mentoring, and supervising their TA(s) and will be expected to report on the professional development of TAs and their mentoring success in next year's funding request.
Funded TAs are expected to participate in the departmental TA workshop. Details will be communicated later.
Supply funds will be allocated, contingent on availability, with priority for:
Courses that provide a hands-on learning environment, such as lab-based, experiential learning, or recitation-based courses, and include activities that are not currently supported by student lab fees.
Creative teaching initiatives with clear potential for improving student learning outcomes, experiences, and career development.
Please complete the form below by Thursday, April 30. Complete one form per course.