Resolution 19-09: FUNDING FOR GRAS AND GTAS
| Number | 19-09 |
| Description | |
| Authored by | |
| Sponsored by | |
| Date Submitted | Thursday, February 21, 2019 |
| Date Considered | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| General Body Vote | Thursday, January 1, 1970 |
| Committee | Student Affairs |
| Result | n/a |
| Remarks | |
| Whereas | Most graduate students employed as Graduate Teaching Assistants or Graduate Research Assistants work long hours for experience with little compensation. |
| Whereas | Most GTA or GRA students barely earn 2.5 to 3.0 times their rent as required by most landlords. "A ratio of 3-to-1 is a very common qualifying standard used by landlords and leasing companies." http://www.homesourcedallas.com/renters/ Rental rates in and around the campus have increased by more than 10 percent since January 2015. |
| Whereas | It is difficult for GTAs or GRAs to focus well on their education and training when financial constraints dominate their day-to-day living as the cost of living continues to increase and their wages have not kept pace. GTA or GRA students cannot afford for anything to go wrong. A flat tire, bicycle repairs, illness or abrupt changes requiring any type of expense destroy their tiny budgets. |
| Be It Further Resolved That | UT Arlington increase stipends and wages for GTAs and GRAs by at least eight percent to help balance their income with area rental rate income requirements and increasing costs of surviving. |
| Downloadable File | Download 19-09FundingforGRAsandGTAs_1625088691.pdf |