Graduate Professional Assistant Recruitment Day

Learn about available GPA positions within Student Affairs and Student Success divisions. Apply and interview at the event!

• WHEN: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, 11:30am-2pm
• WHERE: UMKC Student Union room 301 and virtual on Zoom

Register here: GPA Recruitment Event registration

GradRoo Information 

Learn all about UMKC’s master’s, doctoral, professional, and graduate certificate programs at our graduate programs fair.  

• WHEN: Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, 2pm-5pm 
• WHERE: UMKC Student Union 

Register here: GradRoo 2026: UMKC Graduate Programs Fair 

Timeline for many departments hiring Graduate Assistants for the upcoming Fall semester:

• February 1: Open positions will be posted and available in Handshake
• March 6: First-review priority deadline - applications received by this date will be reviewed first
• Mid-March: Hiring information sessions (online and in-person)
• April through May: Notifications of acceptance for reviewed applications, any positions not filled will remain available in Handshake

Offices typically participating in this structure and timeline:

• Academic Support and Mentoring: https://www.umkc.edu/asm/ 
• Campus Recreation: https://www.umkc.edu/recreation/ 
• Career Services: https://career.umkc.edu/ 
• Financial Wellness Center: https://www.umkc.edu/financial-wellness/ 
• Graduate Writing Initiative: https://www.umkc.edu/asm/writing-studio/graduate-writing-initiative.html 
• Men of Character Academy (MoCA): https://www.umkc.edu/moca/index.html 
• Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA): https://www.umkc.edu/msa/ 
• Office of Student Involvement (OSI): https://www.umkc.edu/get-involved/ 
• Residential Life: https://www.umkc.edu/residential-life/ 
• Roo Advising: https://www.umkc.edu/advising/ 
• Women’s Center: https://www.umkc.edu/student-affairs/offices/womens-center.html