ECE Resources

Teaching Support

Union (UAW 1421)

Click on the link to join the University of Washington and UAW Local 4121, the Union for Academic Student Employees (ASEs), Postdocs, and Research Scientists! Visit Resources on the Union website for more information. 

Join the Union!

Workload Tracking

You can find the workload tracking sheet on the Union website.

Health Insurance Benefits

Graduate student TAs receive health insurance through the Graduate Appointee Insurance Program (GAIP). Please visit the GAIP Insurance page for detailed information. 

Mental Health

The importance of mental health:

  • More than one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness (National Institute of Mental Health, 2022)
  • UW grads and undergrads were asked, “In the past 4 weeks, how many days have you felt that emotional or mental difficulties have hurt your academic performance?” 84% reported at least once, and 55% reported three or more times(UW Healthy Minds Study, 2020).
  • 10% of UW students reported suicidal ideation in 2020 (UW Healthy Minds Study, 2020).
  • More than 70% of UW non-binary, trans, Latinx, and Native ASEs reported feeling that they didn’t belong at UW (UW-UAW Equity Survey, 2019).
  • Graduate students are six times more likely than the general population to experience depression and anxiety.

Student resources:

  • Husky Health & Well-Being: a one-stop portal for many different resources related to peer health advocacy, safety, recreational classes, counseling services, and medical care.
  • Counseling Center: offers multiple options for students seeking help coping with stress and mental health concerns.
  • Hall Health: offers a wide range of medical and mental health services. 

Student Privacy

TA’s are reminded that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 requires that the University treat student records in a confidential manner. Please do not leave any current student work (graded or ungraded) lying around in offices or hallways for open access. That is in complete opposition to the university’s privacy policy (WAC 478-140-024(5). If you plan on distributing grades, papers and exams through departmental mailboxes or hallways you have to ask permissions from the students. Ideally, make plans to return homework/reports/exams either in labs/quiz sections, lecture sections, or during your office hours. At all other times, keep all students work in your desk drawer (or file cabinets in the TA office).