Getting What You Want From Your UIC Teaching Assistantship
Tea and Teaching: a Series for Grad TAs
January 14, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location
Teaching Excellence Building (TEB), Room 107 and Zoom
Address
924 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL
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Overview
Every semester brings its own challenges and positive experiences. This first gathering will be an open forum to discuss all things TA at UIC. We may discuss how to navigate the first two weeks of teaching as well as hold space for navigating difficult conversations with our students. New and experienced TAs are welcome to join in on conversations that you may need further guidance on!
After participating in this event, graduate students will have:
- Met and learned about other graduate students and TAs.
- Identified support networks that promote well-being, growth, and belonging in academic and social communities.
- Developed strategies to cultivate community for self and classroom.
This is event is a part of our Tea and Teaching Series for Graduate Student Teaching Assistants (TAs).
EVENT FORMAT: This event will be in a synchronous-distributed format. It is an on-campus, in-person event with the option to join online via live streaming.
EVENT LEAD: Emily Potratz, epotra2@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Jenny Torres, jtorr74@uic.edu
Inclusion and Accessibility Information: CATE is committed to making events accessible. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to in-person CATE events. The TEB is wheelchair accessible with an elevator to the second floor space. The TEB space is equipped with fixed-height tables that are moveable and can be reconfigured. There are single-occupancy, all-gender, accessible bathrooms on the second and basement levels of TEB. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom, will use Zoom auto-captions, and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. Sessions will use Zoom projected with the Zoom into the physical space. If you have any accessibility questions, requests, or to coordinate accommodations, please contact the CATE team at teaching@uic.edu.
Date posted
Dec 8, 2025
Date updated
Dec 10, 2025