Graduate Assistantships in The Fisher Institute of Wellness and Gerontology

You can apply to work as a graduate assistant at The Fisher Institute to gain important teaching and research experiences. Graduate assistants work 20 hours a week and receive a tuition waiver (some fees still apply). An assistantship is awarded for one calendar year and renewable for a second year based on satisfactory academic and work performance.

Assistantships Include:

• teaching, research, applied practice in wellness management, and gerontological service delivery
• coordinating initiatives, developing partnerships, and creating copy for the health tools and products that can be used with multiple media outlets
• working with older adults in Delaware County through exercise programming, computer classes, and informational seminars

Additional Graduate Opportunities

As a student at the Fisher Institute, you will have the opportunity to:

• engage in researching, writing, editing, and finalizing text on a number of topics that are incorporated into consumer-based publications
• attend numerous professional workshops, seminars, and programs including the Kirkpatrick Lecture on Aging
• work with aging adults on various levels at the Community Center for Vital Aging, located in downtown Muncie, Indiana
• coach in the senior friendly computer lab
• develop and present workshops
• obtain an internship

Cognate (concentration in a doctoral program)

Our cognate options allow you to tailor your classes to your interests and earn credits that can be applied toward a doctoral degree.

• Gerontology
• Wellness Management