Cramer 221 remodel: Who "knows" about the current Cramer 221 Smart AIO and projector?
Internet to 1G?: Ongoing billing negotiations

I sent out a few suggested dates and did not get back replies.

There are natural questions:

to what extent should the department prefer PhD to MS? -- no preference, unless there's a defined PhD research connection
to what extent should the department prefer your RA hires, over others with higher grades, higher test scores? -- the department should generally prefer students who are offered a joint RA...but TAs do need to have ability to help teach our curriculum; language skills, and a CS background. TAs need to know CS. new TAs who are not from NMT need to be taught how things work here. TAs should be expected to attend the class they are TAing for.
We need to assess TAs every semester, and be prepared to fire after a second semester of unsatisfactory performance.
to what extent should the department prefer current TA's over bringing in new ones?
to what extent should the department prefer NMT graduates as TAs? -- often they are better prepared to help with our courses
Should we zoom interview TA candidates? yes. maybe focus on certain core classes. Maybe start interviewing near end of january and into february
Evaluate each transcript for CS core coverage, include the metric in TA selection rankings
Check TA salaries at competing or peer schools; be more competitive.