Student Worker - New Student Leader
About The Position
New Student Initiatives is hiring a team of New Student Leaders for the 2026-27 Academic Year. This role involves welcoming new students, their families, and guests to the University, helping them find their sense of belonging, and creating a positive, memorable, and fun atmosphere. New Student Leaders will be dedicated to engaging new students with campus events and resources. Responsibilities include the creation and development of events for first-year students, which may involve event planning, design, logistics, and day-of support for in-person events. Other duties include creating engaging social media content and collaborating with campus partners for various activities.
Requirements
- Candidate must attend New Student Initiative events
- Candidate must be enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno in good academic standing
- Candidate must have attended one full Fall or Spring semester at the University of Nevada, Reno
- Candidate excels at working in a team environment under pressure
- Candidate is excited to work on campus to create events welcoming new students and families to campus
- Candidate is a positive role model for new students and an enthusiastic ambassador for the University
- Student Services Division requires undergraduate student employees to be enrolled in 15 credits or more each semester.
- Students should have an overall total of at least 30 credits by the end of Summer each academic year.
- Students may be enrolled in fewer than 15 credits if they are in their last semester before graduation.
- Students are also required to be in good academic standing with a minimum GPA of 2.75.
- Students must have attended one full Fall or Spring Semester at the university in order to apply.
Nice To Haves
- Candidate must have strong communication skills
- Candidate has knowledge of photography, marketing, and social media platforms
- Candidate possesses strong organizational skills
Responsibilities
- Collaborate and assist with campus partners and campus events
- Create engaging content for the NSI social media
- Assist with event planning, design, logistics, and day of support for in-person events
- Attend a minimum of two New Student Initiative events each month
- Help with Spring Orientation in January, and Orientation Leader Recruitment for next summer
- Gain leadership, development, and event management training
Benefits
- Gain leadership, development, and event management training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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