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Overview
Every year, approximately 100 current Marquette students welcome the incoming class to Marquette by serving on Orientation Staff (O-Staff) at Marquette Preview and New Student and Family Orientation. Positions include the Orientation Planning Team (4 students), Team Leaders (20 students), Group Discussion Leaders (70 students) and Program Assistants (10 students). ALL current Marquette students (who will graduate after May 2010) are encouraged to apply!
Students selected for the Orientation Planning Team work part time during the Spring semester, and full time from late May through the end of August, to plan and coordinate events and staff training. OPT positions include Community Coordinator, Special Events Coordinator, Family Coordinator, and Personnel Coordinator, and all positions are paid a stipend for their work. Student chosen for the OPT generally have experience either with Orientation programs, or other large scale programs or events, and are expected to demonstrate strong leadership skills.
Team Leaders are chosen to facilitate small group discussions and staff student and family events at Marquette Preview (last two weeks of June), and New Student and Family Orientation (week before classes begin in August). In addition to the responsibilities of facilitating discussions with new students, Team Leaders also coordinate a team of 4 – 5 Group Discussion Leaders during New Student and Family Orientation. Team Leaders are expected to demonstrate strong leadership skills, and to have some prior experience in leading their peers, and are paid a small stipend for their work during Preview.
Group Discussion Leaders facilitate small group discussions, staff events, and generally provide a welcoming atmosphere to incoming students, during New Student and Family Orientation. Program Assistants staff events and facilitate the Family and Sibling programs at New Student and Family Orientation. Group Discussion Leader and Program Assistant positions are both volunteer positions, and many students are able to serve as a GDL or PA and also have a regular summer job, since the time commitment for both the GDL and PA position is concentrated in late August.
* A thorough description of each position will be included the O-staff application, on this website in November (OPT) and February (TL, GDL, and PA).*
2010 O-Staff Infosessions
If you are interested in welcoming new students and families, and helping them to “ease the transition” to Marquette, please attend an information session to find out more about each position and the application and selection process.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
AMU Ballroom A
*specifically for students interested in the Orientation Planning Team positions
Thursday, February 4, 2010
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
AMU 254
*for students interested in Team Leader, Group Discussion Leader, or Program Assistant positions
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
AMU 111 (Multicultural Center)
*for students interested in Team Leader, Group Discussion Leader, or Program Assistant positions
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
AMU 157
*for students interested in Group Discussion Leader or Program Assistant positions
Applications
Applications for Orientation Planning Team 2010 will be available on this website in late November, 2009. Applications for all other positions will be available on this website beginning on February 5, 2010.
Application Deadlines
Orientation Planning Team: January 22, 2010
Team Leader: February 19, 2010
Group Discussion Leader: March 26, 2010
Program Assistant: March 26, 2010
Questions? Attend an infosession (see above), or contact Julie Murphy, Coordinator for New Student Programs at julie.h.murphy@marquette.edu.
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