Current Openings on the SOA Team
POSITION TITLE: Graduate Assistant
Start Date: October 2024
Number of Hours/Week: 20
Student’s Immediate Supervisor: K. Parker Hess
Supervisor’s Phone #: 847-467-3719
Supervisor’s Title: Assistant Director of Student Organizations & Activities
DIVISION: Student Affairs
DEPARTMENT: Campus Life
FUNCTIONAL AREA: Student Organizations & Activities (SOA)
REPORTS TO: An Assistant Director of SOA, and to the Associate Director and/or Director of SOA as needed. Graduate Assistants may also informally report to any of the other SOA staff for specific project-based assignments.
Campus Life facilitates transformative experiences for students through a broad range of opportunities for learning and development. By engaging students in fraternity/sorority life, student organizations, leadership development, and within the community, we partner with students to explore and develop their potential.
Student Organizations & Activities engages students in involvement opportunities to build a stronger sense of belonging and community at Northwestern. We support, advise, and train student leaders in 400+ registered student organizations and facilitate on and off-campus programming and entertainment.
PAST RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROJECTS HAVE INCLUDED:
Each Graduate Assistant's job responsibilities are tied to projects in any of the areas listed below. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of potential duties.
Campus Programming:
- Advise NU Nights, a student organization that plans weekend, late night, substance-free programming
- Support various SOA/NU Nights evening events per quarter (generally Fridays or Saturdays from 8-11p, but days/times are subject to change)
- Coordinate event logistics and sign-up procedures for SOA-sponsored in-person events as needed
- Assist curating and maintaining SOA’s quarterly programming calendar
- Plan and execute one signature event (likely in the winter or spring quarter) for undergraduate students.
- Plan and execute SOA-sponsored on-campus and off-campus events including Wildcat Welcome, late night programming, student organization fairs, Parent & Family Weekend and the SOA Passport Program
- Support large-scale events on campus including A&O Blowout Concert, A&O Ball Concert, Dance Marathon, and Dillo Day Music Festival
- Benchmark late night programming and student organizations at other institutions to assess levels of funding, types of programming, and student/administrative support
- Potential for initiatives or projects that support the mission of Student Affairs pertaining to student success and wellbeing
All Graduate Assistants will be required to:
- Assist with management of social media, marketing, and website content for the department
- Collaborate with professional staff as requested including, but not limited to, projects such as learning assessments and program development
- Attend staff meetings and departmental/divisional meetings and offerings as schedule allows
- Review and process requests for Student Activity Assistance Fund (SAAF)
- Manage logistics of multiple large and small scale events and programs
- Represent the office at signature Division of Student Affairs events
- Participate on campus committees as a departmental representative
- Additional projects assigned per conversations with supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Currently enrolled in or applying to a related master’s level graduate program (i.e. student affairs, higher education, college student personnel, psychology, counseling, leadership, etc.)
- Ability to accomplish goals and tasks in a fast-paced, teamwork environment
- Communicates effectively one-to-one, in small groups, and in public speaking contexts
- Creates an environment of understanding and inclusion
- Effectively performs duties and responsibilities; displays attention to detail
- Demonstrates ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to easily contact and develop working relationships with students and colleagues
HOURS: ~20 hours/week during academic term; hours variable based on events and meetings; some nights and weekends are required; currently this role allows for partial remote work upon agreement between the student and their respective supervisor
COMPENSATION: $20/hour, bi-weekly pay dates
CONTACT: K. Parker Hess, kparkerhess@northwestern.edu
ANTICIPATED START DATE: October 2024
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