Student Engagement Graduate Assistant

Reporting directly to the Associate Director of Student Programs, Leadership, & Orientation (SPLO), the Student Engagement GA will serve as a multifaceted asset to the Division of Student Life and the university. The GA will be responsible for interacting with various student populations, clubs and organizations in assisting with a robust student life.  The GA will have the opportunity to create programming, supervise students and serve as an event manager for campus traditional events.    

  • Assist in advising, recruitment and retention, and large-scale programming for student clubs and organizations
  • Provide Event Management for Club and Organization programming
  • Provide oversight on specific signature programming (Weeks of Welcome, Homecoming and Family Weekend, Student Life Achievement Awards)
  • Assist in training student clubs and organization on Hawk Link/Roger Link
  • Market, facilitate, and evaluate Hawk’s Leadership Academy
  • Assist with recruitment, selection and training of Orientation Advisor staff
  • Ability to supervise work study students
  • Assist in coordination of large scale events (Homecoming and Family Weekend, Admissions Events, Student Leadership Involvement Ceremony, Student Life Awards, etc)
     

Required Qualifications 

  • Must be current RWU graduate student
  • Be in good academic and judicial standing with the University and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0
  • Previous student leader experience (including orientation advisor, resident assistant or similar student leader position)
  • Willingness to work with and mentor undergraduate students
  • Experience and comfort with facilitating and presenting to groups
  • Adhere to strict confidentiality policies (and sign confidentiality agreement) when working with students and accessing student records
  • Strong interpersonal, phone, and email skills

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Position may include night and weekend events

Must be a current graduate student at RWU. This role will be available for the 2025-2026 academic year.

May work 20 hours/week, paid at $20/hour up to $4,000 per academic year.

Application Instructions

Please apply by submitting:

  1. Current resume
  2. Cover letter
  3. Contact information for two references (please include name, your relationship to the person, a contact number, and an active email address)
  4. Samples of graphic or digital design, or work done with social media are not required, but will be accepted. 

All materials should be submittedto Adrianne Harris at aharris@rwu.edu for consideration.