Involvement & Employment Opportunities

Listed below are involvement and employment opportunities available to students within Housing and Residential Education (HRE). Some are volunteer positions and some are paid, but all of them offer you the chance to participate and have influence within your living area. Most of the positions do not require previous experience, just a willingness to serve your fellow students and have a good time.

Pod Squad: What's a group of dolphins called? That's right, a pod! Join the Pod Squad and volunteer with other student leaders to make move-in weekend memorable and exciting for hundreds of students! It's a great experience available to both incoming and returning residents.

Program Assistants (PAs): PAs work closely with the resident assistants to plan and facilitate events and activities. This is a great entry-level position that affords students multiple connections with peers, mentoring from fellow students, and weekly interaction with professional staff. These positions are mostly volunteer, but a small monthly stipend is offered.

Desk Assistants (DAs): DAs work at the front desk of the Village offices and the main housing office providing support for the professional staff and general office functions. The DA position allows students to meet a variety of residents while gaining work skills that will assist them with professional advancement.

Residence Hall Association (RHA): RHA is the student-led programming body that represents the collective voice of the Villagers. This student group serves as a platform for residents to lead and proactively voice concerns and recommendations to the HRE administration, in addition to planning and implementing community-wide programs. Executive officers of RHA receive a small stipend from HRE. All other positions are volunteer leadership roles.

Judicial Board (J-Board): The J-Board is comprised of student volunteers who hear and adjudicate lower-level student conduct cases within the student housing community. J-Board members learn conflict resolution skills, group communication, negotiation, and representative leadership. J-Board is great for those interested in experiencing a practical application of social service, law or political science.

Summer Conference Staff: Summer Conference staff live on-campus and assist with the coordination and facilitation of conferences and events May through August. This paid position is ideal for students with a commitment to customer service interested in working with external groups and living in the Villages during the summer months.

Resident Assistants (RAs): Though the primary role of an RA is advisor to their floor community, they also serve as a peer advisor, informal counselor, group facilitator, policy enforcer, program planner, and friend to the residents living in the community. It is a role of heightened responsibility and integrity. If you feel the RA position is right for you, begin preparing immediately by applying for one of many HRE student leadership positions listed above or other leadership positions on campus. Becoming a RA takes preparation and the aforementioned leadership opportunities will put you in good standing when the application period comes around.