Find a Job on Campus
As a student, finding the balance for academics, social life and working through school can be a daunting experience. By finding a position on campus, you can eliminate the stress of traveling to reach your workplace and spend more time focusing on more i
Whether you’re only beginning your college career or plan to find a new job before next semester begins, you should know where to look for opportunities within the school.
One of the most significant advantages of working on campus is it exposes you to a mass audience of like-minded individuals. You will have steady contact with alumni, professors and peers who may become lifelong mentors or provide connections for new opportunities.
Benefits of Working on Campus
If you must work while achieving your academic goals, filling a position on campus can help you pay for the tuition while teaching you valuable skills. Not only will student employees become more accustomed to faculty and staff members, but the experience also helps create a feeling of community.
You may also qualify for tuition assistance by becoming a working member of the school. Many on-campus jobs include incentives like cash compensation, free room-and-board or other backings that can significantly reduce the need for student loan debt. Schedule an appointment with a human resources manager or counselor to find out what types of benefits are available for part-time workers.
College Jobs That Build Skills
While the available on-campus jobs will differ between colleges throughout the country, several standard positions can help prepare you for the future. Look through job boards or network with peers to find jobs in these fields that will create valuable skills.
Social Media Coordinator
Take control of the campus’ social media accounts to enhance your communication skills and learn the latest technologies. Experts in this field often gain experience in data analysis, understanding differing metrics and strategize how to improve performance. Taking the reins of developing content that most of your peers see is also a great way to build a professional network.
Research Assistant
Most colleges have staff to poll their students about how they feel about attending the campus. For instance, a data collector may ask the freshman class for their likes and dislikes about the school and ask for input on how to improve the experience.
Tour Guide
Are you personable and unafraid to speak in front of large groups of people? If so, a campus tour guide can be an optimal part-time position that puts you in the spotlight as an ambassador for your school. The job of a tour guide is essential as they are the face of the college and are tasked with enticing visiting students to commit to attending.
Succeeding in this position requires thorough knowledge of the campus’ history. You must also know how to get around and have the passion to sell your school as the best fit for an academic career.
• In 1908, the Boy Scouts movement began in England under the aegis of Robert Baden-Powell.
• In 1924, the Russian city of Petrograd (formerly St. Petersburg) was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader. (However, it has since been renamed St. Petersburg.)
• In 1939, at least 28,000 people were killed by an earthquake that devastated the city of Chillan (cheeYAHN’) in Chile.
• In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concluded a wartime conference in Casablanca, Morocco.
• In 1945, Associated Press war correspondent Joseph Morton was among a group of captives executed by the Germans at the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp in Austria.
• In 1965, British statesman Winston Churchill died in London at age 90.
• In 1978, a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite, Cosmos 954, plunged through Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated, scattering radioactive debris over parts of northern Canada.
• In 1984, Apple Computer began selling its first Macintosh model, which boasted a built-in 9-inch monochrome display, a clock rate of 8 megahertz and 128k of RAM.
• In 1987, gunmen in Lebanon kidnapped educators Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh. (All were eventually released.)
• In 1989, confessed serial killer Theodore Bundy was executed in Florida’s electric chair.
• In 1993, retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died in Bethesda, Maryland, at age 84.
• In 2003, former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn as the first secretary of the new Department of Homeland Security.