Orientation Advising Info Session
Faculty, Grad Students, Staff - Help New Students, Get Paid!
Tuesday, November 1, 2022 · 5:30 - 6 PM
The Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising has openings
available for Winter Orientation Advisors this January! Advisors meet with incoming
students VIRTUALLY in one-on-one sessions to plan out and register for
classes. No previous experience is required, and we will provide all
training necessary!
Besides compensation, this is a rare chance for:
- Graduate students to gain professional and interpersonal experience. Depending on your field, your time as a student may not open you up to many client-facing interactions, and this is a pathway to gaining that experience. If you are considering a career in academia, meanwhile, advising experience is highly sought-after in faculty openings.
- Part-time faculty to gain advising experience – highly sought-after in faculty openings – as well as to interact with students outside of the classroom. As an adjunct faculty member myself, I can absolutely say that my teaching effectiveness has been augmented by my advising experience.
- Full-time faculty and staff to begin to engage with your department’s incoming students at the earliest possible juncture: to give them the best possible head start in their studies (and to make your own future advising appointments easier!).
Graduate
students, full-time faculty, and part-time faculty are eligible to be
compensated at the rate of $100 per afternoon; full-time faculty
are compensated through a budget transfer to their departments. Staff
are not eligible for additional compensation, as Orientation occurs
during work hours; if given permission to participate, this is an
excellent opportunity for professional development.
We
are offering informational sessions for anyone interested or who
even just MIGHT be interested in finding out about this exciting
opportunity to expand their skillsets, make meaningful connections,
serve their departments, and get paid! This session will be held ONLINE at https://umbc.webex.com/meet/korossy1.
For more details, see the application HERE, which is due by November 16.