2024 Orientation Leader applications now available
Student applications for Orientation Leader positions are now available and due by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 7.
Visit orientationleader.msstate.edu for more information.
The Orientation Leader is an integral part of the Division of Academic Affairs staff. OLs work with the Orientation and Events Staff in the preparation and implementation of the Orientation Program and other on-campus recruiting events. They are expected to know general information pertaining to the academic colleges, schools, the Division of Student Affairs and the university as a whole. OLs are also expected to lead campus/bus tours, write to prospective students, develop visual aids, and perform additional duties as required by the Director of Orientation. They report directly to the Director of Orientation.
As a member of the staff, OLs are required to:
鈥攈ave an office hour each week during the fall semester and spring semester
鈥攁ttend a three-hour course credit training class each Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the spring semester, from 11-11:50 a.m.
鈥攁ttend a staff development meeting or activity on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2-4 p.m. during the spring semester
鈥攁ttend training sessions prior to the beginning of the Summer Orientation Program, as well as any other meeting/training as assigned by the Director of Orientation
OL positions are available to full-time undergraduate students who entered 桃花直播 as freshmen and have attended 桃花直播 for at least two full semesters or entered 桃花直播 as a transfer student. OL applicants must not hold another job of any nature鈥攐n or off campus鈥攄uring the Summer Orientation season. Students must have a cumulative 2.5 GPA or better to apply for and hold an OL position. OLs may not take any course during Maymester or the first-term summer session. There is a limit to taking no more than 16 hours during the 2024 spring semester, including the three-hour OL course mentioned above.
Contact orientation@msstate.edu for questions.