Become an Orientation Leader

Students on a tour of campus.

Being an orientation leader allows you to build valuable career skills and take on a leadership position before graduating.

Benefits

  • Roughly 30-35 hours of on-campus weekly work in the summer with hourly pay.
  • Meal plan.
  • On-campus housing during the summer (optional).
  • Connections with top student leaders.
  • Lasting impact on the lives of incoming students and their families.

Skills Obtained

  • Communication and presentation.
  • Working in a team setting.
  • Problem solving.
  • Interpersonal skills.
  • Large- and small-group facilitation.
  • Creativity and innovation.

Responsibility

  • Represent the university in a positive way.
  • Develop relationships with other orientation leaders and New Student Enrollment staff.
  • Participate in training sessions and activities, including developing a complete information base about university services and communicating your own college experience.
  • Participate in the development, implementation and evaluation of New Student Enrollment programs, including orientation days, transfer days and Big Red Welcome.
  • Give tours of the university.

Criteria

  • Must have attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln or another higher education institution full-time for at least one year (first-year students are not eligible, regardless of academic credit standing; transfer students are eligible if they’ve been in college for at least one year).
  • Must be returning to the university in the Fall semester following the summer as an Orientation Leader.
  • Good disciplinary standing.
  • Full-time student status at the time of application.
  • Last semester and cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
  • Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills.
  • Ability to lead and facilitate large groups.
  • International students must be fully admitted undergraduates (IEP or Exchange students are not eligible).

Important Dates

Date Description
October 15 Applications open.
November 3 Applications close.
November 7 Semifinalists are notified.
November 18–23 Semifinalist interview.
November 25 Finalists are notified.
January 10 Team retreat.
January 13–April 28 Weekly training sessions Tuesday afternoons from 4–6 p.m.
May 18–27 Summer Program Training.
May 28–July 10 Summer Program.
August 17–23 Big Red Welcome.

Salary

  • Hourly wage of $15.00. Orientation leaders work an average of 30–35 hours per week over the summer.
  • Meal plan and university housing are provided for all orientation leaders from training until orientation ends.

Application Process

Please follow all instructions and complete all necessary areas of the application, including a minimum of one professional and one personal reference. Due to the large number of applications, it is not possible to interview all applicants.

Semifinalists are notified via email that they’ve been offered an interview. Interviews take place November 18–23. Following interviews, finalists will be selected as orientation leaders. Decisions on these finalists are made and communicated prior to the end of the Fall 2024 semester.

Training sessions will begin January 13, from 4–6 p.m. and will continue weekly through April 28.

Applications open October 15 and close November 3 at 11:59 p.m.