Graduate Apprenticeships Available on Interview Days in February 2018
The following university programs have been selected through a competitive application process to participate in the February 2018 Interview Days process:
3. Business, Finance and Technology
5. Center for Engaged Learning
8. Graduate Admissions and School of Education
9. International Student and Scholar Services
10. New Student Transition Programs
11. Registrar Office
12. Residence Life (3 positions)
Academic Advising
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Academic Advising
Department: Academic Support and Advising
Key Responsibilities: Advise undergraduate students on their academic courses, majors and goals; cultivate individual student success support systems; help with opening of term activities. First year project: CAS assessment of advising functions. Second year projects: design, implement and assess peer advisor program and co-teach section of first year advising seminar.
Career Options: Primary: Academic Advising; Student Success Office; Other: College Access and Success; First-year seminars; Career Advising
Position Description: See Full Description
Alumni Engagement
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Alumni Engagement
Department: Alumni Engagement in University Advancement
Key Responsibilities: Launch alumni career development efforts at Elon. Coordinate alumni campus visit plan; develop alumni professional development seminars and networking tools; hold workshops for students on networking with alumni in career fields; support regional network events & large scale divisional events on campus (e.g. Homecoming), and participate in annual fundraising initiatives.
Career Options: Alumni Engagement, Parent Engagement, Annual Giving, Advancement Services, and Donor Relations
Position Description: See Full Description
Business, Finance and Technology
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Business, Finance and Technology
Department: Business, Finance and Technology (BFT)
Supervisor: Vice President for Business, Finance and Technology
(The University’s Chief Financial Officer)
Key Responsibilities: Shadow and assist, on a rotational basis, the university’s chief financial officer’s eight direct reports; prepare a program assessment on each area (e.g., Business &, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities Planning and Construction, Dining Services, Campus Police, etc.); meet with CFO weekly; in year two do a semester length project with the CFO and another with one of the CFO’s direct reports.
Career Options: Primary: Auxiliary Services (Dining Services Programming, Student ID’s, etc.); Business Operations and/or Facilities Management in a variety of university departments; Other: Human Resources
Position Description: See Job Description
Career Development
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Career Development
Department: Student Professional Development Center
Key Responsibilities: Advise undergraduate students on career and professional development; facilitate workshops and panels on resume writing, job/internship searches & networking; assist with employer events (Job & Internship Expo, Social Impact Fair, etc.); gather and analyze post-graduation job outcomes data; research and implement best practices for career development programs and employer hiring practices; create content for center’s social media outlets.
Career Options: Primary: Career Services; Other: Employer Relations Position
Description: See Full Description
Center for Engaged Learning
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for the Center for Engaged Learning
Department: Center for Engaged Learning (CEL)
Key Responsibilities: Research and develop new CEL resources (e.g., web content) on high impact practices-HIPS; facilitate professional development for faculty, staff and graduate students on engaged learning; be on event team to plan, host, and assess multi-institutional research and practice-based initiatives, conferences, & seminars; contribute blogs, e-net stories, etc. to promote CEL events and share outcomes with national/international audiences.
Career Options: Higher Education research center on engaged learning practices; department focused on implanting, researching, and assessing one or more HIPS (e.g. learning communities, service learning, study abroad, etc.); Other: Doctoral studies
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Center for Leadership
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for the Center for Leadership
Department: Center for Leadership
Key Responsibilities: Develop and implement leadership development opportunities for student organizations/clubs and campus programs; provide resources for faculty/staff organization advisors; guide and mentor Center for Leadership student leaders; assist in the execution of major Center for Leadership programs
Career Options: Primary: Leadership Center; Other: Student Organization/Club Development; Student Activities; Leadership Education and Administration in Residence Life or Fraternity & Sorority Life
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Gender and LGBTQIA Center
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Gender and LGBTQIA Center
Department: Gender and LGBTQIA Center
Key Responsibilities: Supervise student leaders and volunteers; lead educational programs and assessments; co-advice the LGBTQIA student organization; develop training materials for Ally training; advance center’s social media/web; assist with center’s events (e.g., alumni network, fall welcoming socials, campus-community events, etc.)
Career Options: Primary: LGBTQIA Center; Other Areas: Women’s Center; Multicultural Center; inclusion and diversity work
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Graduate Admissions and School of Education
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Graduate Admissions and School of Education
Department: Graduate Admissions/School of Education
Key Responsibilities: Student contact for recruitment of Master of Arts in Higher Education (MHE) students (follow-up inquires, coordinate student host program and Interview Days, research recruitment markets and strategies); coordinate new student orientation; help communicate/coordinate apprenticeships & internships; identify/communicate professional development opportunities for MHE students; produce MHE newsletter/updates for campus, MHE students, alumni and parents.
Career Options: Primary: Admissions; Student services in academic offices; Other: Alumni Engagement; Doctoral studies
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International Student and Scholar Services
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for International Student and Scholar Services
Department: Isabella Cannon Global Education Center
Key Responsibilities: Coordinate social, cultural and informational programs for international students and their peers; co-supervise International Student Ambassadors; regular international student contact and general advising; coordinate Local Friends program; work with the Elon International Society student group; guide international students on immigration/visa regulations.
Career Options: Primary: International Student Advisor; International Education Coordinator; International Student Recruiter; Other: Designated School Official for immigration/visa guidance; Study Abroad Advisor; Global Exchange program third party provider
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New Student Transition Programs
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for New Student and Transition Programs
Department: New Student and Transition Programs
Key Responsibilities: Hire, train and supervise Orientation Leaders; assist in planning, implementing, and marketing fall & spring move-in days and new student orientation programs; assess orientation experience of new students and curriculum for Orientation Leaders; develop trainings and publications to update university on orientation; recruit students, peer TAs and faculty for sophomore retreat and co- teach companion transition course
Career Options: Primary: Orientation; First Year Programs; Other: Student Activities
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Registrar Office Graduate
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Office of the University Registrar
Department: Office of the University Registrar
Key Responsibilities: Supervise two student assistants; coordinate and assess promotional activities for Summer College; assess enrollment data and report on the “under-enrolled senior” phenomenon; with Assistant Registrar, create and manage degree audits for graduate programs; market and enhance visual experiential learning transcript (Visual EXP); research outcomes of credential extension models nationally and abroad.
Career Options: Primary: Registrar Office; Co-curriculum Office; Other: Data Analyst in Admissions Office
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Residence Life (3 positions)
Position Title: Graduate Apprentice for Residence Life (3 positions)
Department: Residence Life
Key Responsibilities: Assist Community Director in leading and administering a residential neighborhood of approximately 750 1st & 2nd year students; supervise 4-10 Resident Assistants; regular student contact, peer counseling, general advisement; adjudicate low-level student conduct cases; implement neighborhood programs and initiatives (community development, social and intellectual).
Career Options: Primary: Residence Life; Other: Student Conduct, Facility Management
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