Campus Employment

For those students who find it necessary to seek employment, or like the idea of having a job to help them better prioritize their time, Honors strongly suggests that students work on campus. Here are a few advantages to working on campus:

  • On-campus employers realize that you are a student, and are more willing than off-campus employers to work around your class schedule.
  • Students are usually limited to a 20 hour workweek, as the university doesn't want your schoolwork to suffer.
  • You can get paid to learn skills applicable to your field.

To help you find the on-campus job best suited to your skills and talents, we've included on this site the descriptions of several on-campus employment opportunities, many of which will not only bring in a paycheck, but build your résumé as an Honors student.

Please note that the following descriptions are for your convenience only. You should contact the Student Employment office (TSC 106) or the employing department for the most current information about these positions. Remember, also, that you can always visit the Student Employment online Job Board at http://www.usu.edu/studemp to see which on-campus jobs are currently available.

A-Team Member

Hires late fall semester for following spring, summer, and fall.

As members of the summer SOAR facilitation staff, A-Team Members meet with incoming students and their parents to assist in the orientation, advising, and registration process. A-Team Members are trained during retreats and a two-credit class spring semester. They offer peer assistance to incoming freshmen and work in small groups or one-on-one with students, answering questions and giving advice. A-Team Members can come from any major or disciplinary area. Applications may be picked up in TSC 310. Applicants must be entering at least their second year and have a 3.0 GPA. A-Team Members are paid $6 per hour. They work varied hours during the summer and a total of approximately 50 hours during fall semester, including Connections week. Visit http://www.usu.edu/soar or contact Lisa Hancock at 797-1125 or lisa.hancock@usu.edu.

Academic Resource Center Tutor

Hires beginning of each semester

Each semester, the Academic Resource Center hires students for its Drop-in Math and Statistics Tutoring program. Math tutor applicants must have taken the equivalent of Math 1050-2250; Statistics tutor applicants must have taken the equivalent of Stats 1040 and Stats 3000. All courses must have been completed with a B+ or higher, and applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Tutors are expected to work a minimum of 8 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

Tutors/mentors are also used in some of the learning skills courses taught by the ARC. These are work-study positions, so applicants must have been awarded federal financial aid. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, be flexible with their work hours, and possess effective interpersonal skills that would allow them to work with peers.

To learn more about the Academic Resource Center's tutoring programs, please visit http://www.usu.edu/arc/ or TSC 305.

America Reads Tutor

Hires throughout academic year

America Reads tutors devote at least twelve hours per week to reading with beginning or struggling readers at all age levels. Most tutors are placed in local elementary schools, though a few work in secondary schools or the Bridgerland Literacy Center. Pay starts at $7 an hour, with the possibility of increases based on end-of-semester evaluations by supervisors. Applicants should be strong readers themselves and experience working with children is preferred. America Reads is a work-study program, which means that applicants must have completed the FAFSA (see http://www.usu.edu/finaid) and be eligible for financial aid. To apply, please email Todd Milovich at milovich@cc.usu.edu.

Athletics Tutor

Hires throughout academic year

In the first week of each semester, Student-Athlete Services holds a training/information meeting for students interested in tutoring USU's athletes. The Athletics Tutoring program at USU allows its thirty or so tutors to keep very flexible hours, based on either one-on-one scheduled tutoring or evening drop-in tutoring schedules. Pay starts at $7.25, and tutors are needed in a variety of courses, from general education courses to upper-division science, accounting, business, math and humanities courses.

Though the bulk of athletics tutors are hired at the first week initial meeting, online applications are welcomed throughout the semester. Online applications can be found at http://www.usu.edu/sas/tutor.htm. For more information, please call Shukria King at 797-1783.

Computer Lab Assistant

Hires the week before fall semester starts

At any given time, approximately 70 students are employed as Computer Lab Assistants in six labs around campus. Students applying for positions as Computer Lab Assistants are expected to have good customer service skills, as they associate with a lot of students. Knowledge of computers is appreciated, though an eagerness to learn is more important. Lab Assistants usually work 3-4 hour shifts, with very flexible hours, some weekends and evenings. Most hiring takes place in the week before classes start in fall semester, when openings are posted on the Job Board (http://www.usu.edu/studemp/ ). Students may either apply through Student Employment or visit a computer lab. Because of turnover, some students are also hired at the beginning of spring semester. Computer Lab Assistants start at minimum wage during the first two months of employment, with an increase after that trial period and opportunity for increase each year. Work-study applicants are also accepted for this position. New employees have sixteen hours of training (paid), plus monthly training meetings.

Custodial Services/Landscaping/Moving Crew

The Facilities Department oversees these three different positions, all of which are located on campus.

Custodial Services: The bulk of hiring for custodial work takes place in the weeks before classes start in August. While classes are in session, custodial employees work a maximum of 20 hours per week at $6.00 an hour. All training is on-the-job.

Landscaping: Depending on the severity of weather, Facilities begins hiring landscaping employees in mid-February or early March; the bulk of employees are hired in preparation for commencement and for work during the summer. Employees can stay through the end of October. All training is on-the-job, and pay is $6.50 an hour.

Moving Crew: This position is best for students seeking very flexible employment. Depending on university demand, the workweek varies from very few to full-time hours. Pay is $7.00 an hour, and employees are most in demand in preparation for commencement and during major campus moves (e.g. moving to the new Merrill Library in 2005).

To check openings for all three of these on campus positions, please visit the Student Employment Job Board, at http://www.usu.edu/studemp/oncampus/jobboard.php.

Honors Fellow

Hires spring semester for following fall semester

Each spring, the Honors Program hires approximately ten Honors students to serve as Honors Fellows for the following fall semester. Honors Fellows help with Honors Connections, work as Undergraduate Teaching Fellows in one of the Honors Breadth classes or in HONR 2000, and act as ambassadors for Honors. Total compensation for this work is $800, payable at the end of the semester of employment. For a full description, see the Honors Fellows page.

Lab Assistant

Hires throughout academic year

Working as a lab assistant is an excellent opportunity for any student studying in the sciences. Students at all levels of experience, from entry level to independent research, who want to make the most of their undergraduate education are encouraged to participate in one of many research labs on campus (chemistry, natural resources, and biology, just to name a few). Though some students are hired on entry, many students begin as volunteers, learning the ins and outs of laboratory research before working for pay. When paying positions do open up, students who've previously worked on a voluntary basis are often considered first for employment. Employed lab assistants are paid anywhere from minimum wage to $10 an hour, based upon experience and the type of research being conducted.

All interested students should contact Liz Heffernan at 797-2577 or
heffernanliz@biology.usu.edu.

Library Personnel

Hires beginning of August

While a few of these positions are work-study, reserved for students who have been awarded federal financial aid, most are available to all students interested in on-campus employment. Applicants must have good people skills, as about half of library student employees work at the Circulation Desk, and all positions involve customer service skills. All training is done on the job. Though hours are fairly flexible, applicants must be willing to work some Sundays, at a maximum of 20 hours per week. Pay starts at $5.40 an hour, with a $.50 increase during late-night/odd-hour shifts. Hiring for the school year takes place at the beginning of August. (i.e. Don't wait until you move back to Logan for school?all positions will be filled before then!) Visit the Student Employment Job Board, at
http://www.usu.edu/studemp/oncampus/jobboard.php to check for available positions, or call Trina at 797-2631.

Peer Advisor

A peer advisor is a student hired specifically to counsel students on their course work, degree options, etc. Peer advisors are students (in their second or third year), who usually have a stronger grasp on what the major is about and can use their previous course work as training for the position. This position requires excellent communication skills, the ability to relate with students, and an understanding of degree course work, etc. Peer Advisor positions are advertised and filled by specific departments once a year. The application process includes an application and an interview with the head of the department advisory program. Peer Advisors are paid $6.00 an hour and schedules are fairly flexible. Each department within the university has a different number of Peer Advisors to complement Department Advisors, depending on the size of the department. For more information on this position, contact your own advisor or the head of your department's advisory program.

Peer Mentor

Hires January for following year

Each year, twenty-two students serve as live-in Peer Mentors in USU's Residence Halls. There are several different areas within the Peer Mentor program for which students can apply. Some of these areas include Academic Lifestyles, Community Lifestyles, Freshman Interest Groups, and the Leadership House, through ASUSU. Academic Peer Mentorships are sponsored by various departments, such as biology, natural resources and American Sign Language, and these positions are generally filled by older students, who have more experience in their fields and can better guide lower classmen.

Applicants are interviewed in January and hired in February for the following academic year. Hours are estimated at 12-15 per week, for which Peer Mentors receive a free private room in a Residence Hall. Interested students should watch the Student Employment Job Board, online at http://www.usu.edu/studemp/ or contact Whitney Milligan, Assistant Director for Residence Life, at whitney@housing.usu.edu.

Private Tutor

Private tutors work independent of USU, setting their own hours and wages. The Academic Resource Center does, however, maintain a directory of private tutors (the Tutor Advertiser). In order to add your name to ARC's private tutor list, you must have received a B+ or better in the class(es) for which you want to tutor and taken the class(es) at USU or the equivalent at another university. To learn more, visit http://www.usu.edu/arc/index.php?site_id=18 or TSC 305.

Resident Assistant

Hiring process begins in October for following year

Approximately 70 students each academic year work as Resident Assistants in USU's Residence Halls. Resident Assistant applicants are interviewed beginning in October; those accepted to the next step of the application process enroll in a training course spring semester, and the final hiring for the following academic year takes place in March. (Those applicants who complete the training course but are not hired serve as alternate Resident Assistants for the upcoming academic year.)

Resident Assistants move into the Residence Halls two weeks before fall semester begins, and are employed for the entire academic year. Resident Assistants have the option of working during winter vacation, and a few stay throughout the summer. Resident Assistants perform a wide range of functions as live-in staff. Their responsibilities include conflict mediation, community development, academic counseling, and policy enforcement, among other things. Resident Assistant applicants should evidence initiative, sound judgment, and natural decision-making abilities. The Resident Assistant program seeks applicants of varied academic interests and majors, a wide range of extracurricular activities and pursuits, and an appreciation of tolerance for the great diversity of cultures, values, lifestyles, and world views displayed at USU. Resident Assistants staying in traditional-style Residence Halls receive a free private room, complete room and board, plus a monthly stipend of $90. Resident Assistants in the apartment-style residence halls receive a free private room and a $150 monthly stipend. Check the Job Board online, at http://www.usu.edu/studemp/ for available positions.

Rhetoric Associate Program

Hires spring semester for following year

Each spring, the Rhetoric Associate Program hires several students with outstanding communication skills-reading, writing, speaking-to work as individual writing tutors. Rhetoric Associates are placed with one course each semester and assigned 10-15 students in that course. Throughout the semester, an RA reads these students' papers (2-3 papers for each student during the course of the semester), makes written comments, and then holds a 20-30 minute follow-up session with each student to discuss the student's paper and how it might be improved.

During fall semester, RAs enroll in a 3-credit training seminar and attend occasional program meetings. Requirements to become an RA include excellent communication skills (reading, writing, and speaking), the ability to evaluate organization, coherence, and style, and completion of the concurrent training seminar during fall semester. RAs receive a $600 stipend at the end of each semester.

Though faculty nomination is NOT a requirement for application, RAs are usually nominated by faculty members and invited by email to apply in early spring. Applications can be picked up at the College of HASS dean's office, or you can request an application on-line, at http://www.usu.edu/raprogram/apply.php. Applications must include two writing samples along with a sample critique of an essay. For more information, please visit the Rhetoric Associate Program website, at http://www.usu.edu/raprogram/.

Supplemental Instruction

Supplemental Instruction is a program that assists students in mastering material in difficult General Education courses. Students who are hired and trained by the Academic Resource Center to be SI leaders facilitate SI sessions, during which they review course material and model and teach effective learning strategies. SI leaders attend each class session and hold three study sessions per week. To apply for an SI leader position, a student must have taken the course and earned at least an "A-", have a 3.2 overall GPA, and be able to attend the mandatory bi-weekly training sessions. To learn more about becoming a Supplemental Instructor, please visit http://www.usu.edu/arc/ or TSC 305.

Undergraduate Teaching Fellow

Hires early spring semester for following year

The Undergraduate Teaching Fellow program is designed to offer outstanding students work in meaningful academic employment. UTFs work with a faculty member in the classroom and are supervised by a faculty member. The goal is to give students an insider's look at what it means to be an academic, and to give them experience that will well position them for future graduate assistantships and/or employment.

In general, students who make good UTFs have taken the course for which they want to UTF, are reliable, are excellent role models for other students, and have ambition. Students are hired spring semester for the upcoming school year, and UTFs are generally paid $750 per semester. Students interested in working as a UTF should speak with the faculty member with whom they are interested in working.

Writing Center Tutor

The English Department runs the Writing Center and hires individuals for this position through Student Employment. Writing Center employees hold 20 to 30 minute sessions with students, advising them on how to strengthen their writing. Employees are not required to edit papers for spelling or grammar errors and are not allowed under any circumstances to actually write for students. Requirements for this job include completion of both English 1010 and 2010, enrollment in Tutor Practicum-English 4910 for one credit the first semester of employment, good writing, communication, and people skills, ability to work across language and cultural barriers, and the ability to improvise on the spot. The potential employee must also be outgoing and patient.

There is some opportunity for internships and advancement within the Writing Center to supervisor and management positions. The Writing Center does prefer those who can stay for a substantial period of time (at least one year, but two or more is better) because these employees will develop stronger skills and provide better service to the students. Applications are accepted from undergraduate students, regardless of class-rank or major, as long as all requirements are filled. Applications must include a resume and a writing sample. Training for this position includes English 4910, observation of current Writing Center employees in tutoring sessions, and evaluations of your own tutoring sessions each semester. Evaluations of your tutoring sessions continue periodically as long as you work for the Writing Center. The workweek is flexible, but is usually ten hours or more a week. Pay remains at minimum wage as long as you are with the Center. For more information, email the director at chirschi@english.usu.edu or make an appointment by calling 797-2712.

Miscellaneous Positions

Numerous computer assistants, office assistants, and customer service employees are necessary to keep this university running. Almost every department on campus includes these types of jobs and several of these jobs may be open at any given time. These positions are usually hired through Student Employment, so check the online Job Board, at http://www.usu.edu/studemp/. Pay ranges anywhere from $5.15 per hour up to $7 and $8 per hour. These positions require applicable background knowledge, excellent communication and people skills, and enthusiasm. Schedules vary from position to position, as do hours per week. These are great jobs for anyone involved with any major, but BIS majors can really benefit from office assistant positions, and any computer-related major can benefit from computer assistant positions. For more information about these positions, check out the Job Board, ask your advisor, or visit your departmental office.