Position Title: Engagement Fellow - Aleshire Center

Department: Aleshire Ctr for Leadership & Comm

Advertised Pay: $12

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

The student will possess knowledge of the Aleshire Center Leadership and Community Engagement programs including curricular and co-curricular activities. The student will oversee and help carry out co-curricular programs. The candidate will have already been chosen by the staff of the Aleshire Center as Fellow.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
-Helps coordinate and oversee student involvement in the co-curricular programs of the Aleshire Center.
-Maintains constant knowledge of the Aleshire Center, creating support among all students involved in the Aleshire Center.
-Recruit students, both incoming and current, to become involved in the Aleshire Center.
-Displays a commitment to the creation of new programs and events to engage a diverse group of students.
-Arranges leadership training and facilitates learning experiences for the students, campus, and greater community as appropriate.
-Acts as a role model for current and prospective students and be a positive representation of Washburn University and the Aleshire Center for Leadership & Community Engagement.
-Complete tasks as needed for specific role as Fellow.
-Work in the Aleshire Center student office as required.

Non-Essential Functions:
-Provide support to the Aleshire Center students.
-Show flexibility if other tasks are required by the Aleshire Center staff.
-Performs additional job-related or non-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
-Must be a selected Fellow of the Aleshire Center for the current academic year.
-Ability to demonstrate professionalism and initiative.
-Effective communication skills – grammar, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading for corrections as well as proper and timely replies as needed.
-Knowledgeable of the Aleshire Center for Leadership and Community Engagement.

Preferred Qualifications:
-Working knowledge of prominent computer programs (Word, Canva, etc.)
-Be able to use social media platforms effectively (Facebook, Instagram, etc.)

Special Instructions to Applicants: 

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