Overview of the Program

An Undergraduate Assistantship should enhance a student’s academic experience and allow for significant growth.

 Factors differentiating assistantships from other positions:

1. Proposals must be written to reflect how an assistantship will be more than just a work study job.
   
   
2. Students who will be sophomores, juniors or seniors during the 2010-2011 academic year are eligible to apply.
   
   
3. Students desiring assistantships must correctly complete the application process. (See Student Requirement section.)
   
   

4. All students must be interviewed.
   

5. Students must have a 2.75 GPA at the time of application.
   

6. Undergraduate assistants will earn $8.25 per hour.

 Application Procedure:

1. Complete proposal applications  are due in Human Resources by November 13, 2009. (Also available as a word doc.)
   
   

2. Funding of Undergraduate Assistantship positions will come from the student employment budget already assigned to the department for the fiscal year.

3. If a large number of proposals from a department are received, the frequency the department has received undergraduate assistantship funding in the past will be a factor in determining the 2010-2011 awards.

4. If more than one proposal is submitted, please indicate order of preference.  If no preference is  given, the Undergraduate Assistantship Committee will preference the applications.

5. Because the undergraduate program is also intended to offer students the opportunity to build their application and interviewing skills, all applicants should receive a personal interview with the supervisor directing their particular undergraduate assistantship.

6. It may be helpful to personally encourage several students to consider applying for your Undergraduate Assistantship.  This assures a larger pool of applicants from which to choose, and involves more students in the program