Student Assistant - Weissman Scholar

TITLE                                             Weissman Scholar Program Student Assistant

DEPARTMENT                              Student Advising & Success

REPORTS TO                                Brian Duggan, bduggan@babson.edu

PAY RATE                                      $15/hour

THE OPPORTUNITY

I am seeking a student employee to work on Weissman Scholar-related tasks for 4-6 hours weekly during the academic year. This student will support the logistics of the program while gaining new skills and showcasing talents.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Program Support

Thestudentemployeewillhelpsupportthelogisticsofthefollowingprogramming:

Weissman Wednesday Updates (WWU)

• Develop/forecast content agenda for WWU.
• Produce bi-weekly WWUs in MailChimp

WeissmanCommunityBoard(WCB),supportasneeded.

• Booking meeting space, ordering food and arranging other logistics for monthly Weissman meetings

Alumni Engagement

• Update LinkedIn pages:
  • Ensure all alumni are on the page.
  • Research and repost WS Alumni accomplishments/significant life moments.
• Partner with Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving to publish 1 Alumni Weissman Wednesday update per semester.

Scholar Centric

The student employee will be responsible for promoting scholar engagement through the following

Update LinkedIn pages:

• Ensure all scholars & alumni are on the page.
• Link scholars’ blogs to the page.
• Brainstorm other content to post on site.
• Research and repost WS Alumni accomplishments/significant life moments.
• Improve database/search functionality of Weissman Scholars Program LI Group.

Develop Scholar Support Resources

• Required course-specific resources (good sites to help understand ACC1000, etc.
• Project ideation resources
• Pull from FME
• Project proposal resources

Project Support

The student employee will help with the following project-related responsibilities:

• Preparemarketing/promotional materialsaboutcompletedprojects.
• ConductdataanalysisofprojectreceiptsbasedonWeissmanpillars,costcategoriesandtrends.
• Brainstormwaystoscaffoldtheprojectproposalprocessfornewscholars.
• Updateinstructionsontheonlineprojectsubmissionforms.

Miscellaneous

The student employee may be asked to work on other projects for Brian or Student Advising & Success (SAS))

• organizing and analyzing student surveys
• consulting with SAS staff on special projects (first-gen, other scholar programs, etc.)
• Staffing the SAS front desk and phones as needed/able.

Assume additional responsibilities as required.

YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE

Not applicable. No one is supervised

WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED

• Critical thinking
• Willingness to try new things and develop new skills.
• Show initiative, creativity and resourcefulness,
• Maintain inclusive mindset,
• Ability to work independently to solve problems;
• look for opportunities to progressively take on greater responsibility;
• Must be willing to develop strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Calendar), which is the official platform for Babson offices, faculty and administration.

To start, all hours will be completed in the Student Advising & Success Suite (on campus/in person).  Over time, as confidence in the position grows, some hours may be able to be completed remotely (from student’s room or elsewhere on campus).

ADDITIONAL SKILLS YOU MAY HAVE

• Knowledge about the Weissman Scholars Programs, its scholars and its alumni.
• Familiarity with Babson, its resources, opportunities and events for undergraduate students.