The LSA Transfer Student Center is seeking LSA transfer students to work as Transfer Student Ambassadors as part of the team helping prospective transfer students and as staff in the Transfer Student Center. 
 

To be eligible for this position, you must be a student who transferred into LSA from outside of UM-Ann Arbor. 
 

To apply, please complete this form by 11:59 PM on Monday, September 7.

RESPONSIBILITIES
 

Required

• Provide mentorship to prospective transfer students

  • Assist mentees in navigating the application process

  • Provide guidance and advice on the transfer student experience

  • Guide admitted students to help them successfully transition to their first semester

• Staff the LSA Transfer Student Center

  • Answer questions and direct current students to campus resources

  • Answer questions from prospective students in person or by phone

  • Staff events in the TSC

  • Complete clerical tasks as assigned

• Participate in recruitment events

  • Provide tours of central campus to prospective transfer students, community college groups, admitted transfer students, and their guests 

  • Participate in online student recruitment events such as student panels 

  • Staff Transfer Student Days for admitted transfer students (two dates in fall semester and six dates in winter semester) and Prospective Transfer Visits for prospective students

• Engage in professional development and participate in team meetings and trainings 

  • Attend weekly meetings on Tuesdays from 6:00 - 7:30 PM with the LSA transfer recruitment team and other Transfer Student Ambassadors

  • Complete Ambassador training, including certification for campus tours, panel training, Transfer Student Center training, and mentorship training 

  • Other tasks as assigned

Additional Optional Opportunities

• Event Planning

  • As part of a team, develop and host events for transfer students in the Transfer Student Center and in outside venues.

• Administrative Tasks Group

  • As part of this group, support the efforts of the Transfer Student Center and Transfer Team by completing administrative tasks. 

• Coordinator Positions

  • After the first semester, you will be eligible to apply for leadership positions within the Transfer Student Ambassadors for the next academic year. 

   

• Must be a current LSA undergraduate transfer student in good academic standing. We encourage students just starting in LSA this fall to apply! You will be fully trained before being expected to fulfill the duties of the role.

• Willingness to develop strong guest service skills.

• All the things transfer students possess: Strong organization, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills - and grit and determination.

• Willingness to learn and articulate the value of a liberal arts education in LSA. 

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.

To apply, please complete this form by 11:59 PM on Monday, September 7.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Applicants must submit their application by 11:59 PM on Monday, September 7. 

• Please be checking your UM email frequently after the 7th, as the hiring process will move quickly. If you are selected to move forward with the hiring process, group interviews will take place on Friday, Sep. 11 and individual interviews will take place between Monday, Sep. 14 - Wednesday, Sep. 16. 

• Direct any questions to Abby Adil at abbyadil@umich.edu.