Hiring Student Advisors to the Chancellor (SAC)

Apply to be one of the 2025-2026 Undergraduate Student Advisors to the Chancellor

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Student Advisor’s key responsibility is to help facilitate administrative & student interaction.

  • Work closely and cooperatively with the administration, especially the Chancellor, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Campus Community, and Retention Services, and the Executive Director for the Community Resource and Retention Centers to become familiar with the administrative organization. Share student perspectives, suggestions, or concerns with administrators, both through regular meetings and informal interactions.
  • Keep up-to-date on a variety of interests and issues in the student community by interacting with a broad range of student leaders, student organizations, groups, and individuals from across the campus.
  • During established office hours, be available to any student with an interest, problem, or concern/complaint. Campus knowledge and contacts should be used to help students channel their interests, solve problems, or voice their concerns/complaints.
  • Initiate, coordinate, or support special projects and events, including logistical management, serving on a variety of committees that are generated through regular contact with students and administrators or by the request of the Chancellor or Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Campus Community, and Retention Services. 
  • Establish an effective and collaborative system of communication and teamwork with the other Student Advisor to the Chancellor (SAC).
  • Manage and allocate the budgetary resources provided to the Student Advisors, which may be used for the operation or promotion of the Student Advisor functions or to support selected student-led programs which arise during the year.
  • The SACs also serve as administrative liaisons to the members of the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Advisory Board (CUAB). The SACs assist in the preparation and interviews of the CUAB at-large members and make recommendations on potential candidates.  SACs also co-chair the CUAB meetings, prepare agendas, file reports on CUAB activities, and assist with individual member initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Must be a registered student in good academic standing making progress toward a degree throughout the period of service. Undergraduate students who will be juniors or seniors are preferred.
  • Extensive knowledge of the campus climate and needs of students. Transfer students may use previous student experience as a basis for consideration.
  • Ability to respond to crises by mediating conflicts and managing crisis situations.
  • Experience with facilitation skills.
  • Ability to understand and represent a variety of perspectives.
  • Experience planning and coordinating events/workshops.
  • Demonstrated self-motivation and the capability to work well with a variety of people.
  • Excellent written and verbal presentation skills and technological experience in word processing, e-mail communication, and social media.
  • Excellent time and project management skills. 

TIME COMMITMENT AND SALARY

The time commitment is one academic year from September through mid-June. The hours are 15 to 19.5 per week for $18.00 per hour (hourly wage position as a Student Assistant IV) for a nine-month period (Subject to change). 

Due to Student Affairs’ commitment to a student’s academic success and the amount of time and energy necessary to fulfill the SAC position, all applicants must commit to holding no other on-campus position, internship, or elected office while they are an employee of the Vice Chancellor’s Office for Student Affairs.

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Applications are due by Sunday, April 13th, 11:59pm