Admissions Graduate Assistant Positions
Admissions Graduate Assistant Positions
Description of some sort. The Office of Admissions enthusiastically promotes UNI to prospective students and their influencers throughout the college selection experience. Admissions staff members embrace the strategic goals of the University by working diligently to counsel, encourage, support and enroll qualified and diverse students. We value teamwork, acknowledge our interconnectedness with other campus units, and affirm our unique role as the office of first contact for those who aspire to become members of this university community.
Campus Visits Graduate Assistant
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- For the Fall semester: 20 hours per week, beginning Monday, August 22, 2022 through Friday, December 16, 2022. Does not include the week of Thanksgiving Break.
- For the Spring semester: 20 hours per week, beginning Monday, January 9, 2023 through Friday, May 5, 2023. Does not include the week of spring break.
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Assists with all aspects of new student recruitment to the University of Northern Iowa including:
- Planning and participating in Visit Days.
- Coordinating group visits for schools or other groups
- Act as the liaison between high school counselors/group chaperones and campus partners for group visit coordination
- Processing detailed itinerary for visiting groups
- Assisting with individual daily visits
- Communicating with campus faculty and staff for visit coordination
- Working with student workers on various tasks and projects
- Utilize the customer relationship management Salesforce software to effectively and efficiently communicate with prospective students
- Opportunity to work with Student Admissions Ambassadors (SAA) including advising, attending meetings, planning, and decision-making
- Planning and providing student visitor engagement
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Candidate must be a full-time degree-seeking student in the Postsecondary Education/Student Affairs graduate program (or other related programs). Candidate should have an interest in Admissions as a profession. Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to work independently are necessary.
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Must be enrolled in 9 graduate credits each semester of assistantship.
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Maintain a UNI cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.00. A newly admitted graduate student must have at least a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate or previous graduate work of at least 8 graded credit hours.
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- Full-time graduate assistantship salary is $5,476 per semester for 2022-2023.
- Graduate Assistants may qualify for in-state tuition and fees.
- Graduate Assistants receive University holidays and do not work during Thanksgiving Break, Spring Break, or the interims between semesters.
- Information on the graduate assistantship system and procedures.
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Shelly Christensen, Events Coordinator
UNI Office of Admissions: Admissions Welcome Center, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018
(319)273-2281
shelly.christensen@uni.edu
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As part of the admissions process to the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs program, your materials may be used for this selection process.
Candidates outside of the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs program need to apply by:
Emailing Shelly Christensen (shelly.christensen@uni.edu) the following:
- Completed Application Form for Graduate Assistantship (available here)
- Resume
- Cover letter
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Graduate Assistant — Transfer Admissions
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For the Fall semester: 20 hours per week, beginning Monday, August 22, 2022 through Friday, December 16, 2022. Does not include the week of Thanksgiving Break.
For the Spring semester: 20 hours per week, beginning Monday, January 9, 2023 through Friday, May 5, 2023. Does not include the week of spring break.
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Assists with all aspects of new student recruitment to the University of Northern Iowa including:
- Learn the transfer admission process
- Recruitment visits to community colleges
- Attending transfer college fairs
- Gather and create content to feature on admissions digital and social media platforms
- Assisting with recruitment publication development
- Assisting with e-communication initiatives
- Participate in other activities related to the recruitment of transfer students
- Participating in Panther Visit Days
- Small group visits/appointments
- Individual visits
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- Candidate must be a full-time degree-seeking student in the Postsecondary Education/Student Affairs graduate program (or other related programs). Candidate should have an interest in Admissions as a profession. Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to work independently are necessary.
- Must be enrolled in 9 graduate credits each semester of assistantship.
- Maintain a UNI cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.00. A newly admitted graduate student must have at least a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate or previous graduate work of at least 8 graded credit hours.
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- Full-time graduate assistantship salary is $5,476 per semester for 2022-2023.
- Graduate Assistants may qualify for in-state tuition and fees.
- Graduate Assistants receive University holidays and do not work during Thanksgiving Break, Spring Break, or the interims between semesters.
- Information on the graduate assistantship system and procedures.
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Danielle Weide
Director of International Recruitment and Admissions
UNI Office of Admissions: 002 Gilchrist Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018
(319) 273-2281
danielle.weide@uni.edu
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As part of the admissions process to the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs program, your materials will be provided to the office (if you confirm this during the application process).
To apply as a candidate outside of the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs program, e-mail the completed Application Form for Graduate Assistantship, resume and cover letter to Danielle (danielle.weide@uni.edu).
*Please note that the availability of this position is dependent upon vacancy and funding.
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Graduate Assistant — International
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- For the Fall semester: 20 hours per week, beginning Monday, August 22, 2022 through Friday, December 16, 2022. Does not include the week of Thanksgiving Break.
- For the Spring semester: 20 hours per week, beginning Monday, January 9, 2023 through Friday, May 5, 2023. Does not include the week of spring break.
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Assists with all aspects of new student recruitment to the University of Northern Iowa including:
- Learn the international admission process
- Focused recruitment efforts on international students in Iowa including exchange students and students at Iowa community colleges
- Work to market and facilitate the annual spring International Preview Day visit program
- Gather and create content to feature on international admissions digital and social media platforms
- Help manage online communication with prospective students including monitoring UNI’s UNIBuddy chat application
- Assist with teaching of international section of Strategies for Academic Success in Fall semester
- Participating in Panther Visit Days
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- Candidate must be a full-time degree-seeking student in the Postsecondary Education/Student Affairs graduate program (or other related programs). Candidate should have an interest in Admissions as a profession. Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills are required, as well as the ability to work independently are necessary.
- Must be enrolled in 9 graduate credits each semester of assistantship.
- Maintain a UNI cumulative graduate GPA of at least 3.00. A newly admitted graduate student must have at least a 3.0 GPA for undergraduate or previous graduate work of at least 8 graded credit hours.
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- Full-time graduate assistantship salary is $5,476 per semester for 2022-2023.
- Graduate Assistants may qualify for in-state tuition and fees.
- Graduate Assistants receive University holidays and do not work during Thanksgiving Break, Spring Break, or the interims between semesters.
- Information on the graduate assistantship system and procedures.
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Kristi Marchesani
Director of International Recruitment and Admissions
UNI Office of Admissions: 002 Gilchrist Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018
(319) 273-2281
kristi.marchesani@uni.edu
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As part of the admissions process to the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs program, your materials will be provided to the office (if you confirm this during the application process).
To apply as a candidate outside of the Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs program, e-mail the completed Application Form for Graduate Assistantship, resume and cover letter to Kristi Marchesani (kristi.marchesani@uni.edu).
*Please note that the availability of this position is dependent upon vacancy and funding.
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