Student applications for Orientation Leader positions are now available and due by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 7.
Visit orientationleader.msstate.edu for more information.
The Orientation Leader is an integral part of the Division of Academic Affairs staff. OLs work with the Orientation and Events Staff in the preparation and implementation of the Orientation Program and other on-campus recruiting events. They are expected to know general information pertaining to the academic colleges, schools, the Division of Student Affairs and the university as a whole. OLs are also expected to lead campus/bus tours, write to prospective students, develop visual aids, and perform additional duties as required by the Director of Orientation. They report directly to the Director of Orientation.
As a member of the staff, OLs are required to:
—have an office hour each week during the fall semester and spring semester
—attend a three-hour course credit training class each Monday, Wednesday and Friday during the spring semester, from 11-11:50 a.m.
—attend a staff development meeting or activity on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 2-4 p.m. during the spring semester
—attend training sessions prior to the beginning of the Summer Orientation Program, as well as any other meeting/training as assigned by the Director of Orientation
OL positions are available to full-time undergraduate students who entered MSU as freshmen and have attended MSU for at least two full semesters or entered MSU as a transfer student. OL applicants must not hold another job of any nature—on or off campus—during the Summer Orientation season. Students must have a cumulative 2.5 GPA or better to apply for and hold an OL position. OLs may not take any course during Maymester or the first-term summer session. There is a limit to taking no more than 16 hours during the 2024 spring semester, including the three-hour OL course mentioned above.
Contact orientation@msstate.edu for questions.