Graduate Student Orientation Intern (Office of Graduate Student Life)

Description:

Incoming academic and professional graduate students primarily receive orientation to UC Berkeley at the department level. These discipline-specific orientations are supplemented by an optional one-day orientation offered by the Graduate Division, in addition to other welcome events hosted by student organizations and other campus units serving various student communities. Graduate Student Life is hiring a graduate student intern to review current orientation practices for graduate students across academic and professional programs, identify best practices as well as any gaps, and develop a new potential model for a supplemental campus-wide student orientation. The Orientation Intern may also have the opportunity to assist in implementing the new recommended model, to be launched in Fall 2019.

Responsibilities:

• Asset Mapping: Work with departments and other student services units to survey department practices for graduate student orientation. Review orientation models at peer institutions.
• Needs Assessment: Conduct interviews and focus groups with current graduate students to identify most relevant topics and resources for new and incoming students. Identify gaps in programs in support of specific audiences.
• Analysis: Analyze results to identify “best practices” for orientations. Develop a recommended model for supplemental graduate student orientation.
• Programming and Events: Assist with planning, setup and execution of orientation events.
• Additional duties as assigned.