SLI Campus Programming
Office/Department:  Student Leadership & Involvement, Student Life
Supervisor:  Jessica Balac
Number of positions:  1

Mission Statement:  We foster belonging through the personal growth and development of an engaged citizenry by providing welcoming spaces and experiences.

Functional Areas: 

• Student Leadership & Involvement
• Off Campus Life
• Fraternity & Sorority Life
• Event Management
• Scheduling
• Event Services

Students who participate in this experience will gain an understanding of student affairs as a profession and the influence student affairs has on contemporary higher education through the following tasks and activities:

• Program development and implementation with a focus on signature and recurring programs, including but not limited to:
• Assist with programs across Student Life
• Assist in developing new Union programming
• Participation in departmental committees and projects
• Collaborative projects between Student Life and other departments
• Attendance at office, departmental and divisional meetings
• Student development theory to practice
• Managing change
• Communication within an organization
• Use of technology

Students who participate in this experience will be exposed to the purposeful application of the following student development, career development, counseling, and/or organizational theories:

• Psychosocial Developmental Theories: (Chickering, Erikson)
• Cognitive Developmental Theories: (Perry, Kolhberg, Belenky, Gilligan)
• Typology: (Jung, Myers-Briggs)
• Counseling Theories: (Reality Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy)

Students assigned to this site will be able to participate in the following assessment and/or evaluation projects:

• Program & event surveying
• Assessment of Program Learning Objectives
• Research projects as deemed necessary (program proposals, marketing, etc.)

Students who participate in this experience will be evaluated and provided on-going feedback in the following ways

• Weekly one on one consultation meetings with direct supervisor
• Written performance evaluation each December and April
• As requested by student or as deemed necessary

Specific expectations of students assigned to this site include:

Create and implement office programming, including:

• Trivia
• Tea Time
• Crafternoon
• JMU Underground
• JMU Flea
• Back to School Bash
• De-Stress Fest
• Wellness Speaker Series
• Secret Supper Club
• Bus Trips
• All Together One
• SOAR
• Explore Madison
• Co-supervise JMU Underground employees with the Assistant Director of Campus Programming
• Other duties within reason of the assistantship, including:
  • Stay late/return early for academic breaks/vacations, as deemed necessary
  • Create and maintain a schedule designed to meet assistantship requirements
  • Support the mission of Student Leadership and Involvement, Student Life, Student Affairs and JMU
  • Perform designated tasks in a timely, organized and professional manner
  • Plan and facilitate one-on-one meetings with designated staff members
  • Attend sponsored events (including nights and weekends)
  • Communicate consistently and honestly with supervisor
  • Maintain a positive attitude about job responsibilities
  • Work to be an effective team member
  • Request assistance and support when approaching new situations
  • Gain an understanding policies and procedures
  • Attend conferences, workshops, and professional development meetings as deemed appropriate

Additional information: 

This assistantship's position is currently set to begin at the end of July. Students will be hired into an hourly wage position and compensated for their work until their Graduate Assistantship contract begins in early-mid August.