Skip to header Skip to Content Skip to Footer

Student Opportunities

Transition Programs
See below for ways to spread your wings and become a leader with Transition Programs!

Orientation Leaders

Orientation Leaders convey important information about UNCW and assist new students and their families with the transition into UNCW. Orientation Leaders ensure that the orientation program is beneficial, exciting, and educational in its content and presentation. There are three roles on the OL team: Orientation Coordinator, Orientation Leader Council, and first-year Orientation Leaders. The OL position is an outstanding opportunity for students interested in enhancing their leadership skills and for those interested in sharing their passion for UNCW.

Meet the Orientation Leaders

Become an Orientation Leader

Seahawk Links

Seahawk Links are UNCW upperclassmen students who assist incoming first-year students with their transition into college. Seahawk Links serve as positive role models and mentors to new students through interactions in the classroom, by assisting students with making connections to UNCW, and hosting events for first-year students to enhance their collegiate experience. Students are selected to be Seahawk Links based upon their interpersonal, academic and leadership skills, along with their University involvement.

Meet the Seahawk Links

Become a Seahawk Link

Student Office Assistants

Student Office Assistant serves as an administrative assistant to the staff in the Transition Programs suite and the various staff that work there. This position performs duties to assist with programs and services offered by Transition Programs.

Student Marketing Intern

Transition Programs' Student Marketing Interns create and manage content with the intention of engaging students and families through various communication outlets, social media marketing, & other recruitment duties as assigned.

Graduate Assistant

Position filled for 2024-25

Graduate Assistants for Transition Programs provide support for programming, student leadership development, and event coordination. The Office of Transition Programs oversees the coordination of new student orientation, convocation, family weekend, peer mentor programs for first-year students, services and support for first-generation and foster care students, and commencement.

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the recruitment, selection, and training of Orientation Leaders and Seahawk Links.
  • Attend and present during student leader trainings, meetings, conferences, and retreats to provide personal and professional development.
  • Collect and report data related to student leadership programs.
  • Provide preparatory and day-of-event support for orientation, Convocation, Commencement, Family Weekend, and other office-wide events and programs.
  • Plan the orientation late night event in collaboration with Campus Recreation.
  • Represent the Office of Transition Programs at campus events and programs.
  • Provide leadership and guidance for Orientation Leadership Team and Seahawk Link Leadership Council.
  • Attend meetings with Transition Programs Staff.
  • Perform general administrative tasks.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Must be a full-time UNCW graduate student.
  • Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Strong writing and proofreading skills.
  • Ability to work independently and in a team.
  • Desire to work in a dynamic, high-impact environment.
  • Ability to present in front of and engage with diverse audiences.
  • Experience in student leadership.

Preferred:

  • Interest or previous experience in the field of orientation, transition, and retention.
  • Experience in program and event planning and implementation.
  • Experience in supervision and leadership.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; Experience with Adobe Creative Suite or Canva Design.

Compensation


Graduate Assistants receive a stipend of $12,000 to be dispersed over 10 months and an hourly rate during the month of June. Professional development funding to attend the Southern Region Orientation Workshop with the Association of Orientation, Transition, and Retention.

Period Of Employment

August 2024 – June 2025. This is an 11-month position. Twenty (20) hours per week are required, including some evenings and weekends. A project-based, remote work option is available during July at an hourly rate up to 20 hours per week. This position is renewable after one year.

top