House Fellow Program
SHORT COURSE DORMS
(Humphrey & Jorns)
READ THE FULL POSITION DESCRIPTION
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 24th, 2012 – Application Deadline
February 29th & March 1st, 2012 – Interviews, 116 Agricultural Hall, 1450 Linden Drive
March 9, 2012 – Notification of Selection
COMPENSATION: House Fellows during the 2011-12 school year received a single
room and food service membership fee (valued at $7567), partial food payment of $200 ($100 per semester), plus a cash stipend of $3900 paid over the course of the academic year. Total value of remuneration is $11,667. These rates to be slightly adjusted for 2012-13 school year.
HOURS OF WORK: House Fellows work approximately 20-25 hours per week. This includes both “active duty” and “on call” time. Meetings, completing administrative work, outreach, and advising a resident are examples of “active duty” time. Time spent in the living unit doing personal business or studying, but still being available to residents, is considered “on call” time. You can expect about 8-12 active duty hours per week and to be available and accessible to the floor and hall community a minimum of 3 – 4 evenings a week. You will also be expected to be available most weekends throughout the contract period. You will schedule weekends away with your Farm and Industry Short Course assistant director. Absences from campus of more than 3 consecutive days are generally not allowed. You will need to get approval from your Farm and Industry Short Course assistant director(s) regarding any absence from campus (for weekends, special events, etc.). House Fellows should expect to work increased hours during Wisconsin Welcome Week and Student Staff Training in the hall and at other key times of the year.
EXPECTATIONS: As House Fellows, all student staff must be committed to the Farm & Industry Short Course dorms’ priorities and values, which are outlined in the House Fellow contract upon offer, and also described in more detail below.
ACADEMICS/STUDENT LEARNING: Our vision is to create a unique kind of community within - one that can be described as a community of learners. House Fellows have a multifaceted role and are essential in creating this kind of community:
- Role modeling – In addition to maintaining a minimum 2.5 GPA, House Fellows are expected to role model to students appropriate time management and study skills, and actively engage students in learning.
- Engaging students – As a part of getting to know residents, House Fellows are expected to be aware of the social and academic lives of students. In so doing, House Fellows are better able to connect students to academic programs (like study groups, tutoring, academic advising, etc.) and campus resources.
- Community stewardship – Residents have told us that it is particularly important for them to have the ability to study quietly in the halls and in their rooms. House Fellows play a key role in helping residents share the ownership for this goal and actively respond to student conduct that has a negative impact on students’ ability to study.
- Community: The community created by the House Fellow and the residents should reflect and promote the core values of academics, diversity, and student involvement. House Fellows are expected to facilitate relationships amongst members of their dorm.
