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ISS Peer Advisor

Peer Advisor Overview: 

The ISS Peer Advisors will foster connections and community for ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½’s 1600 international students and scholars. ISS Peer Advisors will assist with administrative tasks, lead events and activities, support communication, and provide guidance to international students throughout their time at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Student Support

  • Support current students with I-20 form pickup and other immigration-related forms 
  • Connect students with resources, schools and other respective departments to answer common questions
  • Assist newly arrived students with social, and cultural adjustment as well as the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ immigration check-in process
  • Meet with students in person or virtually, as assigned

Event Coordination

  • Assist the ISS team with developing, coordinating and participating in different ISS events such as ISW, iExchange, and other cultural and social programming
  • Suggest and evaluate new events and programming ideas during our annual review
  • Encourage students to participate in ISS-sponsored events

Communications

  • Work with Global Engagement Staff to create communications content and postings including Instagram and LinkedIn
  • Assist in publicizing upcoming ISS events (electronic bulletin board flyers, email communications, social media posts, etc.) to appropriate audiences

Administrative Duties

  • Support ISS’s ongoing data entry needs
  • Support ISS’s online filing (via document upload)
  • Assist ISS staff in various administrative tasks and projects, as assigned

Eligibility Criteria

  • International/global student status (or prior participation in a global program) is strongly preferred
  • Willingness to work both set hours and flexible hours, depending on the weekly event schedule
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong detail orientation and accuracy
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
  • Availability to work up to 10 hours per week
  • Ability to work on-campus during ISS office hours: Monday and Tuesday 2-4 pm and/or Wednesday and Thursday 10-12 pm (Noon)
  • Ability to work for at least one full academic year preferred