of Role
The Digital Scholars student program assistant collaborates closely with Digital Scholars staff and faculty directors to engage, mentor, and support undergraduate students throughout the spring, summer, and next autumn quarters. The student program assistant will be part of the Digital Scholars leadership team, which consists of a faculty director, staff director, and student lead, to inform the direction of the program. The leadership team will commit to learning and improving digital skills alongside Digital Scholar students.
Digital Scholars Program Overview
Digital Scholars is a cohort style program for pre-major first-generation students interested in majors and careers that require digital skills. Students selected to participate in a three-quarter (spring, summer, autumn) program that provides on-campus and industry-based experiences will gain different digital skills as well as career and major exploration in a supportive community of fellow students. The Digital Scholars Program will start in Spring 2024 and expects to accept 25 students.
Program Goals
1. Prepare students for engaging in professional careers by providing opportunities to explore career pathways, develop career readiness skills, and participate in internships related to specific uses of digital skills.
2. Empower students to develop a strong network of people and campus resources as it relates to their career exploration and discernment. This network would include faculty, staff, peers, alumni, and community and industry partners.
Office of Connected Learning Overview
The Digital Scholars program is part of the Office of Connected Learning in Academic Affairs. The Office of Connected Learning is committed to access and success for all students by promoting and supporting a range of co-curricular applied experiences that further cross-disciplinary learning, career connections, and contributions to a more just and equitable community on and off campus. Our units - Community-Engaged Learning and Research, the Collaboratory, Global Initiatives, Digital Scholars, and Undergraduate Research and Creative Project - connect you to new skills, community, research, and the world by applying your knowledge outside of the classroom and by diving deeper into a field of your interest.
Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
The Digital Scholars program shares UW Bothell’s values of inclusion and diversity as core components of our mission to support students and educators within the UW Bothell community. To quote from UW Bothell’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, our work begins with the acceptance and celebration of the differences that are represented through the many diverse and minoritized communities on our campus and in the surrounding community. We recognize that we are bound together in a collective experience and that our actions impact all in our community.
Responsibilities
Student support
· Encourage student enthusiasm for digital skill opportunities.
· Relate to Digital Scholars students about their personal and professional aspirations and college goals via weekly (virtual) office hour or lunch chat.
· Represent and address the needs and issues of Digital Scholars students to program directors.
Program Development
· Co-create program and community building activities with the leadership team.
· Co-create curricular and non-curricular activities in alignment with student learning goals with the leadership team.
· Infuse diversity, inclusion, and equity as core components woven throughout workshops, sessions, courses, and career connected projects.
Marketing and Communications
· Support Digital Scholars Program graphics and communications; flyers, email, Canva, Instagram posts, etc.
· Occasionally write up stories about the Digital Scholars program for university and external stakeholders.
· Support additional creative digital communication projects that serve program goals.
· Document events and class meetings, take photos at each gathering.
Event Programming
· Assist with coordination and promotion of programs, workshops, meetings, class sessions, course objectives and assignments.
· Manage and coordinate event planning including meeting space set-up/tear-down, hospitality, equipment, attendance, and meeting minutes.
General
· Possess and deliver knowledge of the vision and goals of the Digital Scholars program.
· Demonstrate strong leadership and public speaking skills. You will have multiple opportunities to facilitate and/or co-present a workshop or community building activities with Digital Scholars students.
· Manage multiple projects and tasks in collaboration with program directors.
· Organize and maintain program projects, meeting notes, partnerships, and student profiles.
· Maintain open lines of communication with program directors and undergraduate students.
· Attend a majority of the sessions (virtual or in person) with students and program directors.
· Gain knowledge of Office of Connected Learning units, and ability to represent and speak about units to current, transfer, and prospective students.
· Perform additional duties as assigned.
Wage: $19.97 an hour
Duration: March 2024 – March 2025, range of 5-10 hours a week
Commitment: range of 5-10 hours a week. Attend class meetings (need to be available in Spring for the Digital Scholars class on Fridays from 11am – 1pm). Weekly to bi-weekly Zoom call meetings with Digital Scholars leadership team.
Priority will be given to those who apply by January 19th, 2024.
Student who identifies as first-generation college student, has a passion for learning digital skills, desires to grow leadership and communication skills, and understands the value of community building amongst students.
To apply, please submit your application on Interfolio, including a resume and cover letter (Word or PDF files)The cover letter should show your writing skills and highlight your interest in the position.
We strongly encourage applicants to visit Career Services to prepare and review their resume and cover letter, as well as conduct a mock interview.
For any application-related inquiries, please contact Amanda Sendele at sendele@uw.edu
Additional Information
All new student employees must also complete UW's online Title IX course about preventing and responding to sex-and gender-based violence and harassment.
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
Diversity is a core value of University of WA Bothell. We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. To learn more, read our Diversity Statement
