Much Love for our Student Workers

As you may have already figured out, there's A LOT to do on our beautiful campus, and in the surrounding area. There may be only one problem... some of the attractions in the surrounding area cost a little bit of money. So, I have a proposition for all you soon-to-be Adelphi students, or even prospective students - get a job on campus! I work in the admissions office as an admissions ambassador, where my duties are to give tours and help around with office work. Also, many of the admissions ambassadors in the office also answer phones and deal with questions. So, if you happen to call the admissions office and someone answers saying, "Hello this is student worker (insert name here) speaking..." that's us! 

Along with working in the admissions office, there are also many other jobs around campus. One very popular one among students is working in the Alice Brown Early Learning Center. This is a preschool we have right on campus, and happens to be a great way to gain experience with children, if you happen to be going into a field where you would work with them. In our University Center, we have the Center for Student Involvement, which is a very popular place for students to look for jobs. Here, students do office work and help clubs and organizations with miscellaneous work they may have around the office. You can also work in our Panthertainment Booth, selling discounted movie tickets, discounted Broadway show tickets, and even lending out umbrellas or portable chargers. Another job we have on campus is working in the Center for Recreation and Sports (CRS). For this job, students swipe ID cards for gym access, greet any and all patrons who enter the CRS, tidy up the equipment room, and much more. Students are also able to be "Group Fitness Helpers," in which they help sign in all the students who come to their designated group fitness class, as well as help the instructor with anything they need. Also, if you're a certified lifeguard, we have a job for you at our 4-lane pool in the CRS! The possibilities are never ending!

These jobs described above are not even half of the available positions we have on campus. Often times, students are actually able to get a job in the departments in which they're interested in. Many times professors will look for student workers to help in out with filling or various other jobs around the office. So, definitely get to know your professors and express interest early on, so he/she will keep you in mind if/when the department is looking for a student worker. 

I can already tell that becoming an admissions ambassador will be one of the best decisions I've made at Adelphi. This job has introduced me to so many amazing people I probably otherwise wouldn't have known, and has helped me integrate myself into the Adelphi community. Every counselor and student worker in the office is so extremely nice, which makes me genuinely enjoy going into work. I strongly suggest finding a job you love wherever you end up going to college, because believe me, you won't regret it!