Staff

Always O-utstanding. Definitely O-utrageous. Truly O-riginal

O-Team (Opening Team) is a group of upper-class students who volunteer to help welcome the incoming class of first year students each year in August/September, ensuring that each student has an awesome start to the year. Any upper-class student can be a member of the O-Team as long as they bring a high level of enthusiasm and dedication to welcoming students to the university.

O-Team assists in coordinating and implementing the First Year Day of Service and Opening Day which includes Convocation, FYRE, and several other events. O-Team members are positive role-models for first year students and possess knowledge of campus resources, student organizations, processes, and university events/activities. 

FYE office assistants support the first year experience office by staffing the reception desk, answering phones and referring students to appropriate resources. Office assistants provide support for a variety of projects including advertising events, scheduling appointments, keeping the office organized, and carrying out administrative tasks. FYE office assistants typically work between five and 10 hours per week (depending on schedule and availability) and are paid an hourly rate of $11 per hour. Applicants for the office assistant position must have work-study through financial aid and possess strong customer service skills. Students interested in applying should submit a completed application to firstyear@salemstate.edu. Please be mindful that on some web browsers you may have print the PDF in order to save the content. Before submitting be sure to review the application.

Mentors are undergraduate student staff who work out of the first year experience office, coordinate programs and events, and serve as a resource for first year and transfer students with questions or concerns in addition to other position responsibilities. Mentors typically work five to 10 hours a week (depending on schedule and availability) and are paid an hourly rate of $11.50 per hour. To apply, students should fill out the application form or re-application form, save to their computer, and then email the completed application to firstyear@salemstate.edu as an attachment.

For more information about our mentors or to see what they are up to, visit our blog.