Welcome Center Student Staff

40 Campus Support

• Serve as the first point of contact by greeting visitors students and campus guests.
• Provide assistance to prospective and current students faculty staff and community members in locating campus resources and services.
• Answer incoming calls to the Welcome and Success Center and route inquiries appropriately.
• Distribute KU ID cards and diplomas to students.
• Check students in for scheduled appointments with Student Services staff.
• Engage in ongoing learning about campus resources student support services and university policies to better assist students.
• Support students with appointment scheduling for advising and other student services.
• Participate in student outreach efforts including application followup and calling campaigns.

30 Event Collaboration & Graphic Design

• Utilize downtime at the Welcome Center to support event planning and design projects for the Edwards Campus.
• Collaborate with Student Services to brainstorm and share event ideas tailored to the Edwards Campus student population.
• Design promotional materials such as flyers for campus events.
• Create engaging social media content including photo posts and reels for the Student Services Instagram account.
• Update digital signage and manage flyer distribution and removal across campus.
• Assist with preparation and logistics for major student events such as Hawk Week Hawk Talks and Commencement.
• Contribute to the monthly student newsletter Whats the Tea through content creation and design.

25 Transfer Ambassador Work

• Represent the Edwards Campus at recruitment and tabling events at local community colleges.
• Lead campus tours for prospective students and their families.
• Assist in the coordination and facilitation of recruitment events.
• Share personal KU Edwards experiences to showcase campus life and available opportunities to prospective students.

5 Other Responsibilities

• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Associate and Assistant Deans direct supervisor or staff in the School of Professional Studies.

Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.

Work Schedule
20 hours per week.

Contact Information to Applicants
Ashley Kalatusha


Deb Carter

1. Must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.
2. Experience using Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook) as demonstrated in application materials.
3. Experience providing highquality customer service as indicated in application materials.

1. Federal Work Study preferred
2. Student at the KU Edwards Campus

This student position is based at the KU Edwards Campus in the Kansas City metropolitan area. Student staff members of theWelcome and Success Center play a key role in supporting both the Welcome and Success Center and the Transfer Recruitment team. As frontline representatives these individuals serve as the first point of contact for students providing direct assistance and connecting them with the appropriate campus resources and departments. The Welcome and Success Center is designed to be a onestop shop for student support offering accurate friendly and consistent service. The goal of this position is to enhance the overall student experience contribute to recruitment and retention efforts and support the success of students at the Edwards Campus and beyond.

• Cover Letter Outlining qualifications and interest in the position.
• Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) detailing your academic and professional background.
• Three Professional or Academic References including names titles and contact information.

To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 5/5/2025. A review of applications will continue until a qualified pool of candidates has been identified.

Position Requirements
During the semester term of the appointment the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1 have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2 be preenrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3 be enrolled in summer session or 4 be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).

Employment Conditions
1 Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.

2 This is an hourly/nonexempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/nonexempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.