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Leadership and Job Opportunities

There are a number of ways to lead and get involved at Northwestern. Here are some great leadership and employment opportunities within the Division of Student Affairs that will give you the chance to lead and collaborate, gain experience, and make a lasting impact on the community.

Leadership Opportunities for Students
Department Leadership Opportunity Application Period
Campus Inclusion and Community Sustained Dialogue Moderator (email for more information) Ongoing
Campus Inclusion and Community Peer Inclusion Educators (email for more information) TBD
Center for Awareness, Response and Education (CARE) Sexual Health and Assault Peer Educators (SHAPE) Fall Quarter
Center for Awareness, Response and Education (CARE) Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault (MARS) Fall Quarter
Center for Awareness, Response and Education (CARE) Campus Coalition on Sexual Violence Ongoing
Health Promotion and Wellness (HPaW) Wildcats Advancing Total Campus Heath (WATCH) Peer Educator Late Fall/Early Winter Quarter
Norris University Center Norris Center Advisory Board (NCAB) Ongoing
Northwestern Career Advancement NCA Career Ambassadors Spring Quarter
Residential Services Resident Assistants (RAs) Late Fall Quarter/Early Winter Quarter
Maintenance Processor​Summer Conference Assistant​Communications, Design, Visual Communications​
Job Opportunities forUndergrad Students
Department Employment Opportunity Application Period Work Study Required?
Center for Awareness, Response and Education (CARE) CARE Student Employee Fall Quarter Yes
Dean of Students Office Office Assistant Spring & Summer Quarters Yes
Norris University Center Norris Center Student Leadership/Supervisor Search April Yes
Norris University Center Norris University Center (jobs in 15 different areas) Primarily Fall (and Ongoing) Yes
Northwestern Career Advancement (NCA) NCA Student Employees Primarily Fall (and Ongoing) No
Off-Campus Life Off-Campus Ambassador Spring Quarter No
Student Affairs IT Student Desktop Support Technician Fall Quarter Yes
Student Affairs Marketing (SAM) Graphic Designer Ongoing (Currently Accepting for Summer or Fall Quarter) Yes

With over 500 student organizations at Northwestern, getting involved is easy. Learn more about our student organizations by visiting Wildcat Connection, Northwestern's student organization directory. Once you log-in to Wildcat Connection with your NetID and password you can explore all our student organizations from A cappella groups and theatre organizations to community service groups and sport clubs. On Wildcat Connection you can:

  • Find student organizations' social media pages
  • Search upcoming events
  • Contact organizations directly

Fraternities and sororities conduct recruitment and intake events, activities, and informational sessions at various times during the year. Intake is the term NPHC organizations and most MGC organizations use to bring new members into an organization. In 1990, all 9 NPHC groups prohibited "pledging" and began a process called 'intake'.

The recruitment process is either council or chapter coordinated, depending on which organization you are interested in joining. However, no freshman may be in the new member process until Winter Quarter, or enter a fraternity or sorority house during the first two weeks of the academic year. Transfer, sophomore, junior, or senior students may join a fraternal organization during Fall Quarter.

Visit our FSL site for more information on recruitment.