Undergraduate Student Staff Positions

The Center for Student Engagement (CSE) is a high-energy and vibrant office that strives to provide great resources, services, and events for students and student organizations.

To offer the students of CUA an enriching undergraduate experience, we rely on the work of our dedicated student staff. Each team member will primarily serve on one of our smaller functional area teams to complete most of their hours. Our functional area positions have a starting pay rate of $16.00/hour with students expected to work 12-15 hours per week. Our Work Study positions pay a starting rate of $13.00/hour with students expected to work 8 hours/week. Our Events Team has a starting pay of $13.00/hour with varying hours per week depending on the events CSE puts on. Also, our student staff members make up a larger team and share various responsibilities to maintain an operational office. The duties of our student staff are as follows:

  • Student Staff Functional Area Positions

    The Center for Student Engagement has multiple Student Staff positions that are open to any Catholic University student. These positions each pay a starting rate of $16/hour and expect a weekly workload of 12-15 hours/week. These positions have the following responsibilities and qualifications.

    Student Organization Services (2 Positions)

    • Oversee financial accounts for student organizations
    • Process financial paperwork for student organizations including approving purchase requests, preparing cash boxes and purchasing cards, processing deposits, and reflecting financial transactions in the Nest
    • Manage required documents pertaining to student organization travel

    Leadership (1 Position)

    • Develop, coordinate, and facilitate aspects of the Build Your Nest mentorship program and other Leadership workshops
    • Assist with student organization training and recognizing student leaders
    • Coordinate the Cardinal Leadership Celebration nomination and review process

    Events & Marketing (3 Positions)

    • As a team plan 1-2 CUA Nite Live events each month creating a variety of experiences for our students ensuring that we are building a diverse calendar of programming
    • Manage all marketing for events and department needs
    • Assist with the planning and execution of DC Nite Out excursions throughout the year

    First Gen & Cultural Programming (2 Positions)

    • Assist in the implementation of theme month programming
    • Assist with Take Flight First Gen Programming
    • Assist with Cultural Programming

  • Work Study Student Staff Functional Area Positions

    The Center for Student Engagement has multiple Work Study Student Staff positions that are open to any Catholic University student who has Work Study available. These positions each pay a starting rate of $13/hour and expect a weekly workload of 8 hours/week. These positions have the following responsibilities and qualifications.

    Student Organization Services (1 Position)

    • Oversee financial accounts for student organizations
    • Process financial paperwork for student organizations including approving purchase requests, preparing cash boxes and purchasing cards, processing deposits, and reflecting financial transactions in the Nest
    • Manage required documents pertaining to student organization travel

    Leadership (1 Position)

    • Develop, coordinate, and facilitate aspects of the Build Your Nest mentorship program and other Leadership workshops
    • Assist with student organization training and recognizing student leaders
    • Coordinate the Cardinal Leadership Celebration nomination and review process

    Events & Marketing (1 Position)

    • As a team plan 1-2 CUA Nite Live events each month creating a variety of experiences for our students ensuring that we are building a diverse calendar of programming
    • Manage all marketing for events and department needs
    • Assist with the planning and execution of DC Nite Out excursions throughout the year

    First Gen & Cultural Programming (1 Position)

    • Assist in the implementation of theme month programming
    • Assist with Take Flight First Gen Programming
    • Assist with Cultural Programming

  • Event Support Team

    The Center for Student Engagement hires students who would like a more flexible work schedule for a team that helps to support events throughout the year. These positions each pay a rate of $13/hour with a weekly hourly work opportunity that varies throughout the year. This position is ideal for someone who has other campus jobs but would like more hours, or doesn’t have the time to commit to a higher level commitment role. The Events Team could be responsible for the following tasks at the various Center for Student Engagement Events:

    • Event Check-In
    • Event Setup
    • Event Clean Up
    • Event Support at a station
    • Tabling to market events