Graduate Assistant, International Education
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Job Description
- Assist with international student support, including social and cultural support.
- Assist with new student orientation for international students.
- Assist with planning, organizing and hosting weekly events for U.S. and international students involved in the center’s global communities.
- Assist with managing the center’s peer mentorship program and residential learning community.
- Assist with regular communication with students in the center’s global communities via email, RAFTR and WhatsApp.
- Assist with campus-wide international education events.
- Assist with basic administrative tasks such as copying, filing and data entry.
Preferred Qualifications
- Must be currently enrolled as a graduate student at LR.
- Must be available for regular weekend and evening hours. A willingness to work a flexible schedule depending on daily/weekly needs.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of managing culturally sensitive situations; willing to work with a diverse population of students with varying needs.
- Strong sense of and commitment to confidentiality.
- Experience living, working or studying abroad is preferred.
Please note that this position is work in exchange for tuition remission.
Department: Shuford Center for International Education
Job title: Global Engagement and Student Support Assistant
Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy
Lenoir-Rhyne University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, political affiliation, age, marital status, sex, gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, disability status, genetics, pregnancy or veteran status.
Lenoir-Rhyne’s Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy extends to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, reassignment, demotion, discipline, discharge, performance evaluations, compensation and benefits as well as the education setting. Lenoir-Rhyne is committed to providing an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff, students, contractors, volunteers and visitors.