Student Employment - The Tutoring Center

Office Assistant

Job Description:
The Student Office Assistant (SOA) welcomes students, faculty and staff to The Tutoring Center. The main purpose of this job is to greet people as they enter The Tutoring Center. SOA's also register students that come in for tutoring or to use other resources. The SOA also helps students make appointments or view the tutoring schedule in our online system. A Student Office Assistant must have good phone etiquette, be friendly and helpful.

Duties:

Greet and assist everyone who comes into The Tutoring Center
Register students coming in for tutoring
Basic clerical responsibilities

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled OU student in a degree seeking program
Minimum 2.75 cumulative GPA
Excellent customer service skills
Friendly and helpful
Good phone etiquette
Flexible hours (must be able to work both days and evenings)

How to apply:

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Peer Tutor

Duties:
Peer Tutors help Oakland University students clarify homework assignments and course content.

Qualifications:

Must be a currently enrolled OU student in a degree seeking program
Second semester freshman standing or higher
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Minimum 3.0 GPA (B) in the course(s) you want to tutor
Expertise in content areas and learning skills
Adequate demonstration of time/task managing skills
Certain courses may require a skills test

What else?

Must complete 10 hours of training towards tutor certification.
Schedules are based on availability.
Hired as an appointment, walk-in or online Peer Tutor.
Need is in all subjects at the 0000-2999 level.

How to apply:

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SI Leader

Duties:
Supplemental Instruction Leaders conduct organized study sessions focusing on course-specific study skills, key concepts and test preparation.

Qualifications:

Must be a currently enrolled OU student in a degree seeking program
Second semester freshman standing or higher
Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Minimum 3.0 GPA (B) in the course(s) you want to lead
Expertise in content areas and learning skills
Adequate demonstration of time/task managing skill
Certain courses may require a skills test

What else?

Mandatory training prior to start of the semester.
Work begins on the first day of class for the semester.
SI is offered in 1000 through 3000 level accounting, biology, chemistry, economics, mathematics, physics and statistics.
You will attend each class, take notes, plan and conduct 2-3 SI sessions each week.

How to apply:

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Student Employee of the Month

We are excited to introduce Micah Dymond as our newest Employee of the Month!

Micah has been with The Tutoring Center since December 2018 and continues to help students with her vast knowledge of Anthropology, Biology, Mathematics, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish and Statistics. This semester she is the Study Group Facilitator for two study groups, PSY 1000 and SOC 1000. Micah also worked this past summer under the Summer Student Campus Corps initiative creating interactive professional development modules for The Tutoring Center.

Micah is the Horizon League representative for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She is also a member of Sigma Delta Pi National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society and the Oakland University track and field team.

You can see her volunteering at various sports events and other events put on by the Office of Student Involvement where she works as a Leadership Consultant.

In her free time Micah enjoys running, working out and spending time with her family and friends. Her passion is traveling and learning new things.

Upon graduation Micah plans to attend law school.