First Year Class Advisor (FYCA)

As First Year Class Advisors (FY CA), it is our job to support transformational leadership development by providing meaningful opportunities to the PLC community.

  • Attending lecture twice a week to take attendance, ensure students are in dress code, are attentive and respectful to lecturers.
  • Create and present CA lectures on assigned topics throughout the semester.
  • Grade weekly reflections and other larger assignments like essays.
  • Facilitate small group discussions in class.
  • Cultivate positive, trusting, and respectful classroom culture.
  • Academically support first year students through major projects, such as presentations, team teaches, memos, and essays.
  • Support students through their educational experience and their PLC journey.

The First Year Class Advisors (FY CA) must do their job because we need innovative and ethical leaders who are going to create meaningful change.

(Pay Rate = $4000/AY)

CA Advisor

The CA Advisor (AA) role is reserved for returning academic team members who have served at least one year-long stint as a Class Advisor (CA). This person works closely with and in between the CA teams and the course professors. Having instruction experience, the CAA helps new CA staff members learn course material and instruction methodologies. The CAA also works with the faculty and staff to draw through lines between academic and experiential curricula. The CAA can supplement the advisory and instructional work of CA teams and/or be a support to the CA members behind the scenes. This role requires thorough and advanced knowledge of the academic trajectory and curricula in the PLC program. Composure, maturity, integrity, and cooperation are paramount for candidates for this role. The AA has planning and managerial tasks in addition to education and instruction. This position is reserved for upperclassmen and preference is given to seniors and fifth-year seniors. This role is more of a managerial role and occupies 5-8 hours of active work/week. The position oversees 10 different students and mentors them in their individual roles. Alongside mentorship of the team, the position will also serve as a mentor to the First Years in the program. They will pilot of yearlong leadership project that will allow them to reflect on their individual leadership journey. This role will allow the candidate to grow in their presentation, delegation, and interpersonal skills, as well as their time management skills. 

(Pay Rate = $3500/academic year; reports to Dr. Shepherd Macklin)

First Year CAs will attend Monday and Wednesday lectures, lead recitations of about 7-9 students, plan lesson plans for Thursday recitations, provide feedback on the course, have one-on-ones, provide feedback on paper rough drafts, grade weekly reflections, and class presentations, take attendance and participation in lecture, participate in weekly meetings with the other First-Year CAs and Dr. Shepherd Macklin, prepare and deliver at least one guest lecture per semester, and create a balance between being a role model/teacher and a friend for the first years.

($4000/year scholarship; report to Dr. Shepherd Macklin)

Candidates for this position must be strong writers interested in learning how to build strong teams (recitation sections) of individuals, each of whom is working independently and yet is also working as a team to provide individual feedback.  Students will be trained to provide supplemental instruction in the field of writing. Multi CAs will attend lecture twice a week and lead a recitation section once a week with approximately 8-10 students. You will work extensively with the professor to learn about the lens' that will focus each week's writing assignment as well as how to provide constructive feedback in a constant iterative process throughout the semester.

($2500/semester scholarship; report to Dr. Shepherd Macklin)

Global Issues in Leadership CAs report directly to the course professor and have the responsibility for, working with the professor to draft and implement a course syllabus, coordinating speakers, grading participation in class, and needed grading outside of class time. CAs must attend every scheduled lecture (3 hours/week) and act as advisors for students in the course, assisting with class activities, assignment mentoring, and acting as a liaison between the professor and the students. Global CAs will meet at least once a week with the professor and with students on an individual basis periodically, as needed.

($2000/semester scholarship; reports to Dr. Coker)

The 21st Century Leadership CA will work closely with Dr. Shepherd Macklin, teach about key issues surrounding the 2015 published United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, provide feedback on the course, provide feedback on presentation rough drafts, grade class presentations, take attendance and participation in class, participate in class discussions and offer feedback with Dr. Shepherd Macklin, and create a balance between being a role model/teacher and a friend for your peers.

($2500/semester scholarship; report to Dr. Shepherd Macklin)

Work closely with Dr. Thieman Dino - Job description TBD