EOP Leadership Opportunities

EOP Student Assistants

Applications for the following positions are available on Handshake as positions become available. Please come by the EOP office or email eop@sonoma.edu for details regarding the actual process.

EOP student assistants gain professional skills while working towards their undergraduate degrees. Some of the tasks they perform include:

• answering a multi-line telephone 
• taking accurate messages or referring callers as appropriate
• making appointments for students
• making phone calls to remind students of appointments 
• informing users of program services and directing them to the proper resource 
• accurately filing and retrieving student files
• performing simple data entry
• photocopying, sending faxes, making campus deliveries
• performing other basic clerical tasks as needed

The required work skills include:

• customer service skills
• ability to work independently
• learn new information quickly
• follow complex directions 
• familiarity with office protocol, including confidentiality, punctuality, and professionalism
• strong alphabetization and computer typing skills

Priority will be given to applicants who have overcome barriers like those confronting program participants. Average work hours are 5-10 per week.

EOP Admissions Student Ambassadors

The EOP Admissions Student Ambassadors assist with tracking EOP application materials, answering the EOP Admissions phone line to answer general EOP admissions questions and refer other calls to staff, and gathering application materials from the SSU Office of Admissions. The ambassadors work under the direction of the EOP admissions coordinator.

Applications for the following positions are available from EOP in September. Please come by the EOP office or email applyeop@sonoma.edu for details regarding the process.

EOP Peer Mentor

Peer mentors are continuing students expected to work closely with a cohort of students in their first year at SSU. A peer mentor is assigned 22-25 students whom they connect with on a regular basis. Peer mentors also participate in and help facilitate personal development and academic activities. Peer mentors meet with their assigned students and work on activities related to the program, totaling 10-15 hours per week.

Summer Bridge Leader

Summer Bridge Leaders (SBLs) play a key role in organizing, facilitating, and supervising both academic and recreational activities for approximately 125 incoming first-year students during the Summer Bridge program. They provide essential support and guidance, helping students transition smoothly to college life. SBLs also oversee and actively participate in the program's on-campus residential experience, ensuring a positive and engaging environment for all participants.

Summer Bride Peer Mentor

Summer Bridge Peer Mentors (SBPMs) help supervise academic activities in the classrooms as well as provide support and guidance for incoming first-time, first-year (FTFY) students during Summer Bridge. SBPMs will be responsible for oversight and active participation during the Summer Bridge Program's academic components. SBPMs will assist program faculty in promoting student engagement by modeling appropriate classroom behavior and participation, assisting students in the use of learning tools and technology, and fostering effective student collaboration in group activities.