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5 Reasons Being An Orientation Leader Is The BEST Job On FGCU's Campus

Eagle View Orientation is the most rewarding and the most impactful job on campus.

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Sep 28, 2019

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5 Reasons Being An Orientation Leader Is The BEST Job On FGCU's Campus

Kaitlin Connor

1. Transferrable Skills

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Student Affairs might not be for everyone. Whether you're a nursing major, an art major, or a business major, this job will teach a plethora of versatile skills. Employers want to know if you can be leader, if you work well on a team, if you can communicate effectively. Orientation trains you to excel in those areas and much more.

2. Unforgettable Friendships

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I can't tell you how many people meet their life long friends through orientation. Me? I came into orientation with my life long friend; but the students I got to meet, and friendships I've been able to make through being their orientation leader, well, they're incredible memories and people that I wouldn't trade for the world.

3. University Connections

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So maybe you're not willing to apply because you're not pumped about being on campus all summer long, I get it. Do you know who else is on campus all summer long though? Your professors, your program directors, future references on your resume. When you're an orientation leader, you have the opportunity to make meaningful relationships with professional staff. That's a benefit that will come in handy no matter what career path you take.

4. Campus Knowledge

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The memes on Twitter about Orientation Leaders and never-ending fun facts are 1000000% true, but not a day goes by that university information isn't helpful. From the best photo spots on campus to maneuvering, Degree Works like a pro - Orientation Leader training is unlike any other on campus.

5. Long-Lasting Leadership

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Months after orientation ended I was still bombarded with student's questions, with "hellos" on campus, with anyone who just remembered who I was. See, you're not just a leader for three months in the summer. You are a student's first look into what FGCU is going to be like, you are their familiar face on campus, and if you're lucky enough, you're their friend too. I had a rough freshman year, and getting to be a part of first-year students' lives in an impactful way has meant the world to me. It could mean the world to you too.

Is it easy? No. But I can promise you it is worth it, and that is what makes being an Orientation Leader the best job on campus.

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Eagle View Orientation is the most rewarding and the most impactful job on campus.

In This Article:

1. Transferrable Skills

2. Unforgettable Friendships

3. University Connections

4. Campus Knowledge

5. Long-Lasting Leadership

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No one best represents the struggle like our favorite 90s squad.

1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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What are the states that have set a $15/hour minimum wage?

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1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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