Graduate Assistant - Campus Life

Position Title: Graduate Assistant Campus Life 

# of Openings: 1

Department/Program: Student Affairs 51000

Work Location: 100% On-Site

Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus

Reports to: Stephan Taylor

FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly

FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)

Compensation: $20 per hour and $3,000 scholarship for the academic year

Application Deadline: 5/1 or until filled

Job Summary
This graduate assistantship will be dedicated to student engagement, leadership development, and community development. Specifically, the position will be supporting, promoting and organizing community building activities on all campuses. This position starts in the Fall 2026 semester.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops and implements special events and programs throughout the year to address specific diversity, leadership development and wellness needs in collaboration with the Director of Campus and Residential Life, Resident Assistant team, student organizations, and other campus partners.
• Coordinates the room reservation process for student organizations.
• Recruits and retains registered student organizations.
• Works with the Director of Campus and Residential Life and Dean of Students to provide guidance and advice to the Student Union of Naropa (student government) and their events and programs.
• Co-coordinates the annual Student Engagement Awards Celebration in conjunction with the Graduate Assistant for Residential Life, the Director of Campus and Residential Life and the Division of Enrollment, Marketing, and Student Success.
• Assists with co-curricular leadership programming.
• Collaborates with other programs and departments to create involvement and learning opportunities for students.
• Assists with strategic planning for the Office of Campus and Residential Life.
• Functions in the professional staff on-call rotation for the Office of Campus and Residential Life.
• Assists in management of the Food Pantry.
• Participates in research, assessment and benchmarking activities, as assigned.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Naropa University graduate student in good academic and disciplinary standing with the University.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and assertive communication skills.
• Ability to create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and complete tasks in a timely manner.
• Problem-solving acumen.
• Desire to help students be successful.
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in student activities, programming and leadership development or residence life strongly preferred.
2. Experience advising and/or supervising students and student staff preferred.

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions:
During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: lift up to 15 pounds, stand, walk, sit, interruptions/distractions, and heat/cold.

Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year:  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.

A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.

The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.

Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here:  

Naropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.