As a non-traditional student, you (and your spouse) have a variety of employment opportunities, while attending Michigan Tech.
• Going through the Financial Aid Office, they will direct you through the federal and state funded work study program, where they will place you into a department that has designated need. Inquire at Financial Aid to learn more.
• Going through the Human Resources Department, there are employment opportunities (scroll down for current job postings) for working as a staff member. These positions are full and part-time, and may or may not affect attending Michigan Tech as a full-time student. The job postings change often. If you have a spouse, this might be an opportunity to explore, if necessary.
• The Career Center posts local employment opportunities from their website.
• There are many local businesses in the local area that are looking for employees. The local newspaper, Daily Mining Gazette, will list employment opportunities. You may decide to simply inquire a local business personally too.
• Keeping your ears and eyes open on bulletin boards in various buildings, emails, message boards, through student organizations, etc. will give you another advantage. The position to create this website was through Student Affairs as an internship position.
Upon browsing the Michigan Tech website, here are some other student employment opportunities:
On-Campus Student Opportunities
(list may not be complete)
• Work-study
information from the student handbook
• Departments
that offer employment (partial list)
• Human Resources
• University, employment with the (scroll down for up-to-date job postings)
• Dining
Services, employment with
• Facilities
Management, employment with
• Housing
and Residential Life, employment with
• Information
Technology Services, employment with
• Rozsa
Center Operations, employment with
• Sports
and Recreation, employment with
• Youth
Programs, employment with
employment with Student Life
• Academic
Mentor - job description (pdf)
• Commuter
Mentor - job description (pdf)
• Learning
Community Member - job description (pdf)
• Mentor
Network Coordinator - job description
• Orientation Team Leader - job description (pdf)
• Program
Coordinator - job description
• Resident
Assistant - job description (pdf) - more about Resident
Assistant
other useful employment information:
• Article
on Parent Net about employment on campus
• Guide
to conducting interviews, MTU (pdf)
• Legal
and Illegal Interview Questions (pdf)
If you are seeking information about employment opportunities through internships or after you graduate, inquire at the Career Center.
*A note from the Career Center: even if you are just entering your degree program, they welcome you to inquire the possibilities for internships as well as other services.
