Join Our Team
Every semester our office welcomes new freshman and transfer students to UNT Dallas. Our New Student Orientation program is led and facilitated by current students who serve as Orientation Leaders (OLs). These campus leaders assist our office in welcoming new students in an engaging and positive way. Do you have what it takes? Becoming a member of the New Student Orientation OL team is competitive and selective. We seek to assemble the best team that represents our diverse student population and who can connect with our newest Trailblazers.
Applications for the 2022 Orientation Leader team are now available. You must have at least a 2.0 GPA and be a current UNT Dallas student to be considered for the position. Click here to get started.
Are you work-study eligible? Click here for our work-study position posting.
Applications are due on January 31, 2022.
How Do Orientation Leaders Make a Difference?
A successful Orientation Leaders is someone who...
- Is open to meeting new people and is an effective communicator with peers, new students, faculty/staff, parents and guests
- Facilitates peer discussions on several key topics with new incoming students
- Energetically leads activities for students during each orientation session
- Is informed and empowered to answer questions and serve as a resource for new students and their guests
- Leads informative and engaging campus tours
- Demonstrates flexibility, creativity, perseverence and dedication when faced with challenges
- Displays a high level of maturity, critically thinks, and is able to use independent judgement in making decisions.
- Has a good sense of humor, maintains a high level of energy and enthusiasm even on long work day!
Basically....they are awesome students who are proud to be a UNT Dallas Trailblazer!
Have an interest in being an Orientation Leader?
We are so glad you have found interest in being a UNT Dallas Orientation Leader! To better explain and understand the position, the orientation team hosted interest meetings. Couldn't make it to the meetings? No worries, we got you covered. See our video below which details the application process and what it means to be an Orientation Leader at UNT Dallas. We want all current trailblazers to have the details. We hope to see your application soon!
Meet Our Executive Orientation Leadership Team
The Exec Team is responsible for providing leadership and coordinating the new student orientation program at UNT Dallas.
Orientation Student Executive
Magdalena "Zetty" Benites
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Orientation Student Executive
Enrique Gonzalez
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology & Sociology
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: Dallas, TX
Orientation Student Executive
Kyra May
Classification: Sophomore
Major: Early Childhood Education
Minor: Spanish
Hometown: Cedar Hill, TX