Pool: Business Professional Development Program Peer Mentor
Position Overview
The Business Professional Development Program at the KU School of Business provides early exposure to career concepts and enrichment opportunities to Business students. The Business Professional Development Program is hiring for student hourly positions to assist with the program.
Job duties may include (but are not limited to): gathering data and research, grading homework assignments, exams, recording attendance, reaching out to, and meeting with students, and other duties as assigned.
Note: If selected for an interview, there will be an opportunity to indicate preference on which class within the program candidates prefer.
Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).
Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.
Job duties may include (but are not limited to): gathering data and research, grading homework assignments, exams, recording attendance, reaching out to, and meeting with students, and other duties as assigned.
Note: If selected for an interview, there will be an opportunity to indicate preference on which class within the program candidates prefer.
Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).
Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.
Job Description
90% Instructional Duties/Peer Mentorship
10% Events & Programming
- Attend and help facilitate class meetings.
- Record and track attendance.
- Grade minor and major assignments & exams.
- Reach out to struggling students.
- Work with instructor to improve course content/delivery.
- Meet with students outside of class hours.
- Attend required trainings related to job duties.
- Maintain professional online communication.
10% Events & Programming
- Assist with BPDP events such as career fairs & workshops.
- Assist with other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- During the semester term of the appointment, the KU student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2) be pre-enrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3) be enrolled in summer session or 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students.
- Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Must be a School of Business undergraduate student.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred applicants will demonstrate some combination of:
- prior/current leadership experience.
- professional experience such as a completed internship.
- involvement within the BPDP.
- excellent written/verbal communication skills.
Additional Candidate Instructions
Submit online application and resume, then complete the Qualtrics survey sent in a follow-up email by area admin Whitney Hersh. Students who fail to complete this survey will NOT move forward in the interview process. (Note that to be a peer mentor for a course, students must have completed that course with the exception of BUS 410.)
Contact Information to Applicants
Whitney Hersh
wlhersh@ku.edu
wlhersh@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
10.25
Work Schedule
Flexible; up to 20 hours/week
Anticipated Start Date
Monday August 4, 2025