Winter Orientation for new students is going to be starting in a few months, and a recent payroll policy change makes adjunct faculty eligible to receive pay for serving as orientation advisors.

The UMBC Orientation Program, led by the Office of Academic and Pre-Professional Advising, assists 100% of students in each incoming class devise a schedule for their first semester by having each student meet individually with an advisor one-on-one for a period of approximately 30 minutes to an hour. A typical day of Orientation will have about 50 advisors seeing between 50-200 students.

It cannot be overstated what a sense of accomplishment it brings to take charge of an incoming student and help brush away the obstacles that stand between them and a fantastic first experience at UMBC. To play this incredibly formative role in a student’s career at UMBC is a privilege, but also a pleasure. Advisors taking part in Orientation join a team that genuinely feels like a team, a dynamic group with high camaraderie who are all in this together. The energy level is high and the commitment deep.

Advisors are generally compensated $100 for each Orientation session, income that is outside the usual pay structures and therefore represents an opportunity to earn cash that would not otherwise be on the table.

Applications may be accessed and submitted at https://advising.umbc.edu/orientation_upload/. We request interested advisors to submit completed complications no later than Tuesday, November 5.