Facilitators
Become a Facilitator
RIT 365, our first-year experiential course, is hiring dynamic, community-focused leaders. Support our first-year students as they launch their RIT journey, cultivate relationships, and connect with others across campus.
Facilitator Role
RIT 365 Facilitators are essential to guiding our first-year students toward an exceptional RIT journey. Your primary role as an RIT 365 facilitator is to guide engaging dialogue and support student connections. You will also guide first-year students through experiential learning cycles, called Explore-Connect-Reflect cycles. By becoming an RIT 365 Facilitator, you will not only help the journey of our first-year students, but participate in your own journey of developing connections, self-awareness, and valuable skills as a professional. RIT 365 Facilitators create the space for our first-year students to:
- Discover themselves as experts in their values and experiences
- Explore crossroads and challenges as opportunities for growth
- Understand that the diverse experiences of self as well as others are essential to forming an inclusive community
Supporting First-Year Students
- Co-facilitate a dialogue-based Explore-Connect-Reflect experiential learning cycle during 14 class meetings of 50 minutes, one per week
- Participate in active learning experiences hosted by campus partners (included in class time)
- Provide one-on-one, 30-minute coaching sessions with each student in the class section throughout the semester
- Attend, participate, and co-facilitate a community-building session during the week before the start of classes
- Provide additional administrative and class support as needed
Training, Meetings, and Administrative Tasks
- Attend the equivalent of 18 hours through a structured training path of virtual synchronous and asynchronous and in-person workshops before the start of fall semester classes.
- Attend required bi-weekly team meetings during the fall semester.
- Provide support as needed to complete experiential activities within the course.
- Meet weekly with your Co-Facilitator to coordinate shared facilitation and administrative duties.
- Timely completion of administrative duties, including coaching appointment notes, grading, early alert reporting, and other administrative communications.
Enthusiasm for participating in a shared learning experience with students and a co-facilitator in a non-traditional classroom environment.
Peer Facilitator
- Cumulative grade-point average of 2.6 or higher
- Be in good standing with Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution
- Full-time registered RIT undergraduate student
- Knowledge of and experience with the RIT community
*Note for Grad Students: Graduate students interested in applying for the Staff/Faculty role must have already earned a master’s degree by the start of the semester. Students in their final year of BS/MS combined programs are eligible to apply for the Peer role.
Staff/Faculty/Alumni Facilitator
- Master’s degree
- 1-3 years of experience working with college students or in education
- Knowledge of and experience with the RIT community
- If employed by RIT, must:
- be an exempt employee.
- have your supervisor’s approval to participate.
Approximately 78 hours per semester, including training. While the semester is in session, you can expect to commit 5 hours per week.