Office of Student Life
Involved Living

R-LEAD Student Coordinator

The 2025 R-LEAD SC application is now CLOSED 

The R-LEAD Student Coordinator will spend the summer months (May–August) helping to plan and implement all aspects of the Residential Leadership (R-LEAD) early engagement program while also serving on a departmental committee focused on student leadership and development. This position will lead the entire R-LEAD program, including peer mentors and program participants throughout the R-LEAD experience. The summer months will include a handful of weekly meetings, including working with the planning team, attending and contributing to departmental committee initiatives, individual meetings with their supervisor, and completing tasks to prepare for the Residential Leadership program. The summer office location will be in Bowen House (2125 N High St, Columbus, OH 43210), specifically in the Base Camp event space area, where team members will work in close proximity throughout the summer, with some flexibility for remote work as well. 

This role will also do the following: 

  • Recruit, train, and supervise Peer Mentors with a focus on leadership development 
  • Network with university constituents that play an active role in the program
  • Work on other leadership-related projects throughout the summer.
  • Create an evaluation process to measure the successes and challenges of the overall R-LEAD experience

2025 Dates of Appointment: Monday, May 12, 2025 - Saturday, August 23, 2025

Housing and Residence Education is looking for a fantastic student leader to serve as the R-LEAD Student Coordinator for the 2025 R-LEAD Program. This position offers the opportunity to demonstrate and further develop outstanding leadership skills while helping to create the R-LEAD program to serve incoming first-year students. This is a paid position (20 hours/week), and the selected R-LEAD Student Coordinator will work with  graduate R-LEAD coordinators and the Assistant Director for Residential Leadership & Involvement over the summer months. This position may have additional opportunities for compensation in the form of campus housing between May and July.

2025-2026 Resident Advisors are not eligible to serve in this position.

Requirements:

  • Must be a current full-time undergraduate student in academic OSU coursework (Does not need to take classes over the summer). 

  • Must be in good standing at the university. 

Preferred:

  • Previous experience with the Residential Leadership (R-LEAD) program.


For more information, please contact Leah Wheeler, Assistant Director of Residential Leadership & Involvement at wheeler.1110@osu.edu.