Student Staff Application

Please fill out the top two required sections as thoroughly as possible before moving on to specific positions.

You will fill out the application for one, two, or three positions. You do not have to apply for any more than one position, but you do have the option to present your answers for two other positions in case you do not get your first choice. It is highly encouraged to apply to at least two, if not three positions.

Use the dropdowns to indicate which application is the first, second, and third choice. The questions for each position will appear when you select the position as a choice.

Student Staff Spring 25 Applications Due - January 21, 2025

Student Staff AY 2025-2026 Applications Due - March 15, 2025

  • Hire/start date - August 25, 2025
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Applicant Information
Enter your cohort year
Can you commit to attending Training Week - Aug 18-20 and Aug 23-24??

Please indicate if you can commit to all the required training, orientation, meetings, and event dates specified listed above.
 
 
 
If you selected 'No' please explain why you cannot commit and to which dates.
List all of your majors
Please list your cumulative GPA (this will be verified)
Please check off the PRLC courses you have completed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please check all the courses you have completed towards your PLC program requirements
Please check off the experiential components you have completed
 
 
 
 
 
Please check off the experiential requirements you have fulfilled towards PLC program completion
If you have been on PLC Student Staff, please list the position(s) you have filled previously
Projected Schedule Difficulty Fall 2025

Check TWO. Please estimate the difficulty and credit hours of your course load for Spring 2025. Consider the credit hours you are taking as well. If courses are not difficult but you are taking more than 18 hours, we will need to discuss your time availability.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Projected Schedule Difficulty Spring 2026

Check TWO. Please estimate the difficulty and credit hours of your course load for Spring 2025. Consider the credit hours you are taking as well. If courses are not difficult but you are taking more than 18 hours, we will need to discuss your time availability.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Please list all the other groups, clubs, organizations, etc. that you have committed time and work to for the academic year 2025-26 and hours per week you intend to work. Ex: GlobeMed 4 hrs, Premed Club 1 hr, LA for Calculus 3 hrs, RA, club team, etc.
Questions for All Applicants
Please answer the following three questions before moving on to answer your first choice of student staff position questions.
Please choose and apply for your FIRST CHOICE of staff positions. The questions for the position will appear when you select the position title.
Please choose and apply for your SECOND CHOICE of staff positions. The questions for the position will appear when you select the position title.
Please choose and apply for your THIRD CHOICE of staff positions. The questions for the position will appear when you select the position title.
CATALYST TEAM - Director of Student Staff
If you would like to be considered for the Director of Student Staff, please submit a formal letter of interest conveying your qualifications, your desire to hold the position, and the leadership development curriculum you plan to implement over the academic year 2025-26.
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The Director focuses on crafting a cohesive vision and healthy, positive culture for Student Staff. By collaborating with Professional Staff, the Chief of Staff, the Board, and the Team Leads, the Director helps ensure staff member feels supported. The Director is also responsible for planning and running Student Staff Training Week and the weekly Student Staff meetings. This involves creating a year-long curriculum plan, inviting relevant guest speakers, and setting individual team goals. The Director should serve as an intermediary between Pro-Staff and Student Staff, ensuring effective communication and continuous program improvement. The Director will also serve as the head of the Catalyst team, and collaborate with Board Seats to establish and maintain a beneficial relationship with the Board of Advocates. The Director role is flexible and varies every year based on the individual. Most importantly, the Director is incredibly invested in the personal, professional, and leadership development of all Staff members. A strong sense of community, appreciation for the strengths and weaknesses of PLC, creativity, and organizational skills are critical for this role. Pay Rate - $5,000/Academic Year

CATALYST TEAM - Chief of Staff Application

As the Chief of Staff, you will serve as a contact point and bridge between the Director of Student Staff, the student staff, and the professional staff. The Chief of Staff works in two areas: 1) Work with and gauge the pulse of the student staff to provide resources, support, and feedback as needed, and 2) Help the Director of Student Staff plan, develop, and execute the goals of each semester. Additionally, the Chief of Staff is the lead for all team leads. The Chief of Staff drafts the agenda of Team Lead meetings and runs it by the Director and each team lead before meetings. Additionally, the Chief of Staff facilitates the weekly team lead meeting by maintaining a schedule, and a topic agenda, and assigns a note-taker. Notes and meeting minutes will be reviewed and cleaned by the Chief of Staff. These notes will be available along with all other student staff documents in the student staff shared folders. The Chief of Staff will help facilitate communication and activities among the larger Catalyst team. Primarily this aspect will be working with the AMP/Board Seats. The role itself is very flexible and will continue to be defined by the needs of the student staff and the Director of Student Staff. Pay Rate = $4,000/Academic Year

CONNECTIONS TEAM - AMP Coordinator/Board Seat

The AMP/Board Seats act in two different capacities, both as liaisons between PLC alumni and PLC students. As student board seat, this student attends all PLC board meetings (3-4/year), provides the student perspective to board discussions, and brings important information from the meetings back to the student body. As the AMP coordinator, this student plans and implements Industry Nights as well as the Alumni Match Program (AMP). AMP is a new matching initiative, matching junior and senior PLCers with board members and other alumni, in an effort to help students start a professional network, get professional and life advice from those that have come before them, and gain beneficial contacts and connections as they move toward graduation. Pay Rate = $3,000/Academic Year

Describe timelines, events, deadlines, activities, etc. that you want to implement in the AMP process next year.
ACADEMIC TEAM - CA Applications

First-Year, Multi-Level, Complex Leadership, and Global Class Advisors (CAs) have varying roles, but every CA will work directly with the professor to shape and implement curriculum, engage with students/peers, and contribute to the larger student staff conversations. The most significant role of the CA is to create relationships - with students, other CAs, and instructors. Being a CA is about listening to each student, putting students’ needs over yours, collaborating with other CAs, providing feedback and grading assignments, and most of all, ensuring that your students and you are having fun and learning from each other! All CAs, regardless of course assignment will have opportunities to work with Dr. Shepherd Macklin as the Academic Director and the student staff Assistant Academic Director for feedback, coaching, teaching observations, and general professional development. Please answer these questions to apply for all of the academic CA positions. Answer the questions that apply to all CA's and to the positions (course) you are applying to specifically. 

Pay Rates: 

  • Academic Advisor - $5,000/AY

  • First Year CA - $4,000/AY

  • Multi CA - $2,000/Semester 

  • Global CA - $1,500/Semester

For which CA position are you applying?
 
 
 
 
 
 
Choose which CA position you are applying to:
Please send a letter of interest to Dr. JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin (juliemarie.shepherdmacklin@colorado.edu) that expresses why you want the position, and how the position will impact your professional and leadership development. Please also include a writing sample in which you create or design a new PLC first year tradition or activity for your recitation group, a peer recommendation letter from a peer who has worked with you on a group academic or service project evaluating you as a team member, and UPLOAD your resume here.
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Please send a letter of interest to Dr. JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin (juliemarie.shepherdmacklin@colorado.edu) that expresses why you want the position, and how the position will impact your professional and leadership development. Please also include a copy of a graded paper completed for a college course here at CU, or a link to a copy of your MULTI portfolio, a peer recommendation letter from a peer who has worked with you on a group academic or service project evaluating you as a team member, and UPLOAD your resume here..
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Send a letter of interest to JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin (juliemarie.shepherdmacklin@colorado.edu) that includes why you want the position, the unique contribution you will make to the course and student staff team, and how the position will impact your professional and leadership development. Please UPLOAD your resume here.
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Please send a letter of interest to Dr. JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin (juliemarie.shepherdmacklin@colorado.edu) that expresses why you want the position, any relevant international experiences you have had (study abroad, service learning, exchange trips, etc.), and how the position will impact your professional and leadership development. Please also include a copy of a graded paper completed for a college course here at CU, a peer recommendation letter from a peer who has worked with you on a group academic or service project evaluating you as a team member, and UPLOAD your resume here.
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ACADEMIC TEAM - Writing Coach Application

The PLC Writing Coach serves the entire PLC community. The Writing Coach can set office hours that accommodate their school schedule but must fulfill the 6-8 in-person contact hours per week requirement. The other required hours are met by attendance at the Monday student staff meeting as well as attendance and participation in the academic team meeting each week. The Writing Coach can establish their way to make and track appointments as well as follow-up appointments. In conjunction with the flow of the semester, the Writing Coach will experience times of little work, as well as times of high demand. The Writing Coach must be good at time management and balancing their own coursework with the work it takes to help others improve their writing. Pay Rate - $2,500/Academic Year

Please upload a sample of the following documents 1) memo, 2) research paper, 3) lab report, 4) cover letter, 5) resume, 6) analysis, and 7) a piece you are particularly proud of from any discipline. If you cannot upload all documents on this application please email additional documents to Dr. Shepherd Macklin when you submit your application. (Juliemarie.shepherdmacklin@colorado.edu)
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CORPS/LeadCO TEAM - Application

CORPS/LeadCO team (Community Outreach and Recruitment of Prospective Scholars combined with the LeadCO Team) is the public face of PLC and is in charge of its, recruiting and selection operations. Team members have many responsibilities that evolve throughout the year and recruiting cycle. These include everything from high school outreach and in-person leadership programming, to application reading, interviewing, and selecting students. The CORPS team works closely with pro staff to promote PLC as an organization and to craft dynamic cohorts of students with extraordinary leadership potential.

Please identify the underrepresented population. State the cultural differences and approaches to leadership that we need to pay more attention to in our outreach efforts. Suggest 2-3 methods that would improve the inclusion of this population in both outreach (emailing and presentations) and in the in-person high school sessions.
This lesson should not mimic a PLC lesson plan that you have experienced in any PLC course. Content can be reused but must be used differently involving your own creativity and inclusive teaching methods.
CATALYST TEAM - PLC Socials Coordinator

The PLC Socials Coordinator position works on the Catalyst Team. You will be responsible for the PLC Instagram, PLC Alumni Instagram, PLC LinkedIn, and both PLC Facebook pages. Instagram is our main contact point for current students and it will be your responsibility to create content for and post on IG daily, as well as post stories updating PLCers on current events and reminders. Some examples of posts might be senior and First-Year spotlights, event reminders, campus events, deadlines, and cool things that PLCers are doing. You will also use this platform to advertise for PLC, especially around application season. Note: You must be a master of collaboration - you will collaborate with all other teams on student staff and it can be hard to navigate. Your organizational skills must be on point. You will also be responsible for our other social channels including those involving our alumni. Therefore, you will have to be in constant communication with the Connections team to get content for the alumni IG, Facebook, and LinkedIn group. This position requires the utmost professionalism as you are communicating on behalf of the program, not an individual. Pay rate = $2,500/AY

CONNECTIONS TEAM - Alumni Relations and Newsletter Coordinator
The Alumni Relations and Newsletter Coordinator is responsible for updating alumni data to build strong and intentional relationships between current PLC students and the vast alumni network. This staff member reaches out to alumni and interviews them biweekly through Zoom, email, or in-person meetings. Quarterly, the alumni liaison writes the alumni newsletter, which keeps alumni informed about the current state of PLC and updates from fellow alums. It features students, staff members, PLC clubs, and alumni. The alumni liaison fosters connections between current students and alumni by sharing offered opportunities and introducing those with similar interests. A new responsibility this year will be working with the data project admin to update the alumni section of the PLC website. This role is HIGHLY collaborative. You must be willing and available to work with other members of the PLC student staff to achieve initiatives such as Industry Nights, AMP, etc. Please note, that this role is to curate the experiences of PLC alumni and create personal connections, not fundraise.
You may not know what is included in the alumni newsletter. We do alumni highlights, program updates, student highlights, event dates. What are two NEW ideas you have to energize the newsletter and increase readership.
CONNECTIONS TEAM - PLC Data and Assessment Coordinator

The PLC Data and Assessment Coordinator takes on several of the technical duties. The primary responsibilities of this role include maintaining and updating the PLC Alumni database, the current PLC student database, as well as coordinating the Senior Exit Survey in coordinator with the PLC Director. The Senior Exit Survey is an annual survey sent out to every PLC graduating seniors. The survey is intended to collect data to assess the impact and efficacy of the program as well as what can be improved. This survey is maintained through Qualtrics. Responsibilities include adding, modifying, and removing questions to fit the needs of the project, analyzing the resultant data, reporting results to the board and professional staff, and managing a team to source other statistics about PLC. Pay Rate = $2,500/AY

If you do not have enough information to summarize and/or make general assessments, please find another dataset with more content and/or background information.
COMMUNITY TEAM - Class Coordinators Application
All Class Coordinators have four primary roles among others: 1) Sending updates/emails/GroupMe to their cohort every week, 2) planning and running Senior Retreat and First-Year Orientation, 3) planning the other PLC annual events with other coordinators - Fall Fest, Fall Gratitude Dinner, Talent Show, PLC Prom, Senior Send-Off, 4) planning informal cohort get-togethers that increase bonding and connectivity in and between the cohorts - intramural teams, Fiske Planetarium shows, dinners, etc. You must be a master of organization and a master of timely communication to be a class coordinator. You will need to meet with the class coordinator team weekly, attend the student staff meeting on Tuesday mornings, and meet with the Community Team each week. You will have a heavy workload - both in terms of tactics and time investment. Pay Rate = $3,000/Academic Year
For which Class Coordinator position are you applying?
 
 
How can you make the most of other campus offerings for your PLC cohort?
What will you consider and include in your planning to increase the feeling of belonging among your PLC peers?
What personal and leadership values do you possess and employ that make you the strongest candidate for this position?
CATALYST TEAM - Bridge Team Application
The Bridge Team works to β€œbridge” the gap between the wider PLC student community and the day-to-day operations of PLC. This includes facilitating conversations and building understanding between PLC students and the student staff, professional staff & faculty, and other CU leadership. The Bridge Team is also tasked with "bridging" the divide that exists between PLC and other campus leadership organizations, attempting to shed the elitist and exclusive reputation gained by the program over the past 50 years. Lastly, the Bridge Team works to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusive measures are employed to increase the sense of belonging among PLCers. Pay Rate = $3,000/Academic Year
Please describe any work you have done previously promoting good mental health practices amongst your peers.
How do you want to and will you work to increase the sense of belonging among the PLC community?
COMMUNITY TEAM - PLC Squared Coordinator Application
The PLC Squared Coordinator surveys matches students, and kicks off the PLC2 program in September while maintaining check-ins and offering assistance to PLC students involved in the program throughout the year. This position is responsible for keeping the momentum and energy going for PLC peer mentor pairs all year by assigning speed dating, Instagram challenges, and events that the pairs can attend together. This position works within the Community Team on the PLC student staff. The Mentor Programs Coordinator must attend weekly student staff meetings and weekly Community Team meetings as well as host 1-2 office hours during the week.
COMMUNITY TEAM - Wellness Coordinator

The Wellness Coordinator encourages the healthy maintenance of mental, emotional, and physical health. This position will connect students to mental and physical health resources on campus, off-campus, online, etc. This person also advocates and advances the overall wellness of the PLC community by providing tips, skill-building, one-on-one meet-ups, and informal community activities. The Wellness Coordinator(s) collaborate with almost every other PLC student staff team to bring healthy practices to students. Pay Rate = $4,000/AY (one coordinator) OR $2,000/each per AY (two coordinators)

Please design a lesson plan, list sources you would use, and describe how you would present this material to the students.
CHANGE TEAM - Deep Dive Coordinator Application

Your job is to intentionally create Deep Dives for PLCers to expose your peers to meaningful topics, important people doing the work, and possibilities for solutions to systemic social issues. Deep Dives are informative and interactive, one or two-day-long events tailored to inspire exploration and leadership within issues with many social intersectionalities in Colorado. A lack of diversity, equity, and inclusion can be found in all industries, but people tend to only focus on the industry as a stand-alone instead of considering everything that it impacts and is impacted by. By focusing on the intersections of social issues, we as developing leaders, can better understand the current problems and future solutions. Furthermore, Deep Dives serve to align the academics, community, experiential education and service pillars of PLC - aligning the program. Pay Rate = $3,250/AY

CHANGE TEAM - Service Coordinator Application
The Service Coordinators are in charge of mobilizing the PLC community around our program pillar of service. The Service Coordinators need to be masters of communication, delegation, trust in their peers, gauging engagement, and pivoting when needed. This team communicates with the VRC and community partners to arrange semester, year-long, or one-time volunteer activities for PLC students. Additionally, the Service Coordinators lead the Service Cohort. This position can be very demanding and calls for a good delegator. This team fulfills their weekly hours by attending and participating in the weekly PLC student staff meeting, as well as the Change Team weekly meeting.
Chance for Change has seen a decline in participation in a very short time. Improvements and/or changes must be made to the way we do Chance for Change. What are your ideas to make it more popular? Should we keep doing it? If yes, why yes? If not, why not?