Sharpe Program Fellows

Sharpe Program Fellows serve as peer mentors for the Cedar Hall living-learning community of first-year students in the Sharpe Community Scholars Program.

Fellows will support Sharpe faculty and staff members with implementing community-engaged learning and scholarship development in scholars. Fellows will also be trained to cultivate the Sharpe program’s Living-Learning Community Goals.

Ideal candidates must demonstrate a high level of commitment to Sharpe’s mission for student development toward community-based research, as developed within courses and applied community-based learning experiences. Sharpe Program Fellows must be able to:

Participate consistently as part of a professional team for the entire school year
Communicate effectively within a living-learning community of scholars
Be attentive and responsive to program communications and needs in real time
Embrace a commitment to community-centered research and learning

Specific responsibilities include:

Fellows must attend weekly student staff meetings on Fridays at 1 p.m.
Fellows will lead weekly small-group mentor meetings
Fellows will refer students to campus and community resources to advance scholars’ civic and community-based research and/or engagement
Fellows are occasionally called upon to represent the program in workshops, assist with programming logistics, and/or provide authorized transportation

Ideal candidates are confident, organized individuals with positive, adaptive energy. Fellows are also good record-keepers with keen commitment to the Sharpe vision of community-based learning, for the whole of students’ learning needs.

Applications to be a Sharpe Fellow are now open! Applications close Sunday, April 26 at 11:59pm.

Apply Here!