Virtually every student budget has room for improvement. Whether as a way to help pay for tuition, living expenses, or socializing, Cheyney offers opportunities to add earning a paycheck into your schedule.
The Office of Residence Life and Housing is dedicated to maintaining the residence halls on campus. The office is focused on creating a living learning environment by maintaining a convenient space for the growth of students in the residence halls and to offer professional development for students in our office.
We offer both work study employment, internship opportunities and Resident Advisor opportunities.
Work Study:
Work study is based on Federal Financial Aid and provided to specific students on campus every semester. This position is available to both upper classmen and freshman students. As a work study employee in the office of housing operations, students assist administrative staff in maintaining office supplies, keeping inventory of the resource room and more importantly learning basic clerical work which includes answering the phones in professional manner as well as learning how to develop professional emails/reports. We hire a minimum of three work study students in the fall semester.
For more information about federal work study please see the Financial Aid home page. For inquires about work requirements and applications please contact the Housing Office.
Intern Opportunities:
Pepsi Marketing Internship
Residence Life & Housing manages an internship program supported by Pepsi. This partnership, supported by Pepsi and managed by the Residence Life & Housing, offers an on-the-job training opportunity for upper class man. The objective is to market/endorse Pepsi Products at University events through programing and (more importantly) networking. Pepsi Marketing Interns are selected in the spring semester for the following school year.Housing Operations Internship:
Housing Operations Internship
The Housing Operations Intern is a proactive student who works directly with administrative staff in the housing office to create a smooth, enjoyable, and innovative experience for students, both in residence halls and upon visiting the office. Interns help the Area Coordinators in creating and promoting programming or events that help raise awareness of the housing office on campus. More importantly, Housing Interns are provided training in basic clerical work, including answering phones, responding to emails and proactively communicating policies and procedures to students.
Housing Operations internships are available to two upperclassmen with a 2.5 GPA or higher. These students are selected in an application process in the spring semester for the following school year.
Resident Advisor:
Being a Resident Advisor opens up many doors in the college and in the professional world. The RA position offers work experience that helps to develop management skills, interpersonal relationships and the ability to carry out projects. RA staff works closely with campus security and Public Safety to ensure the wellbeing of their residents. They are mandated to attend all training sessions on campus, and to report and keep track of residents who may be finding it difficult to adjust to independent living. As upperclassmen, Cheyney RAs serve as the “go to” staff member for any concerns our students may have, and to offer support and advice on next steps.
Resident Advisors are supervised by the Residence Life and Housing staff whose sole focus is to provide residents with support that enhances academic focus.
Criteria for being a Resident Advisor are:
- 2.7 GPA or higher
- 30 or more credited hours taken at Cheyney University
- The student must have no prior judicial record.
- Student must be in good financial standing with the University, meaning no “stops” on their accounts.
RA Application deadline extended until Friday, March 1st, at 5 PM. Apply today at: