Student Activities Graduate Advisor Applications

Spring 2026 Graduate Assistantship opening

   

Positions Currently Available

Graduate Advisor to the Student Events Team (One Semester Appointment for Spring 2026)

Work with Assistant Director and members of the Student Events Team in furthering the Student Events Team mission while adhering to the University’s mission, vision, and core values. Areas of responsibility include undergraduate program planning and advising, risk management, leadership training, group dynamics, and promotion/marketing. Assist Student Events Team during large campus-based events such as concerts, speakers, and special events. Some events maybe more than 12+ hours a day.  

Application Materials

  • Cover Letter
  • Resume
  • Three References
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • Equity and Inclusivity Statement

Applications are only accepted via email.  Please send to pamela.guss@mnsu.edu.

Graduate Assistantship Application Deadline

Priority consideration is given to applications received by October 20, 2025. Beginning on that date, applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.. Applicants must submit a 1) cover letter 2) Resume & Three References 3) unofficial transcripts, and 4) Statement on your commitment to equity and inclusion to pamela.guss@mnsu.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. All assistantships within Student Activities are contingent on anticipated student fee funding.

 Salary

Full-time assistantship (20 hours per week) with a $5,000 stipend during each semester of appointment, out-of-state tuition waiver, and a waiver of tuition charges for up to nine (9) graduate credits per semester. Appointments made after the tenth day of classes are not eligible for tuition waiver.

Timeline

  • Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to those received by October 20, 2025.

Positions Available for 2026-2027

It is anticipated that the following positions will be available for appointments beginning in Fall 2026.  The position descriptions will be posted by November 3, 2025, with priority consideraton given to those applications received by March 6, 2026.

  • Graduate Advisor to the Student Events Team
  • Graduate Advisor for Recognized Student Organizations, Leadership, & Non-Traditional Student Resources
  • Graduate Advisor for Community Engagment

 

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A Life Well Lived

 

Student Activities, a department of the Centennial Student Union, seeks to be the center for the co-curricular experience at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

 

Contact:

John Bulcock

Assistant Director of Student Activities

173 Centennial Student Union

Mankato, MN 56001

john.bulcock@mnsu.edu

(507) 389-6076