Become a Journey Leader

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Journey leaders are students in New Student & Family Programs (NSFP) that help welcome our newest class of Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBuffs to campus. Journey leaders help facilitate all NSFP events, ensuring events run smoothly and assisting new students and their families in their adjustment to CU. As a journey leader, you will gain valuable leadership experience while meeting new people and getting involved on campus.Ìý

Meet the Journey Leaders

Responsibilities ÌýÌý

  • Help new students and families feel welcome at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØby sharing stories, answering questions and directing them to resources.
  • Manage and lead a group of up to 30 incoming students during NSFP events
  • Facilitate small group discussions and provide pertinent information to incoming students about all things CU, including policies, procedures, involvement opportunities, campus resources and more.
  • Set up for events including decorating event spaces, putting up directional signs, lifting items, arranging furniture and more.Ìý
  • Use problem-solving skills to work through challenges and correctly answer questions from students and families.
  • Represent Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder in a positive way at all times and uphold campus policies and expectations.
  • Participate in training events.
  • Facilitate New Student Orientation events (overnight summer orientation).Ìý

Reasons to apply ÌýÌý

  • Build leadership skills while gaining interpersonal and intrapersonal competence.
  • Learn and practice group facilitation and teamwork strategies.
  • Refine customer service and conflict resolution skills.
  • Gain experience running events.
  • Contribute to the success of new Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder students and families.
  • Interact with a diverse group of individuals and make new friends.
  • Enjoy complementary apparel and swag.
  • Earn $16 an hour during summer training, New Student Orientations, Fall Welcome and Family Weekend.

Interested in becoming a journey leader?


I love being a Journey Leader because...

  • "I love being a journey leader because, aside from making my dearest friends, I found a supportive and joyful community of people who wanted to see me succeed and lifted me up!" – Casey B.
  • "Getting to help new students feel welcome is so rewarding! Additionally, the people you meet in this program are so incredible and come from a variety of backgrounds, identities and academic disciplines, which makes it a really fun environment to be a part of." – Sally M.
  • "I love being a journey leader because you can help incoming students and yourself at the same time! It's a good feeling all around. You get to be someone who can make a difference (whether you know it or not) to a new student or family member as they enter a new stage of life, and you also meet people and build a community of fellow journey leaders!" – Amy K.
  • "Journey leaders gave me somewhere I felt I belonged. I met people who were just like me and even made some of my best friends through this program."Ìý – Callie G.
  • "We're family, and I really can't say anything better to capture the community and support I have found with some of the most energetic, kind and dedicated people I have the honor of working alongside. I walked into it hoping to foster a community for incoming students and families, and I was lucky enough that I got to do that while finding a community for myself. I can confidently say it's the single most worthwhile opportunity I've ever decided to take, and I am so thankful these are the people I get to call my peers." – Kaitlyn P.
  • "Being a journey leader is more than guiding others through the university; it's about kindling the flame of exploration within their hearts, illuminating the path to self-discovery and witnessing the transformation that happens when we step outside our comfort zones together." – Manasa K.Ìý