Collegiate Fellow Selection
Collegiate Fellow Applications for 2025-2026 are currently open and are due by January 27, 2025.
Click here to apply to be a Collegiate FellowPreview the application essay questions here.
Welcome!
Thank you for taking the time to discover more information about the process to become a Collegiate Fellow! As a residential campus, Gustavus places significant emphasis on the experience of students in our residence halls. Collegiate Fellows are developers of community, assisting diverse individuals to come together to create a respectful and fun residential environment that enhances learning both in and out of the classroom.
In helping students discover identity, diversity, leadership, service, and active citizenship, Collegiate Fellows develop their own skills in communication, leadership, community building, time management, conflict resolution, event planning. These all happen side by side with fun, enthusiastic, and supportive co-workers who often become lifelong friends! CFs receive specialized training throughout their time in Residential Life, and the situations that allow CFs to apply this training are experiences that build character, while they also build resumes.
Collegiate Fellows are leaders who are critically tied to our core values—Excellence, Community, Justice, Service, and Faith. It is a rewarding leadership opportunity that demands a lot, and our most successful CFs are those who find a good match with who we are and what we strive to do in Residential Life. We have created a CF selection process that allows us to find you AND you to find us.
Click here to see the Collegiate Fellow Working Agreement with all of the details associated with the position.
Questions? Please contact reslife@gustavus.edu.
Open hours to ask questions or talk about the CF position
We will be hosting a variety of open hours to allow candidates to ask questions and hear about the CF position from current staff members. The schedule is below:
Date | Location | Time |
Monday, January 13 | Campus Center | 2-3pm |
Wednesday January 15 | Campus Center | 2-3pm |
Wednesday January 15 | Pittman | 7:30-8:30pm |
Thursday January 16 | Norelius main lounge | 7:30-8:30pm |
Friday January 17 | Campus Center | 12:30-1:30pm |
Tuesday January 21 | Campus Center | 10-11am |
Thursday January 23 | Campus Center | 10-11a, |
Minimum Qualifications/Expectations
- Attend weekly staff meetings during the academic year on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00pm¶
- Attend regular (minimum 2 a month) one-on-one meetings with your supervisor
- Maintain availability, visibility, and accessibility to residents and staff
- Participate and attend all of the events outlined in the Important Dates section of the working agreement
- Maintain full-time student status during the Fall and Spring terms
- Be sophomore or higher in credit standing before the start of the role
- Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher
- Be free of academic and disciplinary probation
- Notify your supervisor of all my involvement in any conduct situations (including citation level offenses)
- Notify your supervisor of any intended time away from the halls
¶Weekly staff meetings will be held during part of the common meeting time. They are currently scheduled for Wednesdays 4:00-5:00pm. If the common meeting time changes, so will the weekly staff meetings.