{"id":4,"date":"2015-02-06T13:19:54","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T19:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-08-12T13:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T18:13:29","slug":"4-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Leader Program 2026-27"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class='post-4 float'><h2>Questions?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Michelle Bessette, Student Engagement Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#98;&#101;&#x73;s&#101;&#x74;&#x74;e&#109;&#x40;&#x62;r&#97;&#x6e;d&#111;&#x6e;&#x75;&#46;&#99;&#x61;<\/li>\n<li>call 204-727-7458<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside><h2>Orientation Day Student Leaders<\/h2>\n<p>We are looking for current BU Students from every program\/faculty to help our first-year students find their classrooms and give small group campus tours on <strong>Orientation Day, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026<\/strong>. Student Leader volunteers also have the option to help at the information booth during the first week of classes and provide help at events throughout the year.<\/p>\n<h3>1) Who can be an Orientation Day Student Leader?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Students planning to return to study in the fall of 2026 at our campus in Brandon<\/li>\n<li>Willing to attend campus tour training (part of being a good host is knowing your way around campus, even the hard to find classrooms)<\/li>\n<li>By September 2026 students must:\n<ul>\n<li>hold a minimum 2.0 \u201cC\u201d grade point average<\/li>\n<li>be registered in at least 6 credit hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2) What time commitment is required?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to volunteer at our first-year Orientation Day (approx. 4-6 hours) and\/or support campus events the first few weeks of September (i.e. information booths, find your classrooms, BBQs etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Complete campus tour training and a short online training session (will be recorded)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3) What are the benefits of being a Student Leader?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The good vibes that come with knowing you\u2019re helping to make our campus community a welcoming place for new students<\/li>\n<li>Students who continue to volunteer for events throughout the year (15+ hours) are eligible for a reference letter useful for future employment, academic opportunities and scholarship\/bursary applications<\/li>\n<li>Access to Professional Development training opportunities and Student Employment Opportunities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions? Michelle Bessette, Student Engagement Officer bess&#101;&#116;&#116;&#101;&#109;&#64;&#98;&#x72;&#x61;&#x6e;&#x64;&#x6f;&#x6e;&#x75;&#x2e;&#x63;a call 204-727-7458 Orientation Day Student Leaders We are looking for current BU Students from every program\/faculty to help our first-year students find their classrooms and give small group campus tours on Orientation Day, Tuesday, September 8th, 2026. Student Leader volunteers also have the option to help at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":-1000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-4","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4"}],"version-history":[{"count":118,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292,"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4\/revisions\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/studentleaders\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}