Graduate Tour Leader
Role summary
Graduate Tour Leaders (GTLs) welcome new graduate students to campus as part of Graduate Student Orientation. As a GTL, you will lead a campus tour for a group of graduate students during Graduate Student Orientation, introducing students to campus spaces, services and resources, providing tips for success, sharing your experiences and creating connections.
Availability expectations
- August 2022: Online, self-paced training modules (4 hours)
- Wednesday, August 30 (evening): In-person GOL training (3 hours)
- Friday, September 1 (afternoon): Graduate Student Orientation (2 hours)
*Time estimates are approximate and may vary slightly from actual hours spent.
Role expectations
Tour leader
- Create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students
- Provide a territory acknowledgment to your group
- Lead your group on a campus tour to introduce important spaces, buildings and services
- Answer questions from new students and share tips, tricks and experiences gained during your time as a UVic student
Professionalism
- Be a role model for new graduate students
- Maintain prompt communication with orientation staff
- Set an exemplary standard of conduct at all times
Qualifications and core competencies
Graduate Tour Leaders must:
- Be returning to UVic as a graduate student in Fall 2022
- Have completed a minimum of one term of study as a graduate student at UVic by Fall 2022
- Be in good non-academic and academic standing
- Be able to exercise good judgement
- Have strong communication skills
- Be passionate about UVic and the UVic student experience
- Must have the ability to engage in critical self-reflection and an understanding of the wide variety of different experiences, challenges and barriers new students may encounter when starting at UVic
Benefits of involvement
- Develop skills in leadership, public speaking, group facilitation and more
- Build or enhance your co-curricular record (CCR)
- Receive a personalized reference letter
- Access to training and professional development and future student leadership opportunities
- Be part of a community of dynamic student volunteers and make friends
- Leave a legacy in the UVic community and shape the student experience for the year ahead
How to apply
New volunteers
- Complete the application form and submit by July 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. (PT).
- After application review, selected applicants will be invited to participate in a virtual interview the week of May 16, 2022.
Returning volunteers:
- Complete the application form and submit by July 14, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. (PT). Returning volunteers do not need to participate in an interview process.
Applications for fall 2022 are closed.