2023 Summer I STAR Application

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions has Summer positions available for Illinois Student Admissions Representatives (I STARs) that will help facilitate our Campus Visits and New Student Registration programs.

Campus Visits will include daily prospective visits (mornings M-F, afternoons M & F) and group visits, similar to the school year. Daily Visits will typically be larger (between 50-200 visitors on average).
New Student Registration is a one-day mandatory program for all new freshmen & transfer students during which they learn more about campus life, meet with an academic advisor, and register for fall courses.

We are looking for students who are flexible, reliable, and energetic, and who have a positive attitude and are enthusiastic about Illinois. I STAR positions will include assisting with check-in, navigation of campus for various parts of the program, course registration, speaking with new students and parents/guests, giving campus & classroom tours, and other tasks associated with Campus Visits & New Student Registration programs for prospective students and incoming freshmen & transfer students.

I STARs will have training May 22-26th.

Daily Campus Visits begin May 16 (for training week, previously trained tour guides will be staffed), and run through the end of August.
New Student Registration will begin May 30 and run through July 14 with additional programs August 14-17. Programs only take place Mondays-Fridays. No program on June 19, July 4, or July 5.

Students must be available to work Monday-Friday during the hours of 7:30am-4:30pm, though you will not work all hours each day. Students can expect to receive near full-time hours (40 hours/week). For those enrolled in 2 or more credit hours over the summer, students can anticipate working up to 28 hours/week, pending your schedule.

Compensation will be $15/hour.

If you have any questions, please contact Hannah Steinbrenner, Senior Coordinator of Campus Visits in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, at teske2@illinois.edu or Kristin VanDuyne, Coordinator of New Student Registration, at knwilson@illinois.edu.

The deadline to apply to be a Summer 2023 I STAR is March 20th.

Biographical Information

First Name

Last Name

Prounouns

Phone Number

Illinois Email Address

Birthdate

UIN

Hometown (City, State OR Country)

Previous school (Please list high school for first-time freshman and prior university for transfer students)

Anticipated Graduation Date (Month, Year)

Are you a transfer student?

Yes

No

Major(s)

Minor(s)

For the summer, t shirts are purchased for the staff. Please indicate your preferred t shirt size below:

Please respond to the following questions:

Please detail what activities you are involved with outside of classes on campus and within the community.

Why are you interested in becoming an I STAR? What do you hope to gain from this position?

There are approximately 60-90 I STARs involved with Campus Visits and each student has their own unique story and experience at Illinois which contributes to our success. Please tell us your story of choosing Illinois and your experience here as a student. What did you like about those experiences? What would you have changed? If possible, please keep your response brief.

Video Response

To complete your application, please upload a video recording answering the question: "why did you choose Illinois?"

Please keep responses to under 2 minutes.

Please share the link to your video recording here:

If you are unable to submit the video in the text box, this can be emailed to Hannah Steinbrenner directly at teske2@illinois.edu. Please ensure sharing permissions are enabled that anyone with the link can view.