Working/Functional Title
Fellow, Pathway Scholars Program
Position Summary
The Michigan State University College of Law Pipeline Programming, Outreach, and Education Office seeks to hire four Fellows for the Pathway Scholars Program (PSP) for the Summer of 2025. The anticipated start date is May 26, 2025, with one week of training and preparation, followed by in residence assistance June 2 through and will end June 27, 2025.
PSP Fellows will reside in Owen Hall with the undergraduate program participants, will serve as teaching assistants, resident assistants, and operational and evaluation support for the Pathway Scholars Program. They will supervise program participants within the residence hall, Law College, and university dining areas, enforcing University and program policies. PSP Fellows will be required to attend a University Housing and a Pathway Scholars Program training.
PSP Fellows will accompany participants to courses in the Law College, as well as on excursions to various locations throughout the state. The Michigan State University College of Law is committed to creating an accessible, supportive environment and an educational experience that recognizes diversity and cultural competence as integral components of academic excellence. Candidates who apply must contribute to that goal and are encouraged to identify their strengths in this area.
PSP Fellows will receive $5,000, subject to tax withholding, one single-occupancy room in Owen Hall (for the duration of the program), a food allowance for use in on-campus dining halls, and complimentary access to excursion venues.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Academic Support
- Contribute to the development and success of the Pathway Scholars Program
- Serve as an academic resource and peer educator for classes
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- Responsible for the material covered in the academic, career, and professional development portions of the program, will lead break-out sessions, hold office hours, and assist program faculty with grading and feedback on submitted assignments.
- Tutor on substantive law, assist students with legal skill-building, and provide student support in break-out sessions and office hours, as well as host review sessions and question and answer sessions.
- Responsibility partner for communication, program implementation, and program evaluation
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- Provide day-to-day feedback on the program, documenting participant questions and gaps in understanding. Responsible for the distribution of the evaluations, confirmation of completion, compiling results.
- Responsible for providing feedback in evaluation of the program and making recommendations for improving the program for future offerings.
- Serve in a forward operational capacity, supporting classes, tours, events, and the overall program operations for the Pathway Scholars Program
- Serve as an ambassador for Michigan State University and Michigan State University College of Law.
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- Responsible for staffing the welcome session, assisting students with acclimating to campus, providing leadership in university and program policies, encouraging and escorting students in exploring campus and finding resources (libraries, computer labs, museums, gardens, sporting events), and giving tours of MSU College of Law.
- Participate in ongoing mentor groups representing the law school to bench and bar mentors and Pathway Scholars.
Residential Support
- Live-in team member supporting on-campus residential community with specific responsibility for connecting with students in the Pathway Scholars Program
- Facilitate exceptional and equitable community experiences, one connection at a time
- Establish inclusive communities that foster academic and social success
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- Maintain individual and group contact
- Share knowledge of campus resources
- Build rapport and connections through planning and implementing activities and responding to community and individual concerns
- Serve in an on-call/emergency response capacity
- Engage students with the goals of the Pathway Scholars Program
Training, Program Development, and Assessment
- Attend and participate in training and program meetings
- Assist with development and distribution of program materials, communication
- Assist with participant feedback and program assessment
Other Duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities: Supervises undergraduate program participants
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Desired Degree
Bachelors -Law
Minimum Requirements
- Michigan State University College of Law students or recent graduates are preferred. Other law students and recent graduates and Michigan State University undergraduate students are encouraged to apply. Familiarity with the Michigan State University campus is a plus.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Prior teaching assistant or counselor experience preferred
Desired Qualifications
Required Application Materials
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Unofficial Transcripts
Work Hours
Monday - Friday, hours are variable depending on the needs of the program.
Website
www.law.msu.edu
Department Statement
Michigan State University College of Law is a diverse and inclusive learning community with roots dating to 1891 when it opened as Detroit College of Law in Detroit, Michigan. It moved to its current East Lansing location in 1995 and remained a private institution until 2020 when it became a fully integrated college of Michigan State University.
Today, MSU Law has more than 600 students, 55 faculty members, 66 staff members, five librarians, and a world-wide network of over 12,000 alumni. MSU Law operates seven legal clinics overseen by nationally recognized faculty that provide students an opportunity to work on actual legal cases. Additionally, it offers some of nation’s leading law programs in new and emerging legal education, including Intellectual Property and Trial Advocacy, Indigenous Law and Policy Center, the Lori E. Talsky Center for Human Rights of Women and Children, Conservation Law Center, and Animal Legal and Historical Web Center.
MSU College of Law, operating under the principles of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan, is poised to become the state’s preeminent law school, preparing a diverse community of lawyer-leaders to serve diverse communities in Michigan and beyond. It is committed to providing a legal education that is taught by leading scholars in their fields, includes best-in-class experiential opportunities, and helps students graduate without excessive debt.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
