Become a leader
Get involved in your on-campus community through student leadership with UHDS. These roles let you take charge of organizing fun and meaningful events for fellow residents, and develop your skills while making a positive impact on campus life.
UHDS student leadership opportunities
Academic Learning Assistant
ALAs provide an array of services to support residential students in the adjustment to the academic rigors of Oregon State University. ALAs work to cultivate strong academic habits and college knowledge, promote engagement with university resources and assist students in navigating the university landscape. These services range from one-on-one meetings with students to hall-wide programming initiatives.
Thrive Scholar Intern
The Thrive Scholar Internship program, housed under University Housing & Dining Services, is a professional development opportunity offered to 14 students within the Educational Opportunities Program at Oregon State University. The TSI program focuses on empowering students with a background in seasonal agricultural work to reach their full personal and professional potential. Through a combination of leadership development and hands-on internship experience, the program aims to provide opportunities to develop valuable skills and insights throughout the academic year.
Diversity Learning Assistant
DLAs are responsible for building inclusive, overlapping and collaborative relationships between residents, UHDS staff and the campus through the development, execution, evaluation and promotion of social justice education. This is accomplished through dialogues, bulletin boards, hall engagement and by serving as a UHDS ambassador to campus partners who work to build a socially just campus through resources, services, and programs.
National Residence Hall Honorary
NRHH is a close-knit club focused on serving the OSU community, recognizing student leaders, and developing leadership skills.
Resident Assistant
RAs are responsible for creating and maintaining emotionally and physically safe and secure residential communities. RAs are called upon to effectively respond to and manage a variety of crisis and emergency situations. They play a key role in creating environments that encourage all students to be academically and personally successful.
Residence Hall Association
RHA is a student-led organization that represents the students who live on campus to University Housing & Dining Services. They work with residents in each of the sides of campus' Area Council to plan events for their hall and area communities, and work with UHDS administrators to address the changing needs of students living on campus.
Student jobs
View student and professional employment opportunities within University Housing & Dining Services. Student jobs are located on campus and offer flexible schedules designed to work around your classes.
University-wide student leadership
ASOSU
ASOSU is every student at Oregon State University. They exist as an organization to promote academic excellence, encourage the intellectual, social, cultural and physical development of the student body and enable the student body to assert its varied interests as citizens and members of the academic community through democratic representation.
DCE
Diversity & Cultural Engagement is your platform for collaborating to build an inclusive, just community. Enriched by differences, their programs and initiatives empower students to develop multiple perspectives and foster self-awareness.
OSUPC
OSUPC creates inclusive, high-quality events to engage students and enhance student life. From Family Weekend and Homecoming events to Murder Mysteries and Dam Jam, OSUPC is here to help students make new connections and lasting memories.
SEE
Student Experiences & Engagement (SEE) offers opportunities that can help students find community and connection, connect with their interests, build skills for employability, challenge their heart and mind, amplify their strengths, help them connect to purpose, lift their spirit, and support them living their best life.