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• Attend an information session.Ìý
  
  
• Review the position descriptions and Orientation Staff Member expectations. You can only apply for one position.
  
  
• Work on the application questions in a separate word document before clicking the "Apply" button above to submit your application.
  
  
• Submit your application and sign up for an interview by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 1.
  
  
• You will be emailed information regarding interview sign-ups after submitting your application.
  
  
• NEW applicants must be on-campus this semester to interview in person.Ìý
  
  
• If you are going abroad Fall 2026, you may only serve as an Administrative Assistant (AA). Orientation Counselors must be on-campus (not abroad) in the fall semester.
  
  
• You will be notified if you are selected to continue into the Level II interview process before Spring Break.

• Must remain in good academic and disciplinary standing.
  
  
• Staff members must move back to campus for mandatory training on Tuesday, August 11 and you must be present and available for the full-time commitment and from August 12 through the end of the Orientation program on August 23 with no exceptions. During training, you are expected to follow all community standards and refrain from drinking even if over 21 years of age.
  
  
• Help new students connect with the resources they may need on campus during the program and beyond and share with the Director or Associate Director if a new student is struggling with an experience of sexual assault or abuse.

If you would like to apply but feel you cannot meet these expectations, please email orientation@villanova.edu to meet with the Director or Associate Director to discuss further.Ìý

Administrative Assistants (AAs) support the logistical needs of the Orientation Program, assist the Orientation Counselors in building a positive group dynamic, and help facilitate the Moments that Matter conversation. AAs go through the same training as OCs but do not lead their own group during the four-day program. Working behind the scenes of the 4-day Orientation Program, AAs should be comfortable supporting the program by performing physical tasks like lifting, moving, and transferring materials. The Orientation Program seeks leaders who emphasize teamwork and collaboration while being a helpful, friendly guide to students and families throughout the program.

New students are divided into groups of 20 and led through the four-day program by an Orientation Counselor, commonly referred to as an OC. These upperclassmen student leaders participate in extensive training related to the New Student Experience. OCs build relationships with both New Students and their families during the 4 days of Orientation and throughout their time at Villanova. The Orientation Program seeks effective leaders with strong interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills who can manage their group through an intensive 4-day schedule.

Students who have transferred into Villanova are encouraged to apply to be a Transfer Counselor. Transfer Counselors share similar responsibilities to Orientation Counselors but through a slightly different lens since transfer students already have experience in a college setting. ÌýThe Orientation Program seeks effective leaders with strong interpersonal and communication skills, who are motivated to build a 4-day program with an emphasis on the unique needs of transfer students.

• Review the position descriptions and Orientation staff member expectations. You can only apply for one position.
  
  
• Work on the application questions in a separate word document before clicking the "Apply" button above to submit your application.
  
  
• To be considered a returner, you must be applying for the same role you had on Staff last year. If you're interested in applying for a new role, please apply as a NEW applicant and go through Level I interviews.
  
  
• Returning applicants who are abroad Spring semester are welcome to apply.
  
  
• If you are going abroad Fall 2026, you may only serve as an Administrative Assistant (AA). Orientation Counselors must be on-campus (not abroad) in the fall semester.
  
  
• In order to be considered a returner, you must have a reunion logged with your Orientation group (if OC/TC), and completed Bystander Intervention Training.
  
  
• You will be sent information to sign up for a Level II interview around Spring Break.

• Must remain in good academic and disciplinary standing.

• Staff members must return to campus for mandatory training on Tuesday, August 11. This is a full-time commitment and you must be present and available from August 12 through the end of the Orientation program on August 23 with no exceptions. During training, you are expected to follow all community standards and refrain from drinking even if over 21 years of age.
  

• Help new students connect with the resources they may need on campus during the program and beyond, and share with the Director or Associate Director if a new student is struggling with an experience of sexual assault or abuse.

  If you would like to apply but feel you cannot meet these expectations, please email orientation@villanova.edu to meet with the Director or Associate Director to discuss further.Ìý