Office of Admission Overnight Host Application

Job Description

Research shows that the visit to campus is an integral part of a prospective student’s college selection process. In particular, the overnight stay is a great way for a student to get a “feel” for Ohio Wesleyan University. Overnight hosting is also an excellent opportunity for current students to begin (or continue) involvement in the Office of Admission and can potentially lead to various leadership opportunities, both in the Office of Admission and other campus offices. Being a member of the Overnight Hosting Team (OHT) does not require extensive experience with our office—just a welcoming and positive attitude and a sincere desire to represent OWU and share your experiences. First-year students are encouraged to apply!

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must be currently enrolled full-time students at Ohio Wesleyan University in good academic and disciplinary standing. Applicants must live in “on-campus” housing to include: residence halls, small living units, or fraternities. Applicants should possess a variety of qualities including, but not limited to, the following:

• Familiarity with OWU resources, services, and campus buildings
• Pride in OWU and being an OWU students
• Ability to uphold all aspects of the OWU Student Code of Conduct
• A desire to work collaboratively with prospective students, their families, faculty, and staff
• A willingness to learn
• Possess the following role model qualities: maturity, responsibility, initiative, motivation, dedication, flexibility, enthusiasm, integrity, and good work ethic
• Exhibit leadership potential
• Exhibit good interpersonal communication skills
• Be able to interact with a variety of types of people (even if different than yourself)

Application Form

Note: All fields required unless otherwise noted.

Personal Information

Name:	First name
	Last name
OWU Email address:
Mobile phone number: (###-###-####)
Campus residence:
Room number: (where applicable)
Current standing:	Choose one... Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior
Gender:
Pronouns:
Ethnicity: (optional)	Asian American / Asian Black / African American Latino / Hispanic Multiracial Native American White / Caucasian Other
Ethnicity: (if “Other” selected above)
Permanent home address: (optional, include street address line 1 and line 2, city, state/province/region, postal/ZIP code, and country)
Name of high school from which you graduated:
City of high school from which you graduated:
State of high school from which you graduated:
Are you a transfer student?	Yes No
If “Yes,” from which institution?

Hosting Information

During what semester(s) are you available to host?	Both Semesters Fall Semester ONLY Spring Semester ONLY
Are you eligible for work study on campus?	Yes No
Have you hosted for the admission office before?	Yes No
Are you able to comfortably host two or more prospective students at a time?	Yes No
Are you able to comfortably host a prospective student for two nights?	Yes No
Do you have an extra space for a prospective student to sleep? (e.g., extra bed, air mattress, couch, futon, etc.)	Yes No
If “Yes,” please explain.
Academic major(s)
Academic minor(s): (optional)
Extracurricular activities:
Personality description:
Roommate name(s)?
Are you a varsity athlete?	Yes No
If “Yes,” which sport(s)?
If you are a varsity athlete, do you only wish to host recruits?	Yes No
Would you be willing to host prospective students for overnight stays outside of the organized visit programs?	Yes No
Situations sometimes arise in which we may need to find a host on very short notice. Are you willing to be placed on an Emergency Host list?	Yes No
Are there other comments or information that you would like for us to know?

If you have any questions about the Overnight Host Team (OHT), please contact Nicole Dianzumba at nmdianzu@owu.edu or Laurie Patton at lspatton@owu.edu.