The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
New Student Orientation 2026

Student Leader Recruitment

Application Opportunities and Timelines

Applications for Orientation Leaders (OLs) and WOW (Weeks of Welcome) Board Members for 2026 are now closed.

Once applications are open, they will be considered on priority timelines. Review below for more details:

    • Rolling Review (RR) – Open Until Positions Filled

 

Applications for Project Coordinators occur on a rolling basis based on the availability of positions during the academic year and summer. Contact newstudents@unc.edu for more information and position availability.

 

Job Descriptions and Eligibility

In order to be an NSFP Student Leader, you must…

  • be a full-time undergraduate student enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill.
  • have a minimum 2.5 GPA.
  • remain in good disciplinary standing with the University.
  • be available to attend NSFP Student Leader Retreat, All-Staff Meetings, and position-specific meetings. The dates for required meetings will be provided at a later point, with a current projection available in the position descriptions below.

 

For more information, check out our job descriptions from the current year below, please note, these are subject to change/update for the upcoming year:

Interviews

Interview participation is by extended invitation only. Applicants will be notified via email of their movement in the process in any case.

Questions

Email us at newstudents@unc.edu.

New Student Orientation 2026

Please note 2026 New Student Orientation registration deadlines:

  • Incoming First Year Students (May 15 at midnight ET)
  • Incoming Transfer Students (May 29 at midnight ET)

Need help?

Email us at newstudents@unc.edu

Call during live phone hours:

Monday – Friday, 9 AM-12 PM or 1 PM-5 PM ET

 

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