Graduate Residence Advisor and Graduate Assistant Openings
Current Openings for the M.A. in Higher Education and Student Development Programs
Pursue a Graduate Residence Advisor position or a Graduate Assistantship as a rewarding and practical means of applying your learning in the M.A. in Higher Education in Student Development.
Please note that other GA positions may be added later in the semester. Check this page regularly, and if you have already applied for the program, be sure to indicate your additional interests to your admissions counselor.
Graduate Residence Advisor (GRA) Positions 2025-26
This position will give you the opportunity to minister to the team of Resident Assistants. You will help train and prepare RAs before the school year, and then engage in weekly one-on-one mentoring sessions with four RAs during the year. This time includes providing practical support as well as emotional and spiritual support. Living in community with both your ResLife team and the residents of your buildings will provide the opportunity to walk alongside and care for students as they navigate an incredibly formational chapter of their story.
3 Apartment GRAs with outside office areas in:
The Graduate Resident Advisors for campus apartments are residential positions, working in both Residence Life and with a Student Development or Student Development-related office on campus.
There are two main aspects of this position:
- interacting with your residents in the apartments and
- interacting with your work in your assigned office
This is a 20 hour a week position, with 10 hours designated for Residence Life work and 10 hours designated for your office area.
Available office areas include one position in ICAM (Intercultural Arts and Media) working with event planning and student programming, one working with the office of Ministry and Evangelism, and one position is TBD.
Graduate Assistantship (GA) Positions 2025-26
Graduate Assistants will work to create community for international students, MKs, and TCKs within the ISP Office. By facilitating a hospitable space and planning group events, GAs offer support for these students as they navigate college life in the United States.
Graduate Assistants will work with the Passage team to coordinate Wheaton's freshman orientation experience. Ranging from wilderness adventures to urban excursions, the Passage team designs fun, immersive, and intentional activities to bond students with their fellow classmates before classes begin.
The Office of Intercultural Engagement is responsible for coordinating with Administration, Faculty, Staff, and Students on developing and implementing policies and practices that encourage and foster Kingdom Diversity within the Wheaton College community. GAs for this office will work with staff to support their current initiatives.