Bear Engagement Leaders

Bear Engagement Leaders are a team of students working under the Office of Student Life and Engagement to assist with events and orientations at all NESCC campuses.

This team aims to welcome new students to our community campus, engage with current students and show your Bear pride!

Not only will this help you gain leadership skills or strength those you already have,  you will receive a Bear Engagement Leader shirt (potentially more) , have networking opportunities with NESCC faculty, staff and administration and this is a paid position!

Requirements if selected :

• Must be able to attend orientation training in November or December (1/2 day training)
• Must be able to work the January orientation (Date to be determined but mostly like the week before classes begin)
• Must be able to work orientations at all campuses in the summer (dates to be determined but will be in July and August)
• Must be able to attend Bear Bash training (in August)
• Must be able to attend the Bear Bash (Friday before fall classes begin)
• Must maintain a 2.5 GPA while you are a leader
• Attend the annual Southern Regional Orientation Workshop (this not required but is highly encouraged)
• Willing to help set up the day before orientations (at the Blountville campus) (not a requirement- but help is appreciated)

To apply you must meet the following criteria:

• Current Northeast undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or higher (high school GPA or transfer GPA if this is your first semester at Northeast).
• Enrolled in at least 6 credit hours at any Northeast State campus or online (or any combination)
• Will be enrolled with at least 6 credit hours for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025

**Students that do not meet the qualifications may be permitted to apply at the discretion of the Director of Student Life and Engagement.

Interviews will be conducted in person in October.  Deadline to apply is Oct 31!

Questions: contact Jennifer Webb at JMWebb@NortheastState.edu

Traffic Court

There are 2 roles that students can serve in:

Chief Justice

• Responsible for communicating with student justice’s when an appeal needs to be heard.
• Relays the verdict to the student who filed the appeal
• Submits paperwork indicating verdict to the business office.
• Submits copy of paperwork to student life office.
• Communicate with Campus Police when additional information is needed.
• Non-voting member unless there is a tie.

Student Justice

• Hear the appeal and submit their vote to the Chief Justice

Criteria to apply

• Must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher (current NESCC GPA or high school, transfer or other institution GPA if you are a new student at Northeast State)
• Must be a student at Northeast State Fall 2024 and Spring 2025
• Must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for fall and plans to be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours for spring 2025. .
• Must be in good standing with the college.

Deadline to apply is Oct 18.