Campus Jobs Spotlight

Here at the University of Illinois, many students have campus jobs. In the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program, our students take diverse roles in a variety of departments through the university. Highlighted below are a few of our current students working here at the university. This allows them to have flexible schedules and work with a variety of different faculty and staff.

Erica Johnson works for the College of ACES as an intern for the Coordinator of Undergraduate Recruitment. She assists with recruitment efforts from an organizational standpoint in addition to interacting with prospective students and giving tours of ACES campus. At events such as the Illinois Women Changing the Face of Agriculture conference, Erica visits with students about all that the College of ACES has to offer.

Olivia Charles works at the University of Illinois horse research farm where she aids in the daily care of a breeding herd of Standardbred racehorses, as well as a few privately owned riding horses. She is responsible for the feeding and cleaning of these horses. She has also started helping teach the class Working with Farm Animals.

As a communications intern at The College of Veterinary Medicine, Erin Wunderlich learned valuable skills in interviewing students, faculty, and alumni for feature articles. She also worked on many projects that involve Adobe Creative Cloud, like using Photoshop to edit pictures and InDesign to create flyers and handouts. In between bigger projects, she learned to check data analytics for website and social engagement as well as create social media content to promote the college.

Taylor Talbert works for the University of Illinois Undergraduate Admissions as an Illinois Student Admissions Representative (I-STAR). She gives general campus tours weekly to prospective, admitted and transfer students interested in UIUC. Ahead of tours, Taylor also helps address questions from students and others in the Office of Admissions and Records.