Community Engaged Student Assistants

1. Developing community partnerships with faculty;
2. Recruiting, placing, training and coordinating service-learners for courses;
3. Developing creative projects, applying technical expertise, and collecting research data;
4. Providing direct service/research to the community partner(s).

• Community engaged projects
• Community partnership development
• Student leadership and involvement on campus and in the community

• Meaningful experience working with faculty and community members
• Hands-on opportunities utilizing your major to work with the local community
• Tuition waivers to help compensate for the work you perform

• Find a Faculty member to assist in their community engaged project or research
• Complete a CESA application
  
• ANY MAJOR CAN APPLY!!
• Download the following form
• • CESA Faculty and Student Guidelines and Application
  • Tuition Waiver Form
    

Eligibility

Prior to receiving the tuition waiver, recipients must attest that eligibility requirements for Departmental Tuition Waivers have been met.  Requirements include all those pertinent to UAA’s Departmental Tuition Waivers. Undergraduate students receiving academic tuition waivers must be officially enrolled at UAA for at least 3 credits, be formally admitted into degree or certificate seeking status, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.8. If the student’s GPA is less than 2.8, a written memo of explanation why must be sent for approval. Graduate students must be formally admitted into a graduate program and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0. Undergraduate and graduate students must also be in current satisfactory academic standing with the University of Alaska system.