{"id":6809,"date":"2019-12-19T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/?page_id=6809"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T15:11:38","slug":"fellowship-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/fellowship-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Life Fellowship Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>\u00a0<a href=\"\/dos\/files\/2019\/12\/Fellowship-Header-JCF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/dos\/files\/2019\/12\/Fellowship-Header-JCF-572x300.jpg\" alt=\"Boston University Campus with blooming tree\" width=\"572\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2019\/12\/Fellowship-Header-JCF-572x300.jpg 572w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2019\/12\/Fellowship-Header-JCF-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2019\/12\/Fellowship-Header-JCF-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dos\/files\/2019\/12\/Fellowship-Header-JCF.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fellowship program, supported by the Office of the Dean of Students (DOS), is a leadership pipeline program that will provide experiential opportunities for mid- and entry-level full-time, salaried-exempt staff within the Division of Student Affairs at Boston University. Fellows will collaborate extensively with a senior leader in DOS to launch a program\/initiative that enriches the division and enhances our impact on students.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Outcomes<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Increase professional capacity for working in other areas of student affairs.<\/li>\n<li>Deeply engage in the incubation, pilot and assessment of an initiative that benefits the division as a whole.<\/li>\n<li>Identify transferable skills that are key to future professional advancement.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Key Components<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>The fellowship is an unpaid, stretch position that is roughly 5-10 hours per week. Fellows are expected to maintain their full-time workload throughout the experience.<\/li>\n<li>Access to funding to catalyze initiatives and attend specialized professional development opportunities, as appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>DOS Deans will serve as mentors\/touchpoints for the Fellows during the experience.<\/li>\n<li>Fellows may attend senior-level meetings to enhance their experience<\/li>\n<li>Personalized outcomes will be developed and Fellows will receive a customized performance evaluation at the conclusion.<\/li>\n<li>At the conclusion of the program, Fellows may be engaged in developing professional development opportunities for colleagues throughout the division.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Eligibility<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Must be a member of the Office of the Dean of Students &amp; Division of Student Life staff<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mid- and entry-level full-time, salaried exempt employees who have served the university for at least 12 months.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employee must have achieved at least a \u2018successful\u2019 rating on their most recent performance appraisal and have no significant disciplinary history.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current supervisor\/department head endorsement is required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><em>Selection Process<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Applicants will complete an online application process (found below).<\/li>\n<li>Fellowship proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, and not all proposals can be selected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var gform;gform||(document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",function(){gform.scriptsLoaded=!0}),window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){gform.domLoaded=!0}),gform={domLoaded:!1,scriptsLoaded:!1,initializeOnLoaded:function(o){gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?o():!gform.domLoaded&&gform.scriptsLoaded?window.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",o):document.addEventListener(\"gform_main_scripts_loaded\",o)},hooks:{action:{},filter:{}},addAction:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"action\",o,n,r,t)},addFilter:function(o,n,r,t){gform.addHook(\"filter\",o,n,r,t)},doAction:function(o){gform.doHook(\"action\",o,arguments)},applyFilters:function(o){return gform.doHook(\"filter\",o,arguments)},removeAction:function(o,n){gform.removeHook(\"action\",o,n)},removeFilter:function(o,n,r){gform.removeHook(\"filter\",o,n,r)},addHook:function(o,n,r,t,i){null==gform.hooks[o][n]&&(gform.hooks[o][n]=[]);var e=gform.hooks[o][n];null==i&&(i=n+\"_\"+e.length),gform.hooks[o][n].push({tag:i,callable:r,priority:t=null==t?10:t})},doHook:function(n,o,r){var t;if(r=Array.prototype.slice.call(r,1),null!=gform.hooks[n][o]&&((o=gform.hooks[n][o]).sort(function(o,n){return o.priority-n.priority}),o.forEach(function(o){\"function\"!=typeof(t=o.callable)&&(t=window[t]),\"action\"==n?t.apply(null,r):r[0]=t.apply(null,r)})),\"filter\"==n)return r[0]},removeHook:function(o,n,t,i){var r;null!=gform.hooks[o][n]&&(r=(r=gform.hooks[o][n]).filter(function(o,n,r){return!!(null!=i&&i!=o.tag||null!=t&&t!=o.priority)}),gform.hooks[o][n]=r)}});<\/script>\n                <div class='gf_browser_gecko gform_wrapper gform_legacy_markup_wrapper gform-theme--no-framework' data-form-theme='legacy' data-form-index='0' id='gform_wrapper_51' >\n                        <div class='gform_heading'>\n                            <h3 class=\"gform_title\">Fellowship Application<\/h3>\n                            <p class='gform_description'>The fellowship program, supported by the Office of the Dean of Students (DOS), is a leadership pipeline program that will provide experiential opportunities for mid and entry-level full-time, salaried exempt staff within the Division of Student Life at Boston University. Fellows will collaborate extensively with a senior leader in DOS to launch a program\/initiative that enriches the division and enhances our impact on students.<\/p>\n                        <\/div><form method='post' enctype='multipart\/form-data'  id='gform_51'  action='\/dos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6809' data-formid='51' >\n                        <div class='gform-body gform_body'><ul id='gform_fields_51' class='gform_fields top_label form_sublabel_below description_below'><li id=\"field_51_15\"  class=\"gfield gfield--type-html gfield_html gfield_html_formatted gfield_no_follows_desc field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_51_15\"><p><b>We encourage you to review these questions prior to starting the application and drafting your answers in a separate document. 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