The Bottom Line

Issue date: 5/13/09 Section: The Pulse

Many students may have already found a job for this summer, while some might be getting ready to start the job hunt. Here is a job offer that might look good to students who have not found that summer job.


Edgewood Commons offers plenty of summer positions for those who are having problems finding a job. The apartments hire students each summer, usually about 15, to help clean out the complex and get it prepared for the fall when students arrive. Students who do this help paint and clean apartments, shampoo carpets, grounds work; prepare apartments for Preview FSU and general repairs as needed.


Students who are hired get free housing as compensation, provided they work 15 hours per week. Each hour they spend working after that pays $7.25 per hour up to 40 hours per week.


Nikki Jacobs, a senior at Frostburg, enjoyed working as part of the apartment preparation crew: "I had a lot of fun actually. I love the people I worked with, both regular staff and student staff. The work was pretty demanding at times, but after seeing an apartment spotlessly clean because of me, the amount of work did not matter. I felt accomplished."


There is also another position available for students: summer resident advisors. According to the application packet for summer positions at Edgewood Commons Apartments, "Summer Resident Advisors work as part of a team to manage the summer community desk operation and support the housing needs of summer guests. Summer RAs staff the desk in Edgewood Commons which includes duties such as conducting registrations, responding to emergencies, and providing various desk services." (edgewoodcommonsapts.com)


Summer RAs have similar responsibilities to the dorm RAs but spend the summer working in Edgewood instead of the dorms.


Is this a good job for students to look into? "I think as long as someone is willing to work hard, get their hands a bit dirty and don't mind being to work at 7 am; this is a pretty cool job. I would recommend anyone willing to stay for the summer to at least apply," comments Jacobs.


"I would take the job just because I need money to pay for rent. With the job market being so bad, it is hard to find a job at home, so I am almost forced to take anything that I can that pays," stated Sara Buzard, a sophomore.


Matthew Pratt, a junior, seems to agree with Sara's comment: "I think it would be a good experience and it seems like a well paying job that would be good to have over the summer. I would have definitely considered it if I wasn't already going home to look for a job."


Those who are interested should contact Margaret Schotto, the Director of University Affiliated Housing, or Greg Capecci, the Assistant Director of University Affiliated Housing.


This opportunity definitely seems like one students should look into. Free housing, good pay, and the possibility to make new friends, what more could a student want out of a summer job?

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