Honors Community Mentor applications for the 2026-27 academic year will open on Friday, February 13. Stay posted to the weekly HC newsletter for details!
Honors Community Mentor Opportunities
The Honors College will be seeking outstanding student leaders to serve as Honors Community Mentors (HCMs) for the 2026-27 academic year. Honors Community Mentors have the opportunity to:
- Further develop leadership, teambuilding, public speaking, and event planning skills
- Meet and work with community leaders, University staff, and administration
- Use creativity to help support the mission of the Honors College
- Become part of a tight-knit community of fellow student leaders
- Utilize and improve time management and organizational skills
- Receive a modest payment (taxed income)
- Model the latest in student leader apparel – Honors College gear included!
Join An Information Session!
Join the current Honors Community Mentor for an information session and social on Friday, February 20, 2026 at 3:00PM in the Honors College Druskin Lounge.
Should I Apply for Housing Before Applying for HCM?
The Honors Community Mentor application and selection process will conclude by March, after the Continuing Student Housing selection process. The Honors College advises all students interested in the HCM position to apply for housing via Residence Life if they would like to live on-campus and are unsure if they will be selected for the HCM role; if you do not wish to live on-campus unless it is within an Honors Community Mentor role, we do not encourage you to apply for on-campus housing.
If selected to become a residential Honors Community Mentor, the Honors College and Residence Life will work with all selected HCMs in arranging their new housing placement. Please let your potential roommates know that you may be pulled out of their housing group if you are applying for and ultimately selected for the HCM position. More information about Continuing Student Housing in Honors Communities can be found here.
Qualifications
- Must be an Honors College student in good academic standing (not on continued probation) as defined by the Honors College school of enrollment.
- Must be actively progressing towards completing Honors College requirements,
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with diverse students, staff, and faculty.
- Ability to effectively manage time and multiple projects.
- Demonstrated desire to learn and develop new skills.
Important Dates and Required Training (2026-27)
- Attend an Honors Community Mentor team meeting on Friday, April 10, 2026, 2:30-3:30pm (optional)
- Attend a virtual HCM training on Thursday, May 14, 2026, 10:30am-12pm
- Move in early on Friday, August 21, 2026
- Attend an in-person HCM training and assist with Welcome Week preparation from Saturday, August 22, 2026 through Monday, August 24, 2026
- Support Honors College Welcome Week events via staffing and event coordination from Tuesday, August 25, 2026 through Friday, September 4, 2026
- Attend the HC Fall Student Leader Summit on Friday, August 28, 2026
- Attend bi-weekly staff meetings on Fridays from 1:30-3:30pm, starting Friday, September 18, 2026
- Attend monthly Leadership for Impact workshops
- Support all official Honors College events on an as-needed basis
- All dates are subject to change
Apply for an Honors Community Mentor Position
The Honors Community Mentors serve alongside their peers by designing, promoting, and executing engaging academic and co-curricular programs and initiatives that aim to build community and collaboration. HCMs work to support Honors College students in their transition to college life through facilitating a diverse, equitable, safe, healthy, and inclusive environment. HCMs collaborate with faculty and staff to execute collaborative programming and support the overall mission of the Honors College student experience.
The HCMs in-residence are live-in positions residing in an Honors floor/building within University housing. The HCM At-Large is not a live-in position and will service the larger Honors commuter student community.
Questions may be directed to hcjobs@echo.rutgers.edu.
- Application Link: Honors Community Mentor Application 2026-27 (link activates Friday, February 13)
- Application Deadline: Monday, March 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM
- Application Requirements: The application will ask candidates to provide demographic, contact, and academic information. The application also includes a request for 2 references (At least one reference must be a Rutgers faculty/staff member, which includes current RAs and HCMs. Examples of acceptable references include: Resident Assistants, Professors/Deans, Organization Executive Board Member, Organization Advisors, Previous/Current Employers, a current Honors Community Mentor; references do not need to provide a recommendation letter, but we may contact them) and 3 open-ended question responses.
- Position Description: Honors Community Mentor Job Description 2026-27
- Pay: $2,200/academic year paid in 4 installments (2 installments per semester)
Other Student Leadership Opportunities
If you are looking for other ways to become an HC Student Leader, visit the Student Leadership Opportunities page.