The Ole Miss Student Union
The Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union serves as the center of student life on campus while striving to support the educational mission of the university by enhancing the collegiate experience with quality programs, facilities, and services through an inclusive environment.
About Us
The Ole Miss Student Union serves as the center of student life on campus while striving to support the educational mission of the university by enhancing the collegiate experience with quality programs, facilities, and services through an inclusive environment.
Sense of Community
We promote an inclusive environment that promotes the “respect for the dignity of each person” while fostering positive relationships through the celebration of individual differences.
Student Engagement
We aim to enhance the student experience through social, cultural, educational, and recreational programs while also providing opportunities for leadership development.
Service
We provide excellent service to the students we serve as well as the members of the university community as a whole through programs, facilities, and other amenities.
Student Development
We encourage student development by promoting opportunities for self-discovery while fostering a supportive environment that pushes our community to explore new challenges and opportunities.
Support
We support not only our patrons but our campus partners located within the Ole Miss Student Union including the Associated Student Body, Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, Fraternal Leadership and Learning, the Mississippi Federal Credit Union, Ole Miss Dining Services, Ole Miss Bookstore, and various student organizations.
The original Student Union opened its doors in 1939 on the Ole Miss campus. Designed in Greek Revival style and built with a large bequest from Rush C. Weir, it was named the Weir Memorial Building. In 1954, a new wing was added, and in 1965, the Grill was constructed. The building housed the Student Union and University Post Office until 1976, when the Ole Miss Student Union opened its doors. Following a 2002 renovation, the Weir Memorial Building houses the Department of Computer and Information Science as well as student computer labs.
As early as 1953, Chancellor J.D. Williams appointed George Street as chairman of a committee to study the inadequacies of the existing Student Union in Weir Memorial Building. The Union had occupied its space since 1939 and simply outgrown the facility due to enrollment growth from 1,482 students in the fall of 1939 to 2,544 students in fall 1953.
Completed in 1976, the Ole Miss Student Union features conference rooms, offices for student government and other student organizations, a food court, ATM machines, the Mississippi Federal Credit Union, lounge areas and a multipurpose room. Also located within the existing building are administrative offices for the Student Union and Office of the Dean of Students, the Ole Miss Bookstore and the UM Box Office. The building also housed the University Post Office as well as a satellite office of the University Police Department in the past.
In the summer of 2015, a major expansion and renovation project began for the Ole Miss Student Union. The 173,000-square-foot project will nearly double the size of the existing facility, providing larger lobbies and dining space and enhanced and increased conference meeting spaces. The completed project will serve as home to the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement, as well as the hub for student organizations and leadership development. Additionally, an 8,000-square-foot ballroom and transit hub will highlight the expansion project.
Our Staff
Bradley Baker
- Director of the Ole Miss Student Union
Haley McGlone
- Associate Director of Student Leadership and Engagement
Jordain Lang
- Assistant Director of Student Activities
Carole Webb
- Assistant Director Event Management and Services
Aggie Doddridge
- Manager Event Planning
Courtney Welch
- Manager of Facility and Event Services
Melinda Grimmett
- Operations Manager
Graduate Assistantships
Working as members of the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union (GCFOMSU) team, the Ole Miss Student Union Facilities, Student Government, Student Engagement & Programming, Leadership Programming, and Dance Marathon & Service Programs graduate assistants work to provide direction for student learning and academic success while assisting with the coordination of the advisory, supervisory, programmatic, operational, and administrative facets of the GCFOMSU.
POSITIONS HIRING
All positions are currently filled for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Student Employment Information
While student employees at the Ole Miss Student Union help to provide upkeep to the building and campus, the Ole Miss Student Union offers opportunities for students to gain valuable life skills as well as both leadership and career development while working in a fast-paced, robust environment. The Ole Miss Student Union is truly a building for all students, and the university depends on its students to provide services at the higher standard with an emphasis on dedication, enthusiasm, and energy.
Upon hire, student employees will participate in mandatory trainings prior to working a shift. Applicants must notify the department of conflicts with potential training dates prior to accepting an offer for employment.
The application is currently closed. We will begin hiring in the fall as needed.
Shift hours may vary depending on time of year (Approximately 10-20 hours per week). Shifts are usually 3-4 hours in length. The same weekly schedule is used for the entire academic semester resetting for a new semester and/or holiday breaks.
Our hours are: Monday – Thursday 7:30a-10:00p, Friday 7:30a-9:00p, and Saturday-Sunday 10a-9p.
- Must be enrolled as an active student at Ole Miss during period of employment and must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of a 2.0.
- Experience in an office setting, service industry, or with manual labor is beneficiary.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills are required.
- Must be reliable, friendly, responsible, and willing to work well in a team setting.
Compensation depends on experience with increases scheduled on an annual basis depending on budget and employee job performance.
Reservations Assistant
- Work with Administrative Coordinator to schedule meetings, events, and table reservations on campus
- Coordinates with the Facilities Graduate Assistant to design room layouts for events
- Performs basic clerical duties within the office
- Assists with event planning meetings and workshop presentations for student clubs and organizations
- Provides on-site assistance at events (greets guests, directs guests to event locations, adjusts room setups as needed)
- Attends mandatory training sessions
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)
Building Attendant
- Sets up and maintains spaces in the Student Union reserved by campus departments and student organizations
- Set up Audio/Visual equipment and provides troubleshooting of that equipment
- Provides on-site support and assistance before, during, and after events
- Provides basic maintenance and light custodial duties at the Ole Miss Student Union
- Maintains safety and security of the Union during operating hours
- Attends mandatory training sessions
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)
Reception Desk Assistant
- Staffs the Student Union reception desk in the departmental office on the 3rd floor of the Union
- Answers incoming departmental calls, transfers calls to appropriate staff member, and helps callers find resources online
- Helps visitors and guests in-person with any questions they may have about the department, our services, and the Union building itself
- Performs basic clerical duties within the office
- Provides on-site assistance at events (greets guests, directs guests to event locations, adjusts room setups as needed)
- Attends mandatory training sessions
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)
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