We're hiring Intercultural Aides (ICAs)! ICAs serve collaboratively alongside resident assistants (RAs). Both undergraduate student positions contribute to building community on the floor and in a residence hall, yet ICAs place their focus on ensuring that the communities being built are both inclusive and vibrant. ICAs work hard to engage residents in the process of "crossing difference." They do this through a series of Engaged Learning Opportunities (ELO), including weekly roundtable discussions (RTDs), regular acts of service in local communities, social events and small-group activities, purposeful interactions with residents, and partnerships with other leaders in the campus community.
What we're looking for in candidates:
- Familiar with residence hall life. You've lived on campus for at least one (1) semester. You know what it's like to live on a floor, share space with a roommate, and contribute to the building of a community. You're also familiar with building-, neighborhood-, and campus-based resources.
- Can serve as an academic role model. You know what it means to work hard and the grades (at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA) to prove it. You're willing to share your academic struggles with others and point them in directions that may help them on their journey.
- Curiosity, humility, and a posture of learning. You're interested in what's happening on campus, in the nation, and in the world. You're not afraid of saying the wrong thing or ashamed of being unaware. Instead, you consistently place yourself in a position to learn new things and apply lessons learned to better yourself and the world.
- Willingness to "do hard things." You have a roll-up-your-sleeves, dig-deep-into-the-work approach to all that you do. You persist in the face of obstacles, working individually and collectively to systematically solve problems.
- Complete mandatory training requirements. These include Pre-employment, Summer D2L, and Fall Training.
- Attend required weekly events. These include RTDs and staff training in the evenings (either Monday or Tuesday and all Thursdays)
2027-28 ICA Timeline
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – ICA Application Opens
- Wednesday, October 2, 2025 to Thursday, November 13, 2025 – ICA & RA Information Sessions Take Place (virtual and in-person, see below)
- Friday, November 30, 2026 – ICA Application Closes
- Tuesday, January 19 - New ICA applicants informed of their eligibility to continue the application process
- New ICA Applicants eligible to continue must complete two assignments, both due by Wed, February 10:
- Attend 2 RTDs during the Weeks of 1/25, 2/1, 2/8—and submit a reflection on one of those 2 RTDS
- Engage in a “purposeful interaction exercise”
- Friday, February 12, 2027 – All candidates will receive an email letting them know about their eligibility to continue to final round interview
- Monday, February 15, 2027 to Wednesday, February 24, 2027 – Final round ICA Interview Dates
- Friday, March 5, 2027 – ICA Offers Sent Out
RA & ICA INFORMATION SESSIONS
- Wednesday, October 7, 2026 – Virtual Information Session Night from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/97554131678
- Meeting ID: 163824
- Monday, October 12, 2026 – In-Person Information Session Night from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. in Brody 112
- Wednesday, October 28, 2026 – In-Person Information Session Night from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Wilson C102
- Tuesday, November 10, 2026 – In-Person Information Session Night from 6 p.m. –7 p.m. in the RCAH Theater (Snyder Hall)
- Tuesday, November 17, 2026– In-Person Information Session Night from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. in Akers 137
- Monday, November 23, 2026 – Virtual Information Session Night from 5:30–6:30 p.m.
- Zoom Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/95103848162
- Meeting ID: 227737
Remuneration
Remuneration is a single room with board while school is in session.
NOTE: In instances where housing demand exceeds availability, ICAs may be temporarily assigned a roommate.
