Flyers have recently been seen around Edwards Parade advertising a Dorm Room Ambassador position in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
The position, intended primarily for first-years, allows students to showcase their dorm rooms to prospective students and families, according to Patricia Peek, senior associate vice president and Dean of Admissions.
According to Peek, the position has been in place for “a few” admissions cycles and pays $16.50 an hour for 10 to 15 hours a week.
Peek described the position as “exciting” in an email to The Fordham Ram. “It is an opportunity for current students to assist the admissions office in showcasing our residential life options to visitors,” Peek said. “It’s an opportunity for students to show pride in the way they’ve decorated their rooms; provide visitors with the opportunity to see the layout and amenities of our rooms; as well as to get prospective students excited about decorating their own rooms when the time comes.”
The job primarily requires students to be in their dorm rooms during tours for prospective or admitted students and families, but students may be given additional responsibilities such as virtual assignments or office work, according to the flyer.
When asked, Peek shared that the program is aimed mainly at first-year students because prospective families want to see the first-year residential life experience at Fordham University.
She says that while giving tours of their dorms, students will explain how the roommate selection process works, the programs offered through residential life and how housing on campus has “helped them find community at Fordham.”
“This program is one of many ways students either work for or volunteer with the Office of Admission,” Peek said. “The structure of this position allows us to find students who are interested in showcasing their rooms and whose schedules align with our tour times.”
Peek said that the position was developed through a partnership between the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the Office of Student Employment. It is targeted at students who wish to interact with prospective families and are excited to share what their experience living in Fordham’s housing has been like.
While all of the Dorm Room Ambassador job positions have been filled for the 2025-26 academic school year, Peek reinforces both the impact of the position as a featured aspect of Fordham’s admission tours as well as the appealing nature of the job to students. “The structure of this position allows us to find students who are interested in showcasing their rooms and whose schedules align with our tour times,” she said.
