November 29, 2021
Interested in being a Pirate Navigator?
The Pirate Navigator position (Admissions Tour Guide) is a highly selective position. Below is some insight into the scholarship and roles if offered the scholarship.
- Scholarship Amount – $500 per semester (fall and spring – totaling $1,000 for the year)
- Pirate Navigators are required to:
- Do 2 tours a week (during the fall and spring semesters – roughly 4-5 hours of work per week)
- This excludes fall, winter, spring and summer breaks (these times are not required but there is additional funding/payment opportunities for these breaks)
- 1 Saturday tour in the fall and 1 Saturday tour in the spring
- Fall Open House
- Spring Pirates Aboard
- Do 2 tours a week (during the fall and spring semesters – roughly 4-5 hours of work per week)
- Pirate Navigators must be in good standing with the university (Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities)
- No record of misconduct/Breaking the Code of Conduct)
- Pirate Navigators must be in good academic standing
- 3.0 GPA or higher
There will be in-person group interviews the week after Thanksgiving Break. These interviews will be for those interested in starting this Spring 2022 semester as a Pirate Navigator. Those interested in starting for Fall 2022, please let Rob Olewine know and he can follow up about future interviews. There are three days/times you can select to join for your interview, which are below (First-Come-First-Served):
Tuesday, November 30th – 3pm-5pm
Thursday, December 2nd – 3pm-5pm
Friday, December 3rd – 3pm-5pm
Again, these will be on a first-come-first-served basis for spacing reasons!
If you are still interested in the Pirate Navigator Position, please email Rob Olewine (olewiner17@ecu.edu) your:
- Name
- Major
- Year (freshman, sophomore, junior or senior)
- If you’re a transfer student or came to ECU straight from high school
- Hometown and State
- Date/Time for interview (3 dates/times listed above)
- Current ECU GPA (freshmen can send current course grades)
- Clubs, Organizations, Honors Societies, On-Campus Jobs or Involvements, etc.
- Banner ID