APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15, 2014

2015 FACTOTUM APPLICATION

Name: Age:

Year in School:

Address (fall 2014):



Phone(s): cell home

Preferred e-mail:

Were you a TASSer and/or TASPer? If yes, when & where

Have you applied to be a factotum for TASS or TASP before? When?

Have you applied to a Branch? When? TA membership? When?

Are you a U.S. citizen? If not, what is your visa/work status?

Applying for: TASS TASP Both

I f you are applying for both positions, please indicate your preference.

PLEASE SUBMIT TYPE-WRITTEN RESPONSES TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. The Factotum position is a demanding and rewarding job that requires working with faculty,
working and living with students, assistant-teaching a college-level seminar, managing budgets
and deadlines, and serving as an authority figure for teenagers. In a 1-page cover letter, please
describe your academic and extracurricular activities and how they relate to your interest in a
factotum/tutor position.

2. In 500-750 words, please describe a time when you faced a conflict in the role of an authority
figure. Describe how you worked to resolve the conflict, what the outcome was, and how you
assess your performance.

3. The Telluride summer programs are characterized by their emphasis on community life and
service, intellectual inquiry, and self-governance. How can a factotum promote or foster these
ideals? As a factotum, how would you judge whether your TASP or TASS was achieving its
goals? Please use specific examples. (If applying to both programs, be sure to discuss the
differencesif anywhich you see between the two positions.) Your response should not
exceed 750 words.

4. Answer question (A) if applying to the TASS or question (B) if applying to the TASP, but
answer both if applying to both programs.

A. TASS: Discuss your interest or background in studying critical black and ethnic studies. This
background can be experience in a particular area study (i.e. African American studies, Latino
APPLICATION MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 15, 2014

studies, etc.) or other comparative studies and related fields. Also discuss your experience
working with underrepresented groups in the U.S. Rank the sites (IU or UM or CU) at which you
would like to work and explain the reasons for your preferences. Please state whether there is a
site at which you would rather not work.

B. TASP: Rank the sites at which you would like to work and explain the reasons for your
preferences. Keep in mind that while each seminar has two factota, there are four factota at each
site. Please also state whether you would not accept a job at one of the sites.


IN ADDITION, PLEASE PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:

1. A recommendation from (1) an academic instructor who knows you well OR (2) an employer
who has supervised your work with high-school students in an academic environment.

If there is someone else whose perspective you think would be especially relevant to your
application, you can include a letter from that person in addition to the required letter. Please have
the letter(s) mailed or emailed directly to Telluride Association as soon as possible after your
application submission and by OCTOBER 22 at the latest.

2. A transcript covering your college work to date.

3. A sample of your written academic work, preferably a short essay of ten pages or fewer.

4. A resume or brief list of your past employers/jobs, including all part-time and full-time jobs you
have held for more than two months.

Please mail or email application materials along with this cover sheet to:

Telluride Association Office
217 West Avenue
Ithaca, New York 14850

To submit your application electronically, send your application as an attachment to:
applications@tellurideassociation.org

Specify the position(s) for which you wish to be considered by typing TASS, TASP, or Both in the subject
field of your email.

The application must be received on or before OCTOBER 15, 2014. The recommendation letter must be
received by OCTOBER 22, 2014.

The selection weekend is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of NOVEMBER 21, 2014. Please save
the date.

If you have any questions or concerns about the application or its requirements, please contact TASS
Committee Co-Chair Theodore Foster (TASS@tellurideassociation.org) or TASP Committee Chair
Jessica Dragonetti (TASP@tellurideassociation.org). We are eager to help as many people as possible
apply for the factotum positions, so if there is anything we can do to assist you, please dont hesitate to be
in touch.