2025 Student Orientation Assistant (SOA) Reference Form

Instructions: Please complete the reference form below.

Note: References will only be accepted by full-time Tech faculty or staff members for sophomore-senior applicants. For freshmen applicants, only one (1) reference will be accepted from a high school teacher, guidance counselor, coach, or staff member. The other reference must be a full-time Tech faculty or staff member.

Applicant/Student's Name: Applicant/Student's Name: First Last
Tech ID Number:
Must be 9 characters. Currently Entered: 0 characters.

Please rate the applicant on the following to the best of your ability:
	Poor	Below Average	Average	Above Average	Excellent	Not Observed
Class attendance	Class attendancePoor	Class attendanceBelow Average	Class attendanceAverage	Class attendanceAbove Average	Class attendanceExcellent	Class attendanceNot Observed
Class participation	Class participationPoor	Class participationBelow Average	Class participationAverage	Class participationAbove Average	Class participationExcellent	Class participationNot Observed
Completes assignments/projects on time	Completes assignments/projects on timePoor	Completes assignments/projects on timeBelow Average	Completes assignments/projects on timeAverage	Completes assignments/projects on timeAbove Average	Completes assignments/projects on timeExcellent	Completes assignments/projects on timeNot Observed
Attitude toward the University	Attitude toward the UniversityPoor	Attitude toward the UniversityBelow Average	Attitude toward the UniversityAverage	Attitude toward the UniversityAbove Average	Attitude toward the UniversityExcellent	Attitude toward the UniversityNot Observed
Capacity for responsibility	Capacity for responsibilityPoor	Capacity for responsibilityBelow Average	Capacity for responsibilityAverage	Capacity for responsibilityAbove Average	Capacity for responsibilityExcellent	Capacity for responsibilityNot Observed
Leadership ability	Leadership abilityPoor	Leadership abilityBelow Average	Leadership abilityAverage	Leadership abilityAbove Average	Leadership abilityExcellent	Leadership abilityNot Observed
Communication skills	Communication skillsPoor	Communication skillsBelow Average	Communication skillsAverage	Communication skillsAbove Average	Communication skillsExcellent	Communication skillsNot Observed
Professionalism	ProfessionalismPoor	ProfessionalismBelow Average	ProfessionalismAverage	ProfessionalismAbove Average	ProfessionalismExcellent	ProfessionalismNot Observed
Sensitivity to others	Sensitivity to othersPoor	Sensitivity to othersBelow Average	Sensitivity to othersAverage	Sensitivity to othersAbove Average	Sensitivity to othersExcellent	Sensitivity to othersNot Observed
Maturity and judgment	Maturity and judgmentPoor	Maturity and judgmentBelow Average	Maturity and judgmentAverage	Maturity and judgmentAbove Average	Maturity and judgmentExcellent	Maturity and judgmentNot Observed
Teamwork	TeamworkPoor	TeamworkBelow Average	TeamworkAverage	TeamworkAbove Average	TeamworkExcellent	TeamworkNot Observed
Work ethic	Work ethicPoor	Work ethicBelow Average	Work ethicAverage	Work ethicAbove Average	Work ethicExcellent	Work ethicNot Observed
Commitment and follow through	Commitment and follow throughPoor	Commitment and follow throughBelow Average	Commitment and follow throughAverage	Commitment and follow throughAbove Average	Commitment and follow throughExcellent	Commitment and follow throughNot Observed

Please provide any additional comments about the applicant that you feel we should know.
Reference (Your) Name: Reference (Your) Name: Title First Last Suffix
Reference (Your) Title/University Position:
Reference (Your) Email Address:
You will receive a confirmation email once successfully submitted at the campus email address above.

Please click "Submit" below to complete this reference form.