Associate Director for Student Engagement, Veterans Success Center

Position Title:       Associate Director for Student Engagement, Veterans Success Center

Reports to:             Director, Veterans Success Center

Classification:      Exempt, full-time staff position

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for the position of Associate Director for Student Engagement, Veterans Success Center.

The University: The University of Tennessee is the state’s flagship research institution, a campus of choice for outstanding undergraduates, and a premier graduate institution. Enrolling over 30,000 students, the campus is located in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and beautiful East Tennessee. As a land-grant university, it is committed to excellence in learning, scholarship, and engagement. In all its activities, the university aims to advance the frontiers of human knowledge and enrich and elevate society. The university values intellectual curiosity, pursuit of knowledge, and academic freedom and integrity.

The Division: The Division of Student Success at UT works to engage each student scholar’s experience by supporting their unique strengths and goals. It collaborates with UT faculty and staff to help each student scholar maximize their individual strengths and understand how their strengths contribute to their academic dreams, career paths, and personal well-being. As a member of Student Success, the center’s mission is empowering student scholars to create and achieve career goals by providing comprehensive career education.

Position Summary: The Associate Director for Student Engagement plays a crucial role in creating a supportive and engaging environment for veteran students at the Veterans Success Center (VSC). As a key member of the VSC team, the Associate Director will work closely with the Director to create, execute, and manage a wide-ranging program of student engagement activities. This involves coordinating events, workshops, and mentorship opportunities that enhance veteran students' academic, social, and professional development. Additionally, the Associate Director will provide supervision to student staff.

Position Responsibilities:

Management of Veteran Student Programming

•         Responsibilities for this role include all aspects of strategic planning, organization, and management of veteran student programming, with the ultimate goal of positively impacting the university's retention and graduation rates for veteran students.

•         Directs the planning and execution of signature, university-wide events and veteran student programs such as Green Zone training and veteran’s day planning.

•         Coordinate, plan, and implement veteran-related events on campus, including Veterans Week (Veterans Day events), Ped Walking Tabling events, "in-house" tailgating, athletic events, and more.

•         Collaborates with campus partners on programmatic efforts to ensure programming is timely, relevant, and effective for the veteran student population.

•         Facilitate student veteran orientation programs.

•         Collaborates with Director of Veterans Success Center in maintaining partnerships.

Management of Veterans Impact Program