Assistant Director of Student Engagement

Responsibilities related to Commuter Central and Leadership Development

• Provides leadership for services, programs and policies that support commuter students, transfer students, Veteran students, adult learners, and other student populations.
• Establishes, implements, and assesses a new student leadership development program that will launch in Spring 2026 and be geared toward First Year and Sophomore students.
• Builds collaborative partnerships with faculty, departments and local community constituencies that foster student engagement and success.
• Responsible for the daily coordination of the department and the commuter lounge.
• Initiate, plan and facilitate events tailored to commuters, nontraditional, and other students.
• Serve as primary advisor of Student Government Association, SGA with support of the Associate Director.
• Assists with managing the Organization Accreditation Process (OAP) and Student Club and Organization Training (SCOT) sessions for AFAC-funded student organizations.
• Coordinate assessment of the curricular approach for commuter students, transfers, adult learners, and Veterans, as well as Student Engagement programming.
• Assist in planning, facilitating, and evaluating student-initiated campus programs.
• Serve as a resource for students concerning information about campus programming and organizations.
• Assist in recruiting and selecting students for the Orientation Leader program.
• Assist with creating all resource materials for campus organizations, off-campus activities, advisors’ manual, and the student organization manual.
• Assist in maintaining any Student Engagement mobile applications, the Student Engagement website, orientation website, and utilize social media to market programming and orientation.
• Assist in maintaining and reviewing the department’s budget.
• Work collaboratively with campus partners in planning, implementing, and evaluating Orientation, Bear Beginnings, Family Weekend, Homecoming.
• Promote an environment that affirms diversity, intercultural interaction, and community building activities.
• Serves on the crisis response team in an on-call rotation.
• Serve on campus wide committees as needed.

 

Responsibilities related to Student Engagement, Greek Life and Orientation

• Lead Greek life initiatives including recruitment and new member education and advise Greek Presidents Council and Inter-Greek Council.
• Assist in the chartering process of new Greek Organizations on campus
• Lead mediations and conflict management sessions with various Greek Organizations
• Select, train, and supervise student employees
• Support all orientation programs
• Assist in managing and maintaining department budget
• Lead the recruitment/training for Orientation Leaders as well as the planning and execution of New Student Orientation and Bear Beginnings with support of the Associate Director.
• Plan, facilitate, and evaluate student-initiated campus programs, and weekend vibrancy programming.
• Collaborate with various departments across campus to create a more robust ‘out of the classroom’ student experience
• Serve as a resource for students concerning information about campus programming and organizations.
• Create all resource materials for campus organizations, off-campus activities, advisors’ manual and the student organization manual.
• Maintain the Student Engagement website, orientation website, and utilize social media to market programming and orientation.
• Serves on the crisis response team in an on-call rotation.
• Serve on campus wide committees as needed.

 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s Degree in Higher Ed. Counseling, Student Personnel, or closely related field preferred.
• Two to three years’ experience in student affairs, which may include work experience during graduate school.
• Experience or working knowledge of the following areas: leadership training, Greek life, student programming, new student orientation, office administration, advising and supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (word, excel, power point, publisher, etc.) data base management, and web page software.
• Familiarity with the small residential liberal arts college setting.
• Many weekend and evening hours are required with this position.
• The expectation of high campus visibility and relationship building among all members of the Ursinus community including, but not limited to faculty, staff, and students is greatly desired.

 

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