Associate Director, Student Activities & Leadership

Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence and nondiscrimination in its educational program and employment practices and encourages candidates who will further advance the goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive community. As one of the nation’s finest institutions of higher learning, Swarthmore College is global in outlook and draws students from around the nation and world. The 425‐acre campus is a designated arboretum, complete with gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails in the Crum Woods.

Who We Are:

As a residential college with over 96% of its students living in campus-owned housing, the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) supports the mission of Swarthmore College by fostering co-curricular living environments that value shared responsibility, consensus decision making, and personal accountability. The Office of Student Engagement, a unit within Student Life, and the Division of Student Affairs (DoSA), aspires to create and support an engaged, evolving, and inclusive campus community by fostering holistic student development and success. Intentionally combining the Residential Communities office with the Student Activities & Leadership office in 2014, the Office of Student Engagement (OSE) aims to link learning inside the classroom with learning outside of the classroom. The OSE expects that students will actively participate in their co- curricular experience and will take ownership for creating communities in which they want to live.

The opportunity:

The Associate Director of Student Activities and Leadership (ADSAL) is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Director of Student Activities and Leadership. As a key member of the Office of Student Engagement and Department of Student Life, the ADSAL is a member of the Student Activities Office and works in partnership with the Associate Director of Student Life Operations, the OSE Administrative Coordinator, and two graduate assistants.

The Associate Director is a 12 month live-in position.

 Essential Responsibilities

Student Programming and Event Management

• In partnership with the Director of Student Activities and Leadership, oversee student programming initiatives that promote and support student learning and development, academic success, community engagement, leadership development, first-year engagement, and inclusive excellence.
• Hire, train, and advise the OSE Programming Board. Meet with members of the programming board to plan and orchestrate campus-wide late night and weekend programming: support and mentor student leaders in the development, implementation, and assessment of late night/weekend, alternative, and substance-free programming.
• Be the primary point of contact and support person for large-scale campus events and Swarthmore traditions (i.e., Welcome Week, Midnight Breakfast, Worthstock, Crum Regatta, Winter Formal), including the oversight of safety, security, implementation, and venue related needs.
• Regularly attend student events and programs, serving as the primary advisor to night and weekend events.
• Research, recommend, and coordinate the implementation of new opportunities for students to become engaged and active on campus.
• Implement assessment tools to evaluate our programming reach and adjust models as needed.
• Supervise and train Swaudio student workers who support the audio needs of student lead and student focused events on campus, in coordination with the OSE Administrative Coordinator.
• Work with OSE staff, student leaders, and other College personnel to coordinate an annual primary calendar of programming for all clubs, organizations, Student Activities, OSE, DoSA, and other College events.
• Plan, support, and attend late night programming during New Student Orientation and Senior Week.

Student Organization Support and Administration

• Develop, organize, and orchestrate advisor training and support for registered student clubs/organizations, including but not limited to:
  • Ensure operations meet College and external reporting standards, and
  • Advisors attending all required College sanctioned training, including requirements through the Clery Act and Office of Civil Rights.
• Serve as a resource to student clubs/organizations by meeting with students throughout their event planning process, providing assistance with event details, budgeting, advertising, set-up requests, relevant College policies and serving as a liaison between College offices, including but not limited to:
• Serve as the primary general a