ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, RESIDENTIAL EDUCATION

Position Summary:

Provide leadership and direction for residential education initiatives that support student learning, engagement, belonging, and success within the residential experience. Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of residential education programs, including First-Year Experience (Theme Living), Upper Years Experience, Living Learning Communities (LLCs), and Residential Learning Communities (RLCs). Coordinate residential programming and student engagement initiatives, develop student learning outcomes and assessment strategies, and support the training and development of residential life staff.

Serve as a member of the Residential Life and Student Conduct & Community Standards Management Team, contributing to strategic planning, policy development, campus partnerships, and departmental operations. Participate in an on-call rotation supporting approximately 4,000 residential students and collaborate across the integrated department to advance student development, community standards, and residential learning goals.

Supervision:

This position reports to the Director of Residential Life and Student Conduct & Community Standards.

This position directly supervises a student office assistant and provides functional supervision, guidance, and support to Area Coordinators and the Assistant Director for Residential Staffing in support of residential education initiatives, student learning outcomes, programming, assessment, and staff development.

 

Responsibilities:

Residential Education & Learning Communities

• Provide leadership and direction for the Residential Education Program, including learning outcome development, program planning, logistics, implementation, assessment, and program redesign.
• Provide leadership and direction for the First-Year experience (Theme Living) and Upper Years student experience, including learning outcome development, programming, assessment, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Chair and provide leadership for the Residential Education Committee.
• Oversee the development and implementation of the Living Learning Community (LLC) curriculum, including student learning outcomes, programming, resident interaction initiatives, and academic connections.
• Provide leadership for the Living Learning Community (LLC) and Residential Learning Community (RLC) programs, including learning outcome development, assessment, programming, student recruitment, and staff training.
• Coordinate the LLC and RLC housing selection timeline and process in conjunction with the Assistant Director for Housing Services and Communications.
• Attend and facilitate LLC and RLC cluster meetings with students, faculty partners, and Associates during evening hours.
• Maintain LLC and RLC websites and coordinate updates to related publications.
• Oversee the development, modification, or sunsetting of LLCs and RLCs.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with faculty and campus stakeholders to support residential learning initiatives.

Student Engagement & Programming

• Coordinate the implementation and evaluation of departmental community development and programming initiatives within the residence halls and apartments.
• Provide leadership for large-scale residential programs, traditions, and engagement initiatives, including IC Kicks Back Weekend, IC Kicks-Off, First-Year initiatives, and Upper Years programming.
• Lead and facilitate residential programs and events during evening and weekend hours to support student learning, engagement, and community development.
• Oversee the activities of the Ithaca College Residence Hall Association, including advising, training, programming, recruitment, elections, funding, budgeting, and administration.
• Maintain a visible and accessible presence within residential communities to support student success and community engagement.

Assessment, Training & Staff Development

• Lead departmental assessment efforts related to residential education programs and student learning outcomes.
• Develop measurable student learning outcomes, assessment strategies, data collection methods, and reporting processes; analyze findings and communicate results to departmental and institutional stakeholders.
• Develop assessment strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of Theme Living communities on student belonging, engagement, retention, and student success.
• Provide leadership and direction for Resident Assistant training, including chairing the training committee and coordinating August, January, and asynchronous training initiatives.
• Recruit, select, train, and support faculty and staff Associates and Liaisons; develop resources and facilitate ongoing engagement opp