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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State World Campus Student Affairs is in search of a student-focused, team-oriented Student Engagement Coordinator. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in building community with college students across a wide variety of backgrounds, heritages, and identities. This position works to mostly support online students with periodic in-person gatherings and events.  

The Student Engagement Coordinator works closely with the Assistant Director of Student Engagement in the design, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of the holistic development of World Campus students through community building and creating a sense of belonging for students. The coordinator will develop, implement, and monitor programs, initiatives, and events that foster engagement and build a sense of community for all World Campus students. This position will also be a lead for diversity, equity, and inclusion student programming. The coordinator is also responsible for leading the operational support, management, recognition, and training for World Campus recognized student clubs and organizations.  

The Student Engagement Coordinator responsibilities include:  

• Recognized Student Clubs/Organizations: Advising, supporting, and providing developmental opportunities and training for student clubs and organizations and student engagement board. This includes recruiting, selecting, and orientating new board members, hosting new student club/organization orientation, supporting the recognition process for new organizations, helping them maintain their recognition, leading advisor training and support, and providing administrative oversight for these activities. Managing student organization funding requests and financial allocations. 

• Student Programming: Developing, implementing, and monitoring programs, initiatives, and events that foster belonging and community building for students. Leading MLK program planning along with other diversity, equity, and inclusion focused months and celebrations in collaboration with the student engagement board. Coordinating fall and spring involvement fairs. Leading student engagement marketing and promotion of events and programming.  

• Club Advisor: Serving as a co-advisor for a club/organization (like World Campus Homecoming or World Campus benefiting THON) and advisor for student engagement board.  

• Affinity Groups: Supporting affinity populations such as first-generation, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ with regular programming and group connection opportunities. Coll