Director of Student Activities & Engagement

DIrector of Student Activities & Engagement Salary - $40,000 - $45,000 Position Purpose Lead student engagement beyond the classroom for the purpose of student development, engagement, retention and degree completion. Provide living/learning opportunities that include but are not limited to leadership development, planning/management, community service and achievement of career/life goals. II. Duties and Responsibilities Plan,organize and execute student engagement activities on and off campus a minimum of 2 events per month that meets the living learning goals to promote personal development of commuter and residential students. Coordinate planning of events with campus partners including but not limited to, Residential Housing, Student Center, Well-being Center, Career Center, International Student Services, and First-Year Experience/Diversity Education that support retention efforts. Develops program learning outcomes that support the Strategic Completion Plan. Participate in institutional effectiveness by measuring annual goals, objectives, and assessment of learning outcomes. Maintain and promote a student activities calendar through the Marketing Department in collaboration with Events at Hocking and the Student Center. Advise the Student Activities Advisory Board to provide leadership, event planning and delivery of weekly/monthly student planned events. Work with the Assistant to the Vice President of Student Life in planning, promoting and executing large campus events such as Start Week, All Hocking Learning Day, etc. Provide a wide-range of personal, academic, and leadership training to all student organizations. Support other campus event partners, Alumni, Academics and Athletics with campus activities. Provides student organizations with mandatory officer training each semester that covers, Robert's Rules of Order, utilization of student finances and compliance with fiscal protocol, fundraising, event planning and space requests. Develops and updates an annual required faculty/staff advisor training program. Cultivates new clubs, and supports all clubs in their pursuit of student engagement in co-curricular and extracurricular activities. Oversees the annual registration of all clubs, maintains lists of members/advisors, provides assistance with club purchases and event planning. Supervise the Driving Range management in collaboration with the Student Center Staff. Serves on the Graduation, Homecoming, All Hocking Learning Day and Start Week committees with responsibility for student event planning and execution. II. Qualifications- Education, Experience and Skills Bachelor's Degree preferred 2-4 years of experience in event planning, student activities, leadership and/or Programming. Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills. Strong organizational, analytical, decision-making and administrative skills. Must understand the correlation between student involvement and student retention. Some weekends and evenings are required. Prior experience and strong skills in a collaborative work environment. Reasonable accommodations may be requested and reviewed according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Created: 2024-10-19