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Shawnee State University

Director of Student Engagement

Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio, United States, 45662


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The Director of Student Engagement will provide leadership and coordination of all aspects of student life. The position's primary responsibilities relate to student success by providing learning, development, and retention opportunities for all students, including on-campus residents and commuters. This position is responsible for enhancing the quality of campus life, the educational environment, and our students' relationship with all stakeholders, including employers, community partners, and alumni. Duties include supervisory responsibility for the staff in student life and residence life.Principal Duties and Responsibilities

FUNCTIONS:Provide direct leadership for the departments of Residence Life and Student LifeManage on-going initiatives that support new and returning students in Residence Life and Student LifeServe as an on-call administrator and conduct officerParticipate in campus-wide events and maintain positive interactions between students and staffDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Provide direct leadership for the Departments of Residence Life and Student Life with the specific responsibility for overseeing planning, coordinating, and implementing a variety of programs and services designed to assist and support students in achieving academic and personal success.Provide supervision and leadership to department personnel including Student Life Staff, Residence Life Staff, and student employees/interns.Control and evaluate contracts and expenditures to ensure efficient use of funds. Oversee budgets of direct reports.Develop and implement student life and residence life strategies consistent with the University's mission. Collaborate with other departments to design, execute, and assess a programming curriculum that delivers a diverse and engaging programming model (day, evening, weekend).Conduct one-on-ones and staff meetings.Oversee department marketing including webpage, campus calendar, flier and campus bulletin boards.Manage on-going initiatives that support new and returning students in Residence Life and Student Life by providing a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere; connecting students to university resources and people; acquainting students with institutional values and expectations; promoting learning and discovery both inside and outside the classroom, and fostering student pride.Lead the Residence Life and Student Life departments in identifying student retention, persistence, satisfaction, success, and enrollment goals, and provide continuous improvement in those areas.Create assessments and compile appropriate year-end reports, assessing progress of initiatives engaged in as well as design, build, and map learning outcomes.Provide administrative leadership in the development, coordination, and implementation of Weekend of Welcome. Manage the Weekend of Welcome budget and direct student volunteers.Oversee the planning, budgeting, execution, and assessment of student Homecoming events and the Parade.Recommend, develop, and implement student services and practices which foster and promote student learning, student success, and support educational programs.Oversee activities and management of Student Programming Board and Student Government Association.Provide support for student clubs in the areas of university recognition, event planning, training, group management and skill development for student leaders and program evaluation.

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