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Student Activities and Leadership
Assistant Director

St. Lawrence University seeks a committed, creative, engaged educator and invites applications for the position of Assistant Director of Student Activities and Leadership.  The Assistant Director will work with a professional team to develop and implement a comprehensive residential curriculum and co-curricular program that is academically and socially stimulating.

Primary job responsibilities include:

• Participating in the revision and implementation of the residential curriculum learning model in a campus life organizational model.
• Working closely with students and staff relative to student leadership and development.
• Supervision, evaluation, training, and development of Greek Organization members and leaders.
• Ensuring all fraternity and sorority students enjoy a living and learning environment that is physically and emotionally safe, secure, and supportive of the educational process, and holds individuals and groups responsible for their behavior.
• Assessing and maintaining risk management practices.
• Work with Ad Hoc students, clubs, and organizations to plan and manage home-grown events.
• Involvement in planning and implementation of major campus programming and traditions, including New and Transfer Student Orientation, Family Weekend, Concerts, Moving-Up Day, Winter Weekend, Senior Week, etc.
• Supervision of Sullivan Student Center Information Desk Staff student employees.
• Collaborate with Residence Life in proper opening and closing activities.

Successful candidates will:

• Demonstrate a theoretical foundation in the principles and practices of self-authorship.
• Possess exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, strong organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and the willingness to work and communicate in a highly collaborative environment with a sense of humor.
• Demonstrate a mature understanding of the value of Student Activities at a small liberal arts institution and the motivations of students who create and participate in them.
• Have the ability to sustain communication with diverse groups, anticipate problems, reconcile conflicts, and maintain a strong philosophical base for student activities.
• Demonstrate the ability to work within systems, innovate, and keep functional records.
• Possess a mindfulness of social justice and inclusivity.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred with an emphasis in behavioral or social sciences, student personnel, higher education, or related field; 1-3 years experience in student activities, leadership training, and/or union programming, Green Dot, multicultural affairs, preferred.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.  This is a live-on-campus position.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  Candidates should submit an electronic cover letter, resume, and a list of three references with phone numbers to: Meg Flaherty, Search Committee Chairperson, Associate Director of Student Activities & Leadership, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 at mflaherty@stlawu.edu.

Located in Canton, N.Y., St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,300 students. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global.  For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit SLU’s homepage at http://www.stlawu.edu.

SLU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Posted: November 6, 2012

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