Assistant Director for Student Engagement

Loyola University, United States

Updated: almost 2 years ago
Location: Chicago, ILLINOIS
Job Type: FullTime
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Posting Details
Posting Details


Position Title Assistant Director for Student Engagement
Job Category Administrator
Office/Department Office of Student Engagement
Location Evergreen Main Campus
Staff Job Type Full-time
If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date:
Position Summary and Duties
The Assistant Director for Student Engagement assists with the development of class year and transition-related programming. The AD is responsible for integrating themes of identity and leadership development, social decision making and transitions, through the development of transition-related programming. The AD will collaborate with various campus departments to address the developmental needs of students in transition and deepen students’ understanding of a Jesuit education.
Essential Duties:
Assist in Advising the Student Government Association
  • Advise Class Governments (first-year through senior); serve as back-up advisor for the entire Student Government Association
  • Work directly with Class Presidents to create ways to build class identity, pride, and spirit
  • Collaborate with various campus departments to develop programming related to the specific transition of each class year, including milestone-related transitions
  • Guide students through successful leadership transitions and succession planning


Coordinate and implement transition-related programs and services
  • Programs to include, but not limited to: RoadTrip (sophomore retreat program), Transfer Student Organization, Commuter Student Organization, Veteran Student Organization
  • Develop learning outcomes and assessment for all programs
  • Recruit, market, and promote campus-wide transition programs, maintain class-year specific content on department website
  • Select, train, and develop student leaders to work with class-year related programs
  • Provide transition support and engagement opportunities for commuter and transfer students

Department Collaboration and Support
  • Collaborate with administrative departments to encourage faculty, staff, and administrators to participate in programs and encourage student participation
  • Facilitate the coordination of the six pre-fall programs, which take place prior to the fall semester
  • Represent the department to the Division of Student Development, the University, and external constituents
  • Support divisional/campus initiatives as required
  • Provide coverage for additional departmental events that often occur on evenings and weekends
Required Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in higher education, student personnel, or related field.
  • 1-3 years of experience within the field of higher education
  • Demonstrated understanding of Jesuit Mission/Ignatian Values, particularly the concept of Ignatian discernment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to positively engage and motivate students
  • Proven commitment to diversity and proven strengths in development students’ understanding of identity development, privilege, and social justice issues
  • Ability to multi-task and strong organizational skills
  • Ability to work as a member of a collaborative professional team
  • Ability to support the University’s goals for institutional diversity, as well as the goals and values of a Catholic, Jesuit education
Preferred Qualifications
Job Posting Date 04/29/2022
Priority Application Deadline Date 03/14/2022
Job Close Date
Anticipated Start Date 06/01/2022
University Description
Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.
Diversity Statement
Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
Loyola University Maryland requires that all faculty, staff, and administrators receive COVID-19 vaccination unless exempted for medical or religious reasons in accordance with University policy.
Quicklink for Posting https://careers.loyola.edu/postings/5904

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