Assistant Director of Academic Enrichment

About Bellarmine University:

Bellarmine University is a dynamic, growing university with a strong liberal arts focus in the Catholic higher education tradition and a bold vision for the future. Bellarmine has undergraduate and graduate enrollment of nearly 3,500 students and continues to add new academic programs while maintaining small class sizes and personal attention to students. Bellarmine is listed in The Princeton Review's Best 385 Colleges, is one of the top 20 Southern regional universities in U.S. News and World Report's 2019 college rankings and is a top university in Forbes' list of America's best colleges. In a survey by The Princeton Review, students praised Bellarmine as a place that is "welcoming to every single person and makes an effort to include everyone." Bellarmine students, faculty and staff engage in more than 25,000 cumulative hours of service each year, in Louisville and around the nation and world. Beginning in Fall 2020, Bellarmine's 22 athletic teams will compete in NCAA Division I, through an invitation from the ASUN Conference.

Bellarmine is located on a scenic 145-acre campus in the Highlands neighborhood and 46+ acres off-campus in Louisville, KY, which Forbes recently recognized as a "Top 15 City" for affordable living and National Geographic calls one of the "Best Small Cities in the U.S." Louisville is within a day's drive of two-thirds of the U.S. population.

Bellarmine is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with diverse backgrounds to apply.

Bellarmine is committed to core values of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bellarmine will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of its increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential.

Job Description:

The Assistant Director of Academic Enrichment fosters student learning and development at Bellarmine University by providing guidance and support for Learning Communities, Pioneer Scholars/First-Generation Initiatives, and Study Abroad and International Programs.

Specific duties include:

Academic Enrichment Programming

• Support the development and implementation of weekly programming for Learning Communities and Pioneer Scholars.
• Collaborate with professional staff in the SSC , faculty, and other campus partners in a variety of ways to provide holistic experience for students.
• Provide strategic outreach for students who are not engaged in programming and/or as necessary. 
• Delegate programming tasks and requests to professional staff and student staff, as necessary.

Internationalization Efforts

• Create and implement new programs designed to internationalize Learning Communities and Pioneer Scholars.
• Develop and integrate systems and processes aimed at increasing access to international programs and experiences for all students.
• Support various initiatives within Study Abroad and International Programs, as necessary.

Operations, communications, and data management

• Develop and implement primary communications for all programs in Academic Enrichment, including, but not limited to, social media platforms, websites, and additional print and electronic materials.
• Work with the Director of Academic Enrichment and campus partners to recruit students for Learning Communities and participate in various pre-matriculation activities to support first-generation students.
• Help maintain programmatic budgets through record keeping and other methods.
• Data management, as necessary.
• Support assessment efforts, as necessary.

Support of student staff

• Assist the Director of Academic Enrichment in supporting all LC Mentors and Pioneer Mentors through training, ongoing professional development, evaluations, and other supports.
• Participate in the recruitment and selection processes for all student staff.
• Attend student staff meetings and provide guidance on working with first-year students.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in higher education or related field
• 1-3 years of professional experience working with first-generation college students, first-year experience, study abroad, or related field. 
• Excellent interpersonal communication and ability to take initiative on departmental and cross-campus collaboration  
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Strong leadership and willingness to take initiative
• understanding how to collaborate in a team environment
• Pro-active approach to duties
• Impeccable attention to detail
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; ability to work effectively with a culturally diverse campus population, including those with different levels of academic preparation and varying physical and learning abilities, and socioeconomic levels

Additional Information:

Bellarmine University is committed to core values of diversity, equity and inclusion and embraces diversity in our workforce among members of faculty, staff and administration. We remain committed to affirmative actions, policies, procedures and attitudes necessary to continue to build and retain a diverse and equitable workforce. We will demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion, empowering all members of our increasingly diverse community and supporting them to achieve their full potential. As part of Bellarmine's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, we will seek to ensure that all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, job assignment, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotion, layoff and termination processes remain free of discrimination based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Application Instructions:

Submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references as well as complete the online application by clicking on the appropriate link in this posting. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Bellarmine University requires COVID-19 vaccination for all students, faculty and staff. Individuals may request exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or religious reasons. More information may be found at https://www.bellarmine.edu/welcome-back/

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