Student Engagement Coordinator

Department: Oregon State University Honors College

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by August 25, 2026. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A resume/CV; and

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

For additional information please contact:

Megan Habermann-Guthrie

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Job Summary:

The Oregon State University Honors College is seeking a Student Engagement Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

The Oregon State University Honors College (HC) is a degree granting college within Academic Affairs at Oregon State University (OSU). The overall mission of the college is to provide an innovative, enriched learning experience to undergraduates, integrating students from all academic colleges into a cohesive community. The college supports OSU’s strategic initiatives; advances equity, inclusion, and diversity; and provides employees with resources to meet the college’s strategic priorities, while also supporting employee professional development and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

50% Honors College Event Development, Planning, Implementation, and Assessment

• Plan, implement, and assess co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, events and activities that advance college strategic goals and build community for continuing Honors College students on Corvallis and Cascades campuses and for students studying through Ecampus. Develop new initiatives, programs, and opportunities that advance the learning outcomes of the Honors College through both social events and academically focused events and programs. Supervise student event assistants.

15% Coordinate and Advise Honors College Student Clubs and Organizations.

• Advise the Honors College Student Association, a volunteer programming body, as well as other department-sponsored student organizations. Assist and support students in the process of developing, establishing, and maintaining new HC student groups, with particular emphasis on identity and affinity organizations.

15% Develop and Support Pre-Professional Opportunities

• Work with campus partners to develop new opportunities for honors students to gain professional development through student groups, experiential learning, and events that will expose them to potential career fields and opportunities in their major areas of study.

10% Honors College Parent and Family Engagement Programming

• Develop engagement opportunities and informational resources for the parents and families of current Honors College students. Assist with the development of the Honors College Parent and Family Newsletter. Collaborate with the New Student Onboarding Office to develop Honors College content for the OSU Family Portal.

10% Other Duties and Professional Development

• Develop understanding of best practices in areas of responsibility. Support Honors College recruitment and new student onboarding programs that advance equity and access to college opportunities.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in any field

• At least one year of experience managing events

• Excellent, effective written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills

• Demonstrated competence with standard office technology and software

• Project management experience

• Ability to manage to budget

• Demonstrated experience creating and implementing opportunities that facilitate engagement between people of diverse backgrounds and/or identities

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in higher education administration or related field

• Experience working in higher education

• Experience developing, planning, and implementing events in support of student engagement, professional development, and persistence

• Experience working in an honors program or college

• Supervisory experience

Working Conditions/Schedule:

Role requires occasional work outside of weekday and standard hours.

Salary Range:

$50,002-$55,500

Anticipated Start Date:

2026-10-26

Anticipated End Date:

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at View email address on aiapply.co .