Director of Student Activities & Engagement

Job Summary Position: Director of Student Activities & Engagement Location: Nelsonville, OH Job ID: 922 Number of Openings: 1 Salary: $40,000 – $45,000 Position Purpose: Lead student engagement beyond the classroom for the purpose of student development, engagement, retention, and degree completion. Provide living/learning opportunities that include but are not limited to leadership development, planning/management, community service, and achievement of career/life goals. Responsibilities Plan, organize, and execute student engagement activities on and off campus (minimum of two events per month) that meet living-learning goals to promote personal development of commuter and residential students. Coordinate planning of events with campus partners including Residential Housing, Student Center, Well‑being Center, Career Center, International Student Services, and First‑Year Experience that support retention efforts. Develop program learning outcomes that support the Strategic Completion Plan. Participate in institutional effectiveness by measuring annual goals, objectives, and assessment of learning outcomes. Maintain and promote a student activities calendar through the Marketing Department in collaboration with Events at Hocking and the Student Center. Advise the Student Activities Advisory Board to provide leadership, event planning, and delivery of weekly/monthly student‑planned events. Work with Executive Director of Student Engagement and Success in planning, promoting, and executing large campus events such as New Student Orientation, Student Development Day, Commencement, etc. Provide a wide range of personal, academic, and leadership training to all student organizations. Support other campus event partners, Alumni, Academics, and Athletics with campus activities. Provide student organizations with mandatory officer training each semester that covers Robert’s Rules of Order, utilization of student finances and compliance with fiscal protocol, fundraising, event planning, and space requests. Develop and update an annual required faculty/staff advisor training program. Cultivate new clubs, and support all clubs in their pursuit of student engagement in co‑curricular and extracurricular activities. Oversee the annual registration of all clubs, maintain lists of members/advisors, provide assistance with club purchases and event planning. Supervise and post club information in the Blackboard clubs portal. Serve on the Graduation, Homecoming, All Hocking Learning Day, Sexual Assault Prevention Response Team and Start Week working groups with responsibility for student event planning and execution. Manage the campus‑wide monitor system in dorms and campus buildings, including oversight and content management for timely, accurate, and engaging student communications. Coordinate and supervise Orientation Leaders, including training, scheduling, and mentorship to support student transition and retention. Recruit, train, and supervise commencement ushers to ensure professional execution of graduation ceremonies. Administer the skill‑based badging awards and graduation award nominations. Integrate AI‑driven tools for student engagement, including activity tracking, communication, and engagement analysis to modernize Student Activities outreach. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree preferred. 2–4 years of experience in event planning, student activities, leadership, and/or programming. Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Strong organizational, analytical, decision‑making, and administrative skills. Understanding of the correlation between student involvement and student retention. Ability to work some evenings and weekends. Prior experience and strong skills in a collaborative work environment. Reasonable accommodations may be requested and reviewed according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). #J-18808-Ljbffr