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Associate Director, Student Engagement & Traditions

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Posting Details

Job Title Associate Director, Student Engagement & Traditions
Department STUD ACTIVITIES & LEADER OFFICE
Position Number FP071A
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Summary
The Associate Director for Student Engagement & Traditions (SET) is responsible for the oversight of more than 200 student organizations and the planning and implementation of several campus programming initiatives. This position supervises a full-time Coordinator for Programming and Graduate Assistant and reports to the Executive Director for SET.

As a member of the SET team, the Associate Director will serve as a leader within our Campus Involvement team. In this role, they will oversee training and development for our student organization community, lead the planning of campus traditions like Senior Brunch and Toast and Family Weekend, and advise our student media organizations.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in student affairs, higher education, or related field required.
  • Considerable knowledge of trends in student training and learning.
  • Considerable knowledge of group development.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Full time work experience supervising or advising students.
  • Considerable experience planning, executing, and evaluating events and programming.
  • Some experience writing policy and procedures.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Some experience supervising staff.
  • Some direct experience advising student organizations.

Conditions of Employment
Given the nature of the positions in Student Engagement & Enrollment Services that provide support to student services and/or student-centered programs, the employee occupying this position may be required to work during a university closing as directed by his or her supervisor.
  • These instances may include working from a remote location (i.e. telework, etc.).

Job Open Date 02/21/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Application Review Date 03/18/2024
Job Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Criminal Background Check The final candidate is required to complete a criminal history check.
Department Information
Student Engagement & Traditions (SET) supports students throughout their Monarch experience with the goal of providing experiences that aid in the retention, persistence, and graduation of ODU students. The SET team oversees student organizations, fraternity and sorority life, ODU’s campus information desk, off-campus student life, large-scale campus programs like Homecoming and The Monarch Experience, and supports existing campus traditions while developing new ones.
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
ODU Statement
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia’s forward-focused public doctoral research university with more than 23,000 students, a top R1 research ranking, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia’s economy.

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