Coordinator-Student Orientation and Success
Description of Department: SOFE designs distinctive programs for all new undergraduate students, which provide critical information, resources, and connections to the broader campus community. Additionally, SOFE facilitates the coordination of an extended orientation and welcome week (Laker Launch); supports the transitions of other student populations such as graduate students, international students, first generation students, etc.; develops and oversees family engagement opportunities throughout the year; and stewards the Division's student success initiatives. Student Orientation and
Family Engagement is part of the Division of Student Affairs which contributes and facilitates critical learning and development within healthy, inclusive, and supportive communities so that all students may thrive at SUNY Oswego and beyond.
Learn more about the great opportunities in being a member of SUNY Oswego's Division of Student Affairs https://ww1.oswego.edu/student-affairs/join-our-student-affairs-team
The Office of Student Orientation and Family Engagement at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full-time Coordinator - Student Orientation and Success.
Posting Date: October 30, 2024
Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Compensation: https://www.suny.edu/hr/compensation/salary/ commensurate with experience plus full New York State benefits package.
Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. https://www.suny.edu/benefits/ for more information.
Date of Appointment: As soon as possible
Description of Responsibilities:
Student Orientation
• Develop, plan, and implement a high profile, dynamic, and student-centered orientation program for all new and transfer students at the start of the Fall and Spring semesters in collaboration with key campus stakeholders across all divisions
• Supervise, Train, and Evaluate the Graduate Assistant - Student Success
• Develop and assess student learning outcomes for the Orientation Program, utilizing input from students to determine program effectiveness in learning and belongingness
• Recruit, select, train, and supervise a large and diverse undergraduate student leader team to support and deliver orientation programs. (Laker Leaders)
• Assist in the development and implementation of the New York City Orientation Program, a satellite program of Summer Orientation that seeks to engage students in the Downstate Region
• Serve on the Opening Committee, assisting in the development of a large-scale welcome week program for incoming new and transfer students at Oswego
• Recruit, select, train, and supervise a large and diverse undergraduate student leader team to support and deliver the Laker Launch program. (Laker Launch Crewmates)
• Teach GST 304 - New Student Transition Theory - a mandatory course for new Laker Leaders
• Plan and implement the annual Late Night Breakfast Program in collaboration with Auxiliary Services
• Partner with colleagues across campus and in Enrollment Management to advance the retention of students upon admission and once matriculated.
• Develop a mastery of learning outcomes-based approaches, including the Curricular Approach. In collaboration with SOFE Leadership, implement student programs, events, programs, and other initiatives that support student learning opportunities related to department's learning outcomes and engender a sense of belonging.
• Manage departmental marketing and communication related to promotion of events and programming, including but not limited to Laker Launch, Orientation, Transition Programming, and the Late Night Breakfast
• Assist in the development and implementation of initiatives within all programs to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; and engagement and student success.
• Serve on a variety of college committees, as assigned.
SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's https://ww1.oswego.edu/diversity/. As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree at time of appointment
• Experience in Student Affairs
• Excellent administrative, communication, leadership and decision-making skills; flexible and adaptable to working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to be self-directed, while comfortable working within a team
Preferred Qualifications:
• Relevant post-graduate degree and/or 1-2 years professional experience in student affairs or a related field
• Prior experience in Student Orientation, First-Year Experience, New Student Programming, and/or Student Activities
• Demonstrated understanding of how to increase student sense of belonging and engagement
At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's https://ww1.oswego.edu/diversity/.
As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)
Additional Information:
Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/non-discrimination-policy to see our full non-discrimination policy.
In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing mailto:hr@oswego.edu.
For Campus Safety information, please https://www.oswego.edu/police/annual-report to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).
SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/sites/human-resources/files/tobacco_smoke_free_policy_final.pdf for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.
Search Chair:
Ashley Dailey, Search Chair at http://ashley.dailey@oswego.edu
Visa sponsorship not available for this position.
To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5769531
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