Ursinus College
Assistant Director - Student Engagement for Commuters & Leadership
Ursinus College, Collegeville
Job Description
Specific Responsibilities:
Other Duties:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Job responsibilities and activities may be modified or changed at any time with or without notice. Job descriptions will be audited periodically by the Ursinus Human Resources department to ensure they are up-to-date and reflect the essential responsibilities and duties of the job.
About Us
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Ursinus College is a selective, independent, co-educational, residential liberal arts college of approximately 1500 students located about 25 miles northwest of center city Philadelphia. With a diverse community of students, it is an expectation of all faculty to contribute to the inclusion, engagement, and success of all students. Ursinus is an EO/AA employer. Ursinus College does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, disability, or other classification protected by applicable law in the administration of any of its educational programs or activities or with respect to employment.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership for services, programs and policies that support commuter students, transfer students, Veteran students, adult learners, and other student populations.
- Establishes, implements, and assesses a new student leadership development program that will launch in Spring 2026 and be geared toward First Year and Sophomore students.
- Builds collaborative partnerships with faculty, departments and local community constituencies that foster student engagement and success.
- Responsible for the daily coordination of the department and the commuter lounge.
- Initiate, plan and facilitate events tailored to commuters, nontraditional, and other students.
- Serve as primary advisor of Student Government Association, SGA with support of the Associate Director.
- Assists with managing the Organization Accreditation Process (OAP) and Student Club and Organization Training (SCOT) sessions for AFAC-funded student organizations.
- Coordinate assessment of the curricular approach for commuter students, transfers, adult learners, and Veterans, as well as Student Engagement programming.
- Assist in planning, facilitating, and evaluating student-initiated campus programs
- Serve as a resource for students concerning information about campus programming and organizations.
- Assist in recruiting and selecting students for the Orientation Leader program.
- Assist with creating all resource materials for campus organizations, off-campus activities, advisors' manual, and the student organization manual.
- Assist in maintaining any Student Engagement mobile applications, the Student Engagement website, orientation website, and utilize social media to market programming and orientation.
- Assist in maintaining and reviewing the department's budget.
- Work collaboratively with campus partners in planning, implementing, and evaluating Orientation, Family Weekend, Homecoming.
- Promote an environment that affirms diversity, intercultural interaction, and community building activities.
- Serves on the crisis response team in an on-call rotation.
- Serve on campus wide committees as needed.
- Bachelor's Degree required. Master's Degree in Higher Ed. Counseling, Student Personnel, or closely related field preferred.
- Two to three years' experience in student affairs, which may include work experience during graduate school.
- Experience or working knowledge of the following areas: leadership training, Greek life, student programming, new student orientation, office administration, advising and supervision.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office (word, excel, power point, publisher, etc.) database management, and web page software.
- Familiarity with the small residential liberal arts college setting.
- The expectation of high campus visibility and relationship building among all members of the Ursinus community including, but not limited to faculty, staff, and students is greatly desired.
Other Duties:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the individual(s) assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Job responsibilities and activities may be modified or changed at any time with or without notice. Job descriptions will be audited periodically by the Ursinus Human Resources department to ensure they are up-to-date and reflect the essential responsibilities and duties of the job.
About Us
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Ursinus College is a selective, independent, co-educational, residential liberal arts college of approximately 1500 students located about 25 miles northwest of center city Philadelphia. With a diverse community of students, it is an expectation of all faculty to contribute to the inclusion, engagement, and success of all students. Ursinus is an EO/AA employer. Ursinus College does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, disability, or other classification protected by applicable law in the administration of any of its educational programs or activities or with respect to employment.