State University of New York at Fredonia is hiring: Director Native American Con

Overview

About State University of New York at Fredonia: The State University of New York at Fredonia is one of the crown jewels in the 64-campus State University of New York system. Founded in 1826, Fredonia is a highly ranked comprehensive, selective, public, residential, liberal arts university that enrolls approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 80+ majors and 50+ minors. Fredonia is consistently ranked as a top public university for academics, value, and social mobility. Fredonia is known for its strong academic programs, professional, award-winning faculty, a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere, and a strong focus on student success.

The 256-acre campus, known for beautiful green spaces and attractive architecture, is located one mile from the shore of Lake Erie in beautiful Western New York with ready access to fishing, swimming, and lakefront attractions. Fredonia is centrally located between several large metropolitan areas. It is one hour south of Buffalo and Niagara Falls, 45 minutes north of Erie, PA, and just 2 ½ hours from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, or Toronto.

Fredonia is a safe village community with beautiful Victorian homes situated in the heart of Western New York wine country. The location affords residents all four authentic weather seasons; warm and sunshine-filled, yet comfortable spring and summer, vibrant colors across rolling hills with the changing leaves of autumn, and the picturesque landscapes and accompanying outdoor activities of winter.

SUNY provides a competitive salary and benefits package. Fredonia's faculty and staff focus on ensuring that all students will achieve the Institutional Learning Goals:

• SKILLED Develop Intellectual and Applied Skills, Literacies and Knowledge
• CONNECTED Engage Community and Diversity: Local Stewardship, Global Citizenship
• CREATIVE Demonstrate Scholarship, Artistry, and Innovation
• RESPONSIBLE Activate Sustainability, Ethics, Leadership, and Professionalism

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Job Description

Job Summary/Basic Function: The Director will serve as a key leader in advancing the success of Indigenous students across the eleven campuses affiliated with the Native American SUNY: WNY Consortium: SUNY Brockport, Empire State College, SUNY Erie Community College, SUNY Fredonia, Genesee Community College, Jamestown Community College, Monroe Community College, Buffalo State, University at Buffalo, Cornell University, and SUNY Geneseo.

A primary focus of this role will be to collaborate with campus partners and Indigenous communities—particularly the six nations of Haudenosaunee—to design, implement, and evaluate programming that increases the recruitment, retention, academic achievement, social success, and graduation rates of Indigenous students. The Director will also maintain close working relationships with the Director of the Native American SUNY: North Consortium and Native communities across New York State and support a climate of inclusion, belonging, and cultural pride across the Consortium.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver programming initiatives to support Indigenous student recruitment, retention, and success, in collaboration with Enrollment Management, Student Success Centers, Career Development Centers, Intercultural Centers, and other departments.
• Supervise clerical support and student staff.
• Coordinate regular meetings with SUNY Consortium campuses and Indigenous community partners.
• Plan, organize, and assess cultural, academic, and social initiatives that strengthen Indigenous student identity, community, and belonging.
• Advise and mentor students on academic, social, and cultural issues while providing opportunities for cultural identity development.
• Collaborate with Student Support Services, Intercultural Centers, and Student Affairs to design inclusive programming that reflects students' intersecting identities.
• Serve as a resource for Indigenous students adjusting to college life across Consortium campuses.
• Foster understanding of Indigenous culture through cultural activities, workshops, forums, and campus-wide events.
• Collaborate with Native American Student Union chapters, Intercultural Student Groups, and Student Associations across the Consortium.
• Represent the Consortium on committees and external partnerships as appropriate.
• Required travel periodically to Consortium campuses and Indigenous communities, some evening and weekend hours as well.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• At least two years of progressively responsible experience in student affairs, diversity and inclusion, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with diverse campus stakeholders (students, faculty, and staff).
• Proven experience in facilitation and programming to support student engagement and success.
• Strong commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging, with a focus on supporting underrepresented and underserved students—particularly Indigenous students.
• Ability to foster inclusive dialogue, build trust across cultural differences, and strengthen campus culture around diversity and inclusive excellence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in education, counseling psychology, higher education administration, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrate the ability to build and foster relationships and strengthen collaborations with Indigenous Communities.
• Demonstrated professional experience working with and supporting Indigenous students, with an understanding of cultural identities, lived experiences, and community contexts.
• Proven ability to build trust-based relationships with students and communities through cultural humility and respect.
• Experience advocating for systemic change to support student success through policy, practice, or institutional programming.

Additional Information

Join us in advancing Indigenous student success and building a more inclusive future across SUNY campuses. This is a full-time, twelve-month, UUP represented SL-2 term appointment beginning Fall 2025 at an annual salary range of $51,261 - $69,859.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Fredonia prides itself on an outstanding workforce. To continually support organizational excellence, the university conducts background screens on applicants.

An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, Fredonia provides for, and promotes, equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment, without discrimination.

Pursuant to University policy, the University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, or domestic violence victim status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the University community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law, or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

The University's policy is in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting unlawful discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

SUNY Fredonia is actively recruiting diverse faculty of all backgrounds. In efforts and our commitment to the goal of building a diverse workforce we are participating in PRODiG. PRODiG ("Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth") aims to increase the representation of historically underrepresented faculty at SUNY including underrepresented minority ("URM") faculty in general and women faculty of all races in STEM fields ("WSTEM"). Click this link https://www.suny.edu/prodig/ to find out more about PRODiG.

Application Instructions

Application Instructions: Interested candidates shall apply and submit the required documents listed below by clicking on the APPLY NOW button. Complete applications received by September 22, 2025 will be given full consideration. Names and contact information for three professional references are required as part of the application.

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