Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives and Experiential Learning

Company: The University of North Carolina Greensboro

Category: Residence Life and Housing

Type: Full-Time

Housing and Residence Life provides safe, inclusive, and secure residential communities where a diverse and innovative team of professionals encourage students to pursue academic excellence, personal growth, civic leadership, and responsibility. Efficient and effective programs and services are provided by competently trained and reliable departmental teams in affordable, clean, comfortable, and sound facilities equipped with current technologies. Our diverse residence hall environments promote learning and personal growth through programs that enable students to acknowledge and appreciate diversity through open dialogue, establish a personal sense of interdependence, and prepare them for responsible service as members of the global community. UNCG Housing and Residence Life is committed to following sustainable principals and is rated a Green Office at the 3.0 level.

The Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives and Experiential Learning is a full-time, twelve-month, exempt position reporting to the Director for Residence Life. The Assistant Director for Academic Initiatives and Experiential Learning works closely with other professionals in the administration and management of a comprehensive housing and residence life program that serves 5700+ on-campus students. This position has the responsibility for general administration oversight and management of, that includes but is not limited to, academic initiatives, Faculty In-Residence, Living Learning Communities (LLCs), Theme/Special interest Housing, large scale Residential programs.

The position is responsible for:

Academic Initiatives

• Faculty In-Residence- actively recruit and training new and returning faculty for the faculty-in residence program.
• Collaborate with campus partners, academic colleges in the creation, facilitation, and development of existing and new living-learning communities.
• Marketing and recruit residential students for living-learning communities and themed/special interest housing.
• Responsible for the overall coordination, development, and implementation of programs and initiatives related to residential students’ academic success.
• Coordinate Annual House Calls initiative.
• Serve as the liaison to the Residential Colleges.
• Serves as the department lead for Residential Curriculum.

Supervision and Leadership

• Supervise, train, and evaluate 3-4 full-time, live-in, master’s level coordinators for residence Life.
• Articulate vision, mission, and goals for the area, department, and division.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and assessment of departmental goals and initiatives.
• Conduct regular one-on- one meetings with staff.
• Provide appropriate referrals to other university departments/resources as needed.
• Oversee department committees.
• Serve on an on-call duty rotation for 5,700 residents.

Administration

• Assist in the overall direction and strategic planning of short- and long-term goals of Residence Life.
• Maintain accurate accounting of allocated funds and expenditures.
• Work cooperatively with other staff members, departments, and offices across the University to foster strong partnerships.

Other Duties

• Serve as a representative of Housing and Residence Life on various departmental, divisional, and university committees.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Associate Director or Executive Director of Housing and Residence Life.

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