Student Engagement Coordinator

Aurora University (AU) is committed to the transformative power of learning by creating a student-centered environment and an equity of experience and opportunity, to ensure that students, faculty, and staff of all backgrounds feel welcome and included. Our culture of collaboration, generosity, and belonging make it a special place for students, faculty, and staff.

AU is grounded in the transformative opportunity it provides to a diverse student body. As a private university with a public mission and a commitment to making a difference in peoples’ lives, AU has a long history of resilience and of providing access to an education that values innovation, focuses on continuous improvement, and has a positive impact on the communities we serve. We are proud of our service to and economic impact on the state of Illinois, where over 80% of our students stay to live and work, where 90% of our students come from, and where we foster strong community partnerships to develop the workforce in areas such as nursing, education, business, technology, and social work.

We are looking for passionate and purposeful individuals who represent the full diversity of Aurora and who demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, identity, and ethnic backgrounds present in our community. When you join the team at AU, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and community partners.

At AU we believe that continuous learning is a fundamental part of working life, and our goal is for all colleagues on our campus to feel supported and equipped to realize their full potential. We actively support our community by providing all employees with opportunities to engage in professional development activities, as well as a range of tuition and employee benefits that can be found here.

Position Purpose:

Reporting to the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Campus Life, the Student Engagement Coordinator will provide overall leadership and collaboration for registered student organizations, campus intramurals, and leadership programming. Responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of the student organization process, fostering an environment that supports campus engagement, leading intramurals, and collaborating with campus colleagues to develop and maintain a leadership training process. Additional responsibilities include supervision of student worker staff who will assist with programmatic events and marketing efforts. This position is a live-on position and will be part of an on-campus duty rotation.

Core Competencies:

1. Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers and the community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our service, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.
2. Upholds the Mission Statement: At Aurora University, our singular goal is to empower students to achieve lasting personal and professional success. We do this by being an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. As a teaching-centered institution, we encourage undergraduate and graduate students to discover what it takes to build meaningful and purposeful lives.
3. Handles all information with tact and discretion and recognizes the confidential nature of university business.
4. Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

• Assist the Director with Student Organization Management. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Review all student organization events and meetings
• Request space for all student organization events and meetings and constantly communicate with student leaders and University Events
• Conduct trainings for advisors
• Provide event management support and logistics
• Serve as the liaison between Aurora University risk management and student organizations to ensure all risk has been assessed and necessary steps taken
• Communicate with Chartwells Food Service to ensure all student organization events requesting food are organized
• Create, implement, and evaluate a robust leadership training program for student organization leaders and students.
• Supervise the Aurora University Orgs Council by attending all related meetings, assisting with agenda and guest speakers and serve as the point person for all Council members.
• Assist with staffing evening and weekend events organized by the Office of Campus Life and Student Organizations as necessary.
• Provide support for eRezLife operations in the Office of Campus Life.
• Develop, plan and market a robust intramural experience.
• Assessment - Perform regular assessment and data analysis of executed campus events, establishing attendance records and opportunities for student feedback to enhance the student experience and ensure student and institutional needs are met.
• Financial Management - Maintain appropriate financial records in relation to programming expenditures in coordination with established budget.
• Collaboration with On-Campus Colleagues – Facilitate relationship building with other departments to coordinate campus wide events that will complement existing campus events and traditions.
• Staff Supervision - Oversee the student worker staff within the Office of Campus Life, trained to help facilitate campus engagement programming events and marketing efforts.
• Other duties as assigned by members of the Campus Life Leadership Team.

Essential Job Requirements:

Education:

• Master's degree preferred. Bachelor's degree required.

Experience:

• Campus event planning experience preferred.

Skills:

• Analytical, critical and strategic thinking skills.
• The ability to interact with students, parents, faculty and staff is a must.

Physical Requirements:

• Active engagement throughout campus with the ability to move around campus to assess facilities. Must be part of the campus duty rotation with alternating week days and weekends.

The pay range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted amount the university reasonably expects to pay for this position. The final pay rate will not be below the lowest pay rate listed herein.

Benefit-eligible positions offer excellent benefits including health, dental, life, vision, long term disability, a 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA, and tuition remission.

Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.