Graduate Assistant- Experiential Learning

Description

Greenville University is seeking a Graduate Assistant to support the administration of the university’s experiential learning curriculum and campus-based initiatives. Reporting to the Dean of Experiential Learning, the Graduate Assistant will assist in the day-to-day operations and administrative needs of the Experience Institute.

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing support for all aspects of the Experience First curriculum and EXPF instructors.
• Monitoring LMS for consistent recording of grades, attendance, feedback, and academic honesty across all EXPF courses.
• Coordinating EXPF mentors, mentor program development and mentor recruitment.
• Planning, management and facilitation of annual EXPF events, programming and career closet. 
• Collecting and organizing key documents.
• Creating reports for experiential learning proposals, lesson plans, assessment and retention.
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Identifying experiential learning opportunities and programming for further development.
• Ensuring the Experience Institute is a welcoming, communicative and helpful office for all students.
• Remaining up to date and knowledgeable about trends, developments and legislation related to higher education and/or experiential learning.

Requirements

Minimum Preferred Qualifications:

• Acceptance and matriculation into a GU graduate program.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Attentive to details.
• Proficient in data collection and analysis.
• Possess a passion for student mentoring and trust building.
• Demonstrate ability to advise, instruct, manage, motivate, and connect with students.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exercises resilience and flexibility in a fluid work environment.
• Proficient at problem-solving and focuses on solutions.
• Productively contributes as a member of a team. 
• Successfully engages in independent work.
• Basic introductory knowledge of experiential education.
• Prior experience as a student in an experiential classroom or program.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. 

Greenville University's Mission: 

Greenville University is liberal arts University that empowers students for lives of character and service through a transforming Christ-centered education. Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to be a Christ-centered institution. 

GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY: The university is located 50 miles east of St. Louis in an attractive residential community of approximately 7,000 people. Greenville was founded in 1892 and is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church yet draws students from 40 denominations. For additional information, please visit our website: www.greenville.edu. 

Greenville University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, family responsibilities, or  national or ethnic origin, in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution, Greenville University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution, we require faculty and staff to adhere to the University's Lifestyle statement and to enforce a religiously based code of conduct for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Greenville University, as an educational institution affiliated with the Free Methodist Church USA, reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII, Sections 702-703, United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).