Director of Student Conduct

• Reviews police and incident reports, conducts investigations by interviewing victims, witnesses, and university/community members, and determines appropriate conduct charges.
• Manages case documentation and oversees all aspects of the Maxient system for accurate case tracking and reporting.
• Conducts hearings for student, student organization, academic misconduct, and fraternity/sorority conduct cases, determining appropriate charges and sanctions.
• Monitors and follows up on cases while developing educational sanctioning options to support student growth.
• Utilizes conflict resolution strategies to mediate student issues when they are not related to formal conduct violations.
• Provides support as needed for Title IX case management, referrals, investigations, and hearing boards.
• Collaborates with Assistant Dean and Director of Residence Life on residence hall violations being monitored within the conduct system to ensure alignment with institutional conduct processes.
• Develops goals and objectives for the conduct office and programs.
• Coordinates with residential staff and other conduct officers to align unit-level priorities, goals, and learning outcomes with university and divisional strategic directions and outcomes.
• Reports appropriate conduct process data, including satisfaction, case numbers and retention.
• Collaborates with campus partners (e.g., Dean of Students, Accessibility, Student Advocacy and Trauma Support, Facilities, Title IX, and Academic Affairs) to support students in distress.
• Partners with campus offices to implement student success interventions for individuals experiencing crisis situations.
• Serves in critical incident response role, including participating in the division’s on-call rotation.
• Ensures emergency on-call procedures and schedules are maintained.
• Participates in CARE team meetings.
• Provides oversight to ensure compliance with federal guidelines outlined in Title IX and III. Collaborates with Campus Police to review Clery Report requirements and update as appropriate.
• Collaborates with Academic Integrity Committee to provide guidance and review of the academic integrity policies and processes.
• Utilizes best practices and research to drive continuous strategic and operational improvements in student conduct policies and processes.
• Leads the review, development, implementation, and evaluation of policies, procedures, and programs to promote student safety.
• Coordinates and edits the Student Handbook, including the Student Code of Conduct.
• Delivers training to conduct officers and student conduct board members to ensure consistency in processes and procedures.
• Recruits, selects, and trains student conduct board members in collaboration with campus offices.
• Leads campus-wide communication efforts on behavioral expectations and enforcement procedures for students, organizations, and faculty/staff.
• Collaborates with divisional and institutional partners to create an educational programming plan to target key areas of student behavioral concerns, including alcohol use, drug use, sexual misconduct, and interpersonal conflict.
• Oversees preventative education initiatives and partners with campus stakeholders to identify required programming, determine appropriate timing and ensure compliance with federal regulations.
• Provides presentations at various campus events and programs related to the conduct process (includes some evenings and weekends).

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, college personnel, college student development, counseling, or related field.
• Five years of proven and progressive administrative experience in higher education, including at least three years of professional experience in student conduct.
• Experience implementing conduct processes, including evidence of successful educational conversations with students to enhance learning following a conduct concern, and developing and implementing innovative and creative approaches to student development, retention, and success.
• Thorough knowledge of policies, procedures, and regulations associated with managing a student conduct system.
• Knowledge of relevant federal, state, and university regulations, including those associated with Title IX and FERPA, and other legal considerations that affect student conduct judicial processes.
• Knowledge of student development and issues that affect student services, behavior, and university policy.
• Ability to exercise mature and independent judgment with integrity.
• Ability to tactfully resolve difficult situations.
• Ability to manage crises and respond to emergency situations.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and a commitment and ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong managerial skills with demonstrated ability to train, mentor/develop, and motivate without direct supervision.
• Experience with budget management in a comparably complex organization.
• Knowledge of assessment techniques, especially as related to program development, accreditation, and satisfaction assessment, and basic knowledge of data analysis techniques.
• Ability to respond to unexpected situations and re-prioritize work according to changing circumstances.
• Ability to anticipate, investigate, and analyze problems and exercise sound judgment in proactively addressing them.
• Professional acumen to make independent decisions based on complex, concrete, and/or abstract variables and considerations.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships and collaborate with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including university administrators, staff, faculty, vendors, students, and families.
• Proficiency with conduct and case management software (i.e., Maxient), as well as common office software (e.g. Microsoft Office 365).
• A commitment to diversity, learning, and ongoing professional development.

Salary : $59,000