The Director of Student Activities provides vision, leadership and direction for a dynamic campus life program that supports intellectual, personal, and social development for all students. This position is responsible for initiating, coordinating, executing and evaluating a full array of programs, services and activities that engage the student body.  The Director will work with the staff to ensure that a there is a comprehensive calendar of events that provide intense community building and student development.   The Director will also will also play a pivotal role in New Student Orientation program including but not limited to coordinating the recruitment, training and supervision of the Orientation Leaders.  This role is a full-time, 12 month, live-on position-optional, but will have on-call responsibilities regardless of living situation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

Supervision:

• Supervise Program Coordinator;
• Assist, train and develop professional staff in individual duties and their work with students;
• Coordinate the Student Employee Program for the department including hiring, training and supervision;
• Hire and train Orientation Staff to support Summer Orientation Programs, August Orientation Programs and Welcome Weekend Programs.

Management:

• In coordination with the Assistant Vice President of Engagement and Diversity, provide guidance and direction for the development and assessment of a comprehensive campus activities calendar of educational, social, community service and cultural programs, including an event evaluation process;
• Develop and maintain a robust assessment and evaluation system for the department;
• Develop and manage departments budgets;
• Coordinate all aspects of Orientation Leader recruitment, training and supervision for 22 students;
• Evaluate the campus climate to determine areas of focus for the office;
• Coordinate the development of the department’s websites and web portal pages;
• Manage and Support Curry College Student Life Social Media Outlets. 

Advisor & Advocate:

• Serve as a resource to club and organization student leaders and advisors to assist with program planning, club management, etc.;
• Serve as the advisor to the campus Programming Board, Student Entertainment & Events (S.E.E.);
• Serve as a resource person familiar with campus activities policies and procedures pertaining to calendar clearance, contracts, agents, budgets, and facilities;
• Collaborate with faculty on educational programming and initiatives;
• Develop and evaluate program and event guidelines, and disseminate that information to student and campus populations. 

Programming:

• Oversee the coordination of Transfer Student Orientation and August (Late) Orientation;
• Oversee the development and implementation of programs geared to support Commuter Students;
• Oversee the coordination of campus-wide programs, such as Welcome Week, Family Weekend and Homecoming, Winter Week, & Spring Weekend;
• Keep students and staff informed about all programs and activities through campus-wide promotion and publication. 

Communication:

• Maintain and develop the web interface systems for clubs and organizations;
• Communicate in the role of an advisor, appropriate college policies, procedures, and philosophies to student organizations and assist groups in developing goals and objectives for each semester;
• Responsible for organizing and managing publicity for activities and events;
• Developing a Summer Orientation Communication Plan to assist in welcoming New Students to the college;
• Responsible for organizing and communicating programs and events to engage the Commuter Student population. 

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS:          

• Participate in an on-call rotation throughout the academic year to respond to incidents and emergencies, as they occur, for a residential population of undergraduate students;
• Report and resolve problems on campus including but not limited to emergencies, incidents, and customer needs while following proper action and/or reporting protocols;
• Serve on campus committees as liaison by request or assignment;
• Supervise evening and weekend programs and activities as required or assigned;
• Provide office representation at college-wide special events;
• Respect and maintain confidentiality, parameters of operation, professional protocols, and individual privacy;
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor of his/her designee.