The Coordinator of Student Activities will assist the Director of Student Activities to coordinate co-curricular activities and work to foster student engagement and leadership. The coordinator will collaborate with multiple constituencies to provide well-rounded, guided, and positive experiences for all first year and transfer students, helping students transition and successfully engage with the campus community throughout their time at Alfred University. Will serve as the advisor or liaison for the Alfred University Student Senate which includes assisting the Senate in budget development and management.
Rate:$22.25-$23.54, 35-hours per week
Essential Functions:
- Assist with the supervision of office staff to include Work Study Students and GraduateInterns/Assistants
- Interacts with students, faculty, and staff to develop activities and programs for student
- Assists with activity planning, design, development, and assessment of activities and programs based on the department and university mission for student success and retention
- Assists in executing and/or managing special events/projects for the department
- Manages AU Connect
- Manages social media posts accounts for the office, Instagram, Facebook etc. as related student programming
- Assists in the preparation of the Center for Student Involvement budget based on the mission of the department and university
- Serves on committees as directed and attends appropriate professional meetings, conferences, and/or workshops
- Assists the Director with contracts, check requests and other event specific details.
- Maintains accurate records of all student activities and events that they are responsible forActs as advisor and attends all Student Senate meetings
- Provides recommendations and communicates to appropriate leaders, teams, and committees
- Helps to maintain proper communication to clubs and advisors as assigned by Director ofStudent Activities
- Agrees to a flexible work schedule that will be dependent on campus community activities
Other Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage room reservations, student set crew and basic care of the Powell Campus Center along with theDirector of Student Activities
- Assist with Orientation planning and implementation
- Supports and assists in creating intersections for faculty, staff and students that will assist in transforming people's lives
- Supports and assists in creating an evolving culture of mentoring and rich engagement opportunities forfaculty, staff, and students
- Maintains a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and a high degree of cultural competence and respect for a wide range of identities and experiences, therefore welcoming and supporting all faculty, staff and students and expanding access to the AU experience
- Maintains a safe working environment within and around their facilities and associated equipment and supplies including, but not limited to, obtaining Safety Data Sheet {SDS) information pertaining to any hazards associated with their work environment
- Participates in all required assigned training, including safety training and will comply with safety rules, regulations, and protocols
- Contributes to the overall success of the University by performing other duties as assigned
Qualifications-Education & Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Formal Education:
- Experience:
- Two {2) years of experience planning, implementing, and publicizing a variety of programs for a diverse student population. Demonstrated experience increasing student engagement among diverse student populations. Experience developing and leading student leadership development programming. Experience with peer leadership, and student organization development and management
- Additional Knowledge/Skills:
- Proficiency with computerized systems, word processing, presentation software and Engage platform; have knowledge of student development, diverse student issues and how they affect a student's participation in campus activities; excellent interpersonal, written and oral skills; decision making skills; project management skills; ability to work and make decisions independently and soundly based on the mission and vision of the department and the university as it related to student success, retention and persistence
- Essential Functions:
- With or without reasonable accommodations the incumbent must be able to read and write and speak the English language at a college level, be capable of performing sometimes complex mathematical calculations, statistical calculations and other higher mathematical operations, must be able to communicate with all levels of the institution in written and spoken form. The individual must be able to work independently. The ability to maintain regular and prompt attendance is essential to the successful performance of this position. Other essential functions may be required
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals withdisabilities to perform the essential functions.
About Alfred University:
Lighting the way for students since 1836
."We've always been a place for makers, especially those who make the future. Our commitment to independent thinking, creativity, academic rigor and community have made us a unique kind of leader since 1836."
Alfred University (AU) was founded on principles of social justice in 1836 by liberal, independent thinkers who placed high value on education for all citizens. The University has retained and built upon the strong values of its founders, developing as an institution of national and international renown that is responsive to the needs of contemporary society while remaining consistent with the spirit of its origins. Alfred University is the second oldest coeducational college in the United States as well as one of the earliest nineteenth century colleges to have enrolled African American and Native American students. It has a long-standing history of educating socially conscious students who make a dierence in their professions and their communities.
Over the course of the twentieth century, Alfred University evolved into a complex institution oering a full range of programs in the liberal arts and sciences, art and design, engineering, business, education, counseling, and school psychology to its nearly 2,000 undergraduate and graduate students that live, learn, and play on a 232-acre campus located in an idyllic, creative valley in Western New York. To learn more, visit alfred.edu.
Alfred University actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity, and will not discriminate against any employee, student or applicant because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Alfred University
Aug 27, 2025