At CISC our goal is to support all students in the exploration of all of their identities and to build a welcoming and inclusive space on campus that supports academic and personal growth. We provide community-building programs, educational opportunities for students to learn and teach, and a space where students can become active, informed global citizens by engaging and interacting with individuals from different cultures.

First-Generation Scholar Program Coordination:

• Assist in the development and maintenance of the First-Generation workshop curriculum and scholar roster.
• Support comprehensive programs and services to enhance the academic and social success of First-Generation Scholars with a focus on activities related to engagement and retention.
• Collect and track quantitative and qualitative university data and trends for training needs and partnership development for First-Generation Scholars.
• Actively strive to foster and maintain a workplace climate that is supportive of employees and respectful of difference, as well as to create a learning environment for students that encourages personal development, self-reflection, and academic success.
• Assist in creating and implementing outcome-based innovative programs that invite all students to communicate across lines of race, ethnicity, sex, religion, gender, class, sexual orientation, and other social identities.
• Assist in ongoing programs and services for traditionally underserved students, first-generation, low socio-economic status, particularly those from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds, to promote academic and personal growth and success.

First-Generation Scholar Student Support:

• Support and advise all students in the First-Generation Scholars Program, specifically during their first year of programming requirements. Focus on the first-year curriculum with the transition to a scholar's second year.
• Refer scholars to appropriate campus resources areas for support, as needed (i.e. Student Academic Success Center, Center for Student Involvement, Basic Needs Center, etc.).
• Meet one on one with all first-year First-Generation Scholars in the spring semester to support students transitioning from their first to second year.
• Create reflective spaces for scholars to celebrate their first-generation identity.

Campus-Wide Programming, Development, & Coordination:

• Assist with intercultural student leadership training/conference programs that emphasize diversity, equity, and inclusion and are in collaboration with other departments, staff, and faculty (i.e. Men of Excellence).
• Assist and support CISC-wide and campus conferences and programs.
• Manage the First-Generation Faculty & Staff Directory.
• Assist the Program Director with campus-wide first-generation initiatives such as First-Gen Fridays and National First-Generation College Celebration Day.
• Assist the Program Director with first-generation presentations, conferences, retreats, and workshops.
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with colleagues across divisions such as the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Engagement (ODECE), Student Affairs, and Academic Affairs.
• Assist with the collaboration of faculty and staff in the broad-based promotion of inclusion, social change, and campus diversity via campus-wide programming and support for first-generation and underrepresented students.

Fiscal Operations:

• Provide timely/pertinent budgetary information to supervisor as necessary throughout the year and process university fiscal paperwork promptly and accurately.
• Routinely assess the necessity of various expenditures, including but not limited to programming activities, student recognition, and professional development/training.
• Ensure the responsible planning and expenditure of fiscal resources in a manner consistent with good fiduciary responsibility.

The salary range for this position is $60,000 to $62,472 annually.

Onboarding assistance is available within Student Affairs guidelines.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience will substitute on a year-for-year basis.
• One year of professional experience directly related to the responsibilities of the position which may include campus-wide programming, advising first-generation and/or underrepresented students.

• Ability to develop and implement programs, courses, events, and content to scale impact across various constituent groups.
• Ability to engage, teach, and energize various constituent groups.
• Knowledge of higher education leadership and administration, structure and governance, and factors that affect decision-making at a research institution.
• Understanding of nationally recognized practices, trends, and procedures for first-generation and underrepresented students.
• Capacity to work effectively with persons from diverse backgrounds to promote an inclusive campus and community culture.
• Listen and communicate clearly in written and verbal formats.
• Set priorities in a complex environment and represent the institution’s perspective to external entities.

• Master’s degree in higher education administration or related field.
• Previous relevant full-time professional experience in post-secondary education administration including professional experience in program planning, assessment, and decision-making.
• Leadership experience in retention program development and diversity programming/education.
• Demonstrated experience in understanding issues and trends in higher education programs that focus on the retention needs of low-income first-generation, historically underrepresented, marginalized and/or underserved college students.
• Demonstrated experience with providing high-impact and culturally engaging educational programs.
• Demonstrated experience in project management and/or student program planning.
• Experience developing and facilitating diversity and inclusion presentations and student success workshops.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment.