Assistant Dean of Graduate Students
- Employer
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- May 15, 2023
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- Position Type
- Administrative, Deans
- Employment Level
- Administrative
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Assistant Dean of Graduate Students
Job Description
The Assistant Dean of Graduate Students is dedicated to helping graduate students make the most of their time at Sarah Lawrence, supporting students in all aspects of their life and work. The Assistant Dean of Graduate Students reports to the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies and helps support the graduate student experience at Sarah Lawrence by working collaboratively with students to problem-solve and provide referrals to appropriate offices on campus, such as Health and Wellness, Disability Services, the Learning Commons, the Title IX Office, the Library, Career Services, and other offices focused on student services.
Essential Duties Summary
Responsibilities include:Graduate Student Work
- Meeting with students to discuss changes of status and processing the paperwork associated with these changes
- Liaising with the Health and Wellness Office, Student Accounts, and Financial Aid to support graduate student enrollment and transition
- Coordinating with Health and Wellness, Disability Services, the Learning Commons, the Title IX Office, the Library, Career Services, and other offices focused on student services to best support graduate student life and work
- Supporting graduate students who are struggling academically in collaboration with program directors and other relevant support offices at the college
- Supporting graduate and professional student professional development in collaboration with program directors and Career Services
- Managing the submission of theses and capstone projects in Graduate and Professional
- Studies
- Coordinating communications to graduate students throughout the academic year, including social media, email, and internal website materials
- Coordinating graduate student Orientation and Commencement programming
- Supporting
- graduate and professional student events in coordination with the Office of
- Graduate Studies and undergraduate student offices
- Coordinating programming and support structures for all graduate students, including
- BIPOC students, international students, LGBTQIA+ students, first generation students, graduate students with dependents, graduate students who work full-time, and students returning to graduate work after a period of time away from a higher education setting
- Coordinating programming and support structures for commuter students
- Supporting all commuter students in their housing search, including both graduate and undergraduate students
- Advisor to the Graduate Student Association
- Advising and support for graduate student clubs and affinity groups, as needed
- Advising international students throughout their time at Sarah Lawrence, including potential involvement in processing I-20s, CPTs, and OPTs for international graduate students
- Managing graduate student complaints and complaints against graduate students
- Managing graduate student files, records, email distribution lists, and directory information
- Maintaining graduate student handbook information
- Hiring, training, and managing graduate students working in the main office of Graduate and Professional Studies.
- Serving as the Graduate and Professional Studies representative to the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Masters or doctoral degree
- At least three years post-secondary experience in professional student affairs/student development work and/or related work with graduate students
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and counseling skills, including conflict resolution skills
- The ability to establish strong working relationships with staff, faculty, and students, including evidence of demonstrated success as a collaborative and collegial colleague, leader, and administrator
- Evidence of commitment to the values of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging
- Experience processing I-20s, CPTs, and OPTs for international students or willingness to engage in provided training in order to do this work
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications and Experience
- Masters or doctoral degree in higher education administration, student affairs, or a related field
- Experience working with graduate students in professional student affairs/student development work
Requirements for Employment
Effective October 15, 2021, all employees of Sarah Lawrence College must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Exceptions to this requirement will only be considered for documented medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs. Any offers of employment will be contingent on successful completion of a background check and submission of proof of vaccination.
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Sarah Lawrence is a prestigious, residential, coeducational liberal arts college. Founded in 1926 and consistently ranked among the leading liberal arts colleges in the country, Sarah Lawrence is known for its pioneering approach to education, rich history of impassioned intellectual and civic engagement, and vibrant, successful alumni. In close proximity to the unparalleled offerings of New York City, our historic campus is home to an inclusive, intellectually curious, and diverse community.
Talented, creative students choose Sarah Lawrence for the opportunity to take charge of their education. In close collaboration with our dedicated, distinguished faculty, students create a rigorous, personalized course of study and connect their passions across a wide array of disciplines. They graduate knowing how to apply the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for life after college.
At Sarah Lawrence, students spend more time one-on-one with award-winning faculty than do students at any other college in the country
Sarah Lawrence College occupies 44 wooded acres in Yonkers, NY, near the Village of Bronxville—just north of New York City. A 30-minute train ride from the Bronxville station takes students into Midtown Manhattan. Learn more about the area
The iconic college campus, located just north of New York City, is not the only reason to work at Sarah Lawrence College.
As a Sarah Lawrence employee, you will join a warm, challenging, and diverse community that offers both quality of life advantages and tangible, valuable employee benefits.
When you work at Sarah Lawrence, you:
- Receive outstanding benefits, such as medical, dental, and vision plans that exceed the standard plans offered by many companies and institutions, and an exceptional retirement plan through TIAA-CREF.
- Have unparalleled educational opportunities, such as tuition benefits on campus for employees, their spouses, and their children; discounted tuition to the College’s renowned nursery school; and tuition benefit programs for dependent children who attend other colleges.
- Have continuous opportunities for advancement, as it is College policy to fill vacancies by promotion or transfer whenever possible.
- Enjoy boundless cultural experiences, including readings, lectures, music, theater, film screenings, dance performances, art exhibitions, and a state-of-the-art library, free to employees.
- Have free access to the 48,000-square-foot Campbell Sports Center, with a six-lane pool, modern weight/fitness training center, squash courts, gymnasium, indoor track, outdoor tennis courts, and fitness classes, open to employees seven days per week.
- Have several on-campus options for meals, plus off-campus discounts at local restaurants and stores.
- Work in a convenient location close to all major highways, easily accessed from the Metro-North Harlem line, and 35 minutes from mid-town Manhattan.
- Enjoy free parking on campus, a 10% discount at the college bookstore, and a 35-hour office workweek, with flexible summer hours for office staff on Fridays.
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