Director - La Casa Cultural Latina

Student Success, Intercultural Engagement and Advocacy:

• Lead La Casa to be a welcoming, active, and vibrant facility for the campus community, but specifically for Latina/o/x and Hispanic students.
• Collaborate with other units, especially Student Affairs and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, in the development of services and programs related to Latina/o/x and Hispanic students by integrating the Center’s educational and cultural activities.
• Provide leadership for Divisional and University-wide Latina/o/x and Hispanic student retention and graduation initiatives.
• Assist with policy development to support Latina/o/x and Hispanic students’ recruitment, yielding, retention, and graduation initiatives.
• Support Latina/o/x and Hispanic registered student organizations (RSOs) in their leadership development, activities, and programming.
• Serve as the primary resource for information as it pertains to students and stakeholders including but not limited to advocacy, referrals, and services that La Casa provides.
• Develop collaborative partnerships with experts in the areas of student success, intercultural engagement, and identity development to support student success.
• Proactively coordinate with academic units, especially the Department of Latino/a Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as organizations within the broader Champaign-Urbana community to further inform, and implement, culturally significant initiatives.
• Provide advocacy, advising; and referrals to crisis intervention and other support resources when appropriate.
• Coordinate sustainable, large-scale programmatic efforts which examine historical and contemporary issues and trends as experienced by Latina/o/x and Hispanic communities throughout the diaspora.
• Develop and promote Latina/o/x and Hispanic student and alumni relations.
• Provide leadership for advancement activities at La Casa and contribute to broader SSIB and Student Affairs advancement efforts (i.e. fundraising, alumni relations, and communication).
• Represent La Casa, SSIB, and/or Student Affairs on campus-wide committees.

Administrative and Supervision:

• Direct supervision over all operations of the La Casa facility.
• Responsible for administering all programming, marketing, communications, and services offered by La Casa.
• Responsible for all budget planning and oversight, task delegation, conflict management, and goal setting for La Casa.
• Responsible for all hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating for staff employed by La Casa.

Assessment and Evaluation:

• In conjunction with SSIB Assessment, implement an assessment and evaluation strategy which informs a culturally significant approach to data-driven co-curricular design.
• Institute an outcomes-laden method to the development and implementation of educational programs.
• Provide leadership in reviewing the mission and goals of La Casa and creating a strategic plan consistent with the Student Affairs Strategic Plan.
• Conduct regular program evaluations and coordinate objectives with Student Affairs and University goals.
• Coordinate the production of reports for internal and external units.