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Assistant Director of Student Activities

Employer
Bowdoin College
Location
Maine, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
May 18, 2022

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Title Assistant Director of Student Activities Posting Number S00976JP Department Student Activities Job Summary
Bowdoin Student Activities is a student-focused office that fosters and supports the co-curricular experience at the College. The Student Activities team supports students in their leadership of clubs, events, ideas, and programs, meeting the extra-curricular needs of an ever-changing student body with the understanding that students learn by doing and having fun. The Office also produces programming that is vibrant and diverse, building community and enhancing the student experience.

The Assistant Director works directly with students and must be excited about helping students implement a wide range of programming initiatives. The person in this job will advise a range of student groups including club sports, multicultural groups, the first-year class council, and many more. The Assistant Director is also responsible for event planning and oversees programming for students during the first six weeks of classes and the end of semester acapella shows. They will manage logistics for campus wide concerts and be point person day-of-show.

The Assistant Director will be expected to think strategically about meeting student needs through daytime and nighttime programming. They will work with office staff to develop and implement student leadership training. The Assistant Director is closely involved with both student music and art productions, including overseeing the band practice rooms and the recording studio. They will supervise the student curators who coordinate student, alumni, and community member art shows in the Smith Union Galleries, as well as the team of student graphic designers. Additionally, they will serve as the main point person for all offerings in Jack Magee’s Pub, including trivia nights, student concerts, and more.

Another important aspect of this position is direct oversight of the on-campus craft center, which includes working with student managers and instructors to coordinate events, classes, and programs such as weekly pottery studio open hours; recruiting craft center members and managing the membership list; and ensuring the center is compliant with safety requirements.

This position has the opportunity for budget management and supervision. The Assistant Director will oversee the $15,000 allocated to the Craft Center and the $4,000 Pub programming budget. They will supervise three student graphic designers and numerous Craft Center Managers and Teachers.

The Assistant Director will work collaboratively with a variety of different departments across campus including, but not limited to, Athletics, Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, the Student Center for Multicultural Life, the Center for Sexuality, Women, and Gender, and the Office of Residential Life.

Additional duties and events will vary based on staff and student interest.

Education/Skills Requirements
The anticipated start date of this position is August 1, 2022.
- A Bachelor’s degree is required
- The ability to exercise sound judgment, set priorities and solve problems independently
- Demonstrated ability to motivate and collaborate with a wide range student led groups including affinity groups, dance groups, and any new groups that may be formed during the year
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Desire to work in a fast-paced, student-centered and collaborative office
- Creativity in solving problems and designing new initiatives to enhance student life
- Comfortable in high stress situations
- Willingness to stand in front of a crowd and give direction
- Demonstrated ability to work well with a diverse student body in culturally competent ways combined with a demonstrated commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity. Experience Requirements and/or Equivalents
Experience in student activities or a similar collegiate setting, planning small and large scale campus events, is preferred. Standard Work Days and Hours
This is a 2 year fixed length appointment. Full-time academic year, Monday – Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m, Friday, 12 noon – 5:00 p.m.; Weekend and evening hours are frequently required when students are in session. Start date August 1, 2022 – May 31, 2023. This person will have the summers off to pursue other activities. About Bowdoin
Bowdoin embraces diversity in all forms, and the College is home to talented students, faculty and staff—with a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; religious beliefs; and gender identities, among other factors.

We encourage applications from candidates committed to the support of an inclusive campus community and those who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We value a community in which individuals of all backgrounds are warmly welcomed and encouraged to succeed.

Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has maintained its commitment to the liberal arts for well over 200 years. Bowdoin’s reputation as a preeminent liberal arts college rests on the excellence of its faculty, students, and staff; intimate size; strong sense of community; and connections to the people, history, and natural beauty of Maine.

Bowdoin’s campus is situated in a beautiful natural setting. Located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of approximately 20,000, the College is a short drive from the Maine coast, twenty-five miles from Portland and 120 miles from Boston. Shift First Shift Employment Category Full Time Academic Year FTE 0.83 Benefits Eligible Yes Pay Type Salaried Background Check Package Requirements Faculty/Administrative Is driving a vehicle (e.g. Bowdoin vehicle or off road vehicle, rental car, personal car) an essential function of this job? No Is a pre-placement physical required for this position? No Posting Date 06/10/2022 Applications Accepted Until Open Until Filled No Type of Posting Internal/External Special Instructions to Applicants EEO Information
Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. Supplemental Questions

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Bowdoin College

Bowdoin (rhymes with explodin') is a private, selective, liberal arts college, founded and endowed to benefit the common good. Our historic residential campus, located in Brunswick, Maine, is home to just over 1,800 students from all over the world.

Academic life at Bowdoin spans thirty-three departments, and is cooperative, not competitive: so we tend to attract students who like brainstorming with faculty, working in teams, and welcoming big, new, difficult questions.

We value kindness, diversity, creativity, and hard work.

There’s a lot to love about Maine. And this state is very much at the heart of the College. We simply wouldn’t be Bowdoin anywhere else.

According to one of our colleagues, “To teach at Bowdoin is to help train and educate future leaders—an unalloyed privilege in my experience and a rare one.”

We feel fortunate to live here and to be able to experience everything there is to see and do. Maine is renowned for its beauty—its iconic seaside fishing villages and beachesmountain vistas, and pristine forests. But the appeal is also very much about the people—their culture, sense of community, way of life, and welcoming, inquisitive, and energized spirit.

We’re not going to try to list all that Maine has to offer. But we will try to lead you in a few directions from which you can navigate your own journey of discovery—a very Maine thing to do too!

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