Associate Director, Community Standards (Internal Posting)

Job Summary

The Division of Student Life and Enrollment is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; competence in working with culturally and ethnically diverse populations; and awareness of how issues of difference, power, and privilege manifest in higher education environments. The ideal candidate promotes equity and inclusion by demonstrating and supporting an understanding, sensitivity, and appreciation for social justice, cultural humility, and inclusiveness.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the department, including case workflow, staff activities, and supervision of staff, including direct supervision of the Assistant Directors in a unionized environment.
• Affirmatively assist in the development, coordination, and communication of The Student Code, the University’s student conduct system.
• Investigate and resolve violations as an investigating student conduct officer and hearing officer with full authority to issue sanctions up to and including University Expulsion, and coordinate a system to assure compliance.
• Collaborate with campus partners to develop procedures and educate registered student organizations.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with representatives of schools, colleges, regional campuses, student support programs, and student organizations regarding policies related to maintaining an appropriate academic living/learning environment.
• Troubleshoot issues regarding the electronic database system and work with the vendor to resolve issues.

Supervision and Training

• Lead the Assistant Director team in the planning and executing investigations and resolving high-level conduct matters prohibited by The Student Code, including Federally mandated Title IX (sexual misconduct) and other student conduct-related violations, including, but not limited to, incidents involving alcohol and other drug use/possession, harmful behavior, and student organization misconduct.
• Develop the professional skills of the Assistant Director team by incorporating educational opportunities into their day-to-day work.
• Select, train, and evaluate case managers, hearing officers and Probation Review Committee members.

Sanction Creation, Management, and Compliance

• Manage and assess the University Probation process that determines a student’s continued status at the University.
• Work with students who have been suspended from the University to determine readmission eligibility through the UConn Compass Suspension program.
• Develop, implement, manage, and assess student development sanctions designed to encourage behavior modification.
• Coordinate all current behavior modification sanctions and create new programs given current trends and issues.
• Maintain education records related to conduct in accordance with institutional and federal regulations.
• Collect and provide information as needed regarding compliance in areas such as Title IX and Clery.