ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STUDENT AFFAIRS / COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

About the role

The associate director of student affairs is responsible for assisting in the overall administration and management of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) within the Covenant Healthcare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University. The associate director also has responsibility for the coordination and operation of the daily activities and events for the OSA. This position serves as the primary day-to-day contact for all medical students requiring assistance, information, and support from the OSA, ensuring a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.

Responsibilities

• Serves as the primary day-to-day contact for all M1/M2 students requiring assistance, information, and support from the office.
• Creates, maintains, and disseminates the annual calendar of projects and events. This includes setting the weekly office workflow, assigning tasks, along with monitoring progress and weekly email communication.
• Serves as the project manager for the following significant student events: M1 Orientation, White Coat Ceremony, and Graduation.
• Serves as the advisor for Student Interest Groups (SIGs), Medical Student Councils (MSCs), Student Senate, and student-led committees, and provides leadership training.
• Maintains a current list of active participants in student leadership and oversees student elections.
• Responsible for all student programming needs in areas of engagement, belonging, and wellness for all four years including budgets, outcomes assessments, advertising, scheduling, volunteer opportunities and reporting.
• Implements plans for monitoring the effectiveness of activities and relation to OSA goals and objectives.
• Maintains, creates, and oversees all print and online materials for the OSA, including the CMED Student Handbook, Student Leadership Handbooks, brochures, handouts, slides, social media, website, flyers, and weekly communications.
• Acts as Liaison between the OSA, main campus entities, community groups, and other clinical sites.
• Works independently or with a team to triage and effectively resolve student concerns/issues. This work encompasses activities across the distributed campuses which in addition to Mt. Pleasant includes Saginaw, Detroit, and Midland.
• Develops objectives/content and delivers educational lectures for all CMED students during student orientations, bridge week sessions, workshops, and engagement, belonging, and wellness programming.
• Provides resources and references for students to other sources of information and assistance on campus and in the local communities.
• Establishes and maintains efficient data collection systems and implements new technologies to generate required reports.
• Manages student pre-matriculation requirements, compliance requirements (HIPPA, Immunizations, mandatory trainings), and the development and dissemination of resources for M1/M2 students.
• Visits the distributed campuses for student engagement and wellness activities.
• Manages student pre-matriculation requirements, compliance requirements (HIPPA, Immunizations, mandatory trainings), and the development and dissemination of resources for M1/M2 students.
• Assists with the creation and review of the OSA budget.
• Supervision Exercised None.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in education, psychology, or a related field.
• Three years of experience in student affairs or in a field related to higher education.
• Demonstrated experience with strategic planning and initiatives.
• Effective communication skills across varied platforms and audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills with an emphasis on student-centered services.
• Ability to resolve concerns and manage conflict with a high degree of satisfaction.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement programs and coordinate events.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to set priorities and orient between tasks with ease.
• Demonstrated high professional and ethical standards, and the ability to handle confidential or sensitive information.
• Ability to act independently to effectively address and triage emergent and more immediate student concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to build positive working relations with individuals at all levels within an academic institution and commitment to a team-oriented culture.
• Ability to travel to CMED regional and distributed campuses and sites, which can include some evenings and weekends.
• Ability to be accessible in the evenings, on occasional weekends, and during university closures.