Coordinator, Student Success and Engagement

About the role

Provides strategic guidance to other student activities and engagement specialists and external stakeholders to design and implement student activities and engagement initiatives.

The Student Success and Engagement team within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering seeks a highly organized, collaborative, innovative, and student-centered individual to coordinate and strengthen student clubs and organizations operations, and support the leadership development of the students who lead them. The Coordinator works closely with student organizations across Fulton, providing organization advising, resources, and guidance to support students with building strong, sustainable organizations and meaningful communities. This position supports club leaders in developing skills in leadership, communication, collaboration, member engagement, planning, problem solving, and organizational continuity. The Coordinator is also responsible for leading the Fulton Student Council which serves as an advisory board for all Fulton clubs and organizations. Through this work, the Coordinator helps create opportunities for students to develop as leaders while building connections with peers and the broader Fulton community. The Coordinator also works to strengthen connections between student organizations and the academic schools and programs they serve. In collaboration with program chairs, faculty advisors, and other academic partners, the Coordinator identifies opportunities for clubs to complement students' academic experiences and build stronger connections to faculty, academic disciplines, and their academic communities. Through strong student organizations, leadership development, and academic partnerships, the position contributes to efforts that foster student belonging, engagement, persistence, and progress toward graduation. Assessment and effective program delivery are integral to this work. The Coordinator monitors participation and program effectiveness, gathers feedback from students and partners, identifies gaps and opportunities, and uses findings to improve club operation support, student leadership development, and academic partnerships. The Coordinator also provides recommendations on how funding, resources, and other forms of support provided to student organizations, developing sustainable approaches that better align available resources with student needs, organizational impact, and Fulton priorities. This responsibility complements the broader SSE expectation that resources be aligned with Fulton priorities, program goals. The Coordinator also supports essential duties related to E2 Camp and other assigned first-year retention initiatives. E2 Camp is held in Prescott, Arizona during July and August annually. This individual will be required to travel to and participate in E2 for approximately 6 non-consecutive days.

Department: Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Tempe campus. No federal funding.

Responsibilities

• Student Clubs and Leadership Development
  • Coordinate and strengthen student clubs and organizations across Fulton, with specific focus on those based out of the Tempe Campus
  • Advise and coach student organization leaders throughout their leadership experience
  • Develop leadership opportunities focused on communication, collaboration, member engagement, planning, problem solving, and organizational leadership
  • Support club leaders in setting goals, addressing challenges, and building sustainable organizations
  • Create opportunities for student leaders to share practices and build connections across Fulton
  • Support succession planning and effective leadership transitions
  • Encourage collaboration among student organizations
• Academic Partnerships and Student Persistence
  • Strengthen connections between student organizations and the schools and academic programs they serve
  • Identify opportunities for clubs to strengthen students' connections to faculty, peers, and their academic disciplines
  • Support faculty advisors and facilitate collaboration among advisors, student leaders, and academic programs
  • Connect student organization activities with broader student persistence and retention efforts
• Assessment and Continuous Improvement
  • Establish measurable goals for student organizations, leadership development, engagement, and academic partnerships
  • Monitor participation, student reach, leadership development, and academic partnerships
  • Gather feedback from students, club leaders, faculty advisors, and academic partners
  • Assess program effectiveness and identify trends, gaps, and emerging needs
  • Use assessment findings and available student-success information to guide program improvements
  • Evaluate and improve approaches to club funding and resource allocation
  • Recommend sustainable approaches that align club support with student needs, organizational impact, and Fulton priorities
• Program Operations and