Student Engagement Coordinator

Starting October 26, 2026, this is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position within the Oregon State University Honors College.

About the role

The Oregon State University Honors College (HC) is a degree-granting college within Academic Affairs at Oregon State University (OSU). The overall mission of the college is to provide an innovative, enriched learning experience to undergraduates, integrating students from all academic colleges into a cohesive community. The college supports OSU’s strategic initiatives; advances equity, inclusion, and diversity; and provides employees with resources to meet the college’s strategic priorities, while also supporting employee professional development and growth.

Responsibilities

• 50% Honors College Event Development, Planning, Implementation, and Assessment
  • Plan, implement, and assess co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, events, and activities that advance college strategic goals and build community for continuing Honors College students on Corvallis and Cascades campuses and for students studying through Ecampus.
  • Develop new initiatives, programs, and opportunities that advance the learning outcomes of the Honors College through both social events and academically focused events and programs.
  • Supervise student event assistants.
• 15% Coordinate and Advise Honors College Student Clubs and Organizations
  • Advise the Honors College Student Association, a volunteer programming body, as well as other department-sponsored student organizations.
  • Assist and support students in the process of developing, establishing, and maintaining new HC student groups, with particular emphasis on identity and affinity organizations.
• 15% Develop and Support Pre-Professional Opportunities
  • Work with campus partners to develop new opportunities for honors students to gain professional development through student groups, experiential learning, and events that will expose them to potential career fields and opportunities in their major areas of study.
• 10% Honors College Parent and Family Engagement Programming
  • Develop engagement opportunities and informational resources for the parents and families of current Honors College students.
  • Assist with the development of the Honors College Parent and Family Newsletter.
  • Collaborate with the New Student Onboarding Office to develop Honors College content for the OSU Family Portal.
• 10% Other Duties and Professional Development
  • Develop understanding of best practices in areas of responsibility.
  • Support Honors College recruitment and new student onboarding programs that advance equity and access to college opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any field.
• At least one year of experience managing events.
• Excellent, effective written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Demonstrated competence with standard office technology and software.
• Project management experience.
• Ability to manage to budget.
• Demonstrated experience creating and implementing opportunities that facilitate engagement between people of diverse backgrounds and/or identities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education administration or related field.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience developing, planning, and implementing events in support of student engagement, professional development, and persistence.
• Experience working in an honors program or college.
• Supervisory experience.

Working Conditions

Role requires occasional work outside of weekday and standard hours.

Pay

$50,002–$55,500