Dean of Students Community Standards

Dean of Students for Community Standards

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The Dean of Students for Community Standards leads critical aspects of the residential student experience. Supervises the Office of Residence Life and Campus Safety and directly supports campus standards as coordinator of student conduct, sexual assault awareness, and off‑campus student support.

Support students in crisis including housing and food insecurity and other emergencies; coordinate emergency on‑call systems and serve as a member of the on‑call team. This is a full‑time, 12‑month, on‑campus position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off, and access to multiple tuition programs for employees and dependents.

• Student Conduct – review, develop, and publish policies in the Student Code of Conduct annually; investigate, adjudicate, and document student conduct code violations, including Title IX cases; train and monitor staff who are also adjudicating cases; train and support the All‑University Judicial Committee; provide annual reporting that allows for data‑driven decisions.
• Leadership for the residential experience of students – recruit, hire, train, mentor, supervise and evaluate the Director of Residence Life; ensure high quality operational effectiveness of the residential experience; provide outreach to students living off‑campus with any support or challenges, including risk management, advocacy, and relationship building; direct initiatives related to student basic needs (emergency funds, food and housing insecurity) including the Titan Student Emergency Fund, Swipe Out Hunger, break approvals.
• Campus Safety, Crisis Response, and Prevention Education – recruit, hire, train, mentor, supervise and evaluate the Director of Campus Safety; ensure high quality operational effectiveness of campus safety services; coordinate emergency on‑call scheduling, training and develop on‑call protocols; serve on the on‑call rotation and official Emergency Response Team; lead sexual assault prevention education initiative, including Titan Consent, NCAA consent training, collaborative partnerships on and off‑campus;
  
  maintain critical campus/community partnerships around safety.
• Retention‑centered student advocacy work – assist with student support and advocacy for students and parents in individual crisis; respond to elevated student complaints and residence life and campus safety; review meal plan exemption requests for religious purposes; represent Student Affairs and build community through active presence at campus events.

• Master’s degree required – Higher Education/Student Affairs or Counseling.

Minimum of eight years progressive higher education experience.

Knowledge of higher education/college student development and Title IX compliance.

Occasional evening/weekend work required.

Participates in on‑call/Dean on Duty rotation.

Must live within 30 miles to Bloomington, IL for emergency response.

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references. Please download the application .edu/human-resources/job-openings/. Review of applications will begin December 8 and the position is open until filled.

Email: hr

Illinois Wesleyan University – Human Resources, Holmes 209

1312 N. Park Street, Bloomington, IL 61701

Fax: 309‑556‑1710 (please use cover sheet)

Salary: $75,000

The final candidate will pass a pre‑employment background investigation.

An overview of IWU benefits can be found here. Illinois Wesleyan University does not sponsor work visas at the time of hire or anytime during employment for this position. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term.

Illinois Wesleyan University is committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a community that values a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds among our outstanding faculty, staff, and students. We seek candidates who have a demonstrated commitment to contributing to and enhancing our community in these areas. Illinois Wesleyan University is an EEO Employer. Illinois Wesleyan University’s sexual misconduct policy may be accessed .edu/human-resources/Sexual

Misconduct Policy .html. Illinois Wesleyan University is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting excellence through a variety of viewpoints.