Director of Campus Culture

The Director of the Office of Campus Culture leads campus educational initiatives about all cultures and broad viewpoint diversity; champions civility, empathy, respect and conflict management capacity building; supports belonging, student success, retention and outcomes. The Director leads the department which includes supervising student mentors and staff toward achieving high quality results. This is a full time, on-campus position. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off, and access to multiple tuition programs for employees and dependents.

• Support student success and belonging; serve as the Chicago Scholars liaison, supporting retention and student success; support first generation students with programs, communication and intervention supports; provide retention‑centered outreach for student concerns and support; direct the IMPACT pre‑orientation program; manage the MC House operations and support; support student organizations that focus on campus culture and plurality of perspectives; convene the Council for Inclusion and Awareness and support the Student Senate Diversity and Inclusion Commissioner.
• Provide educational programs and training regarding all campus cultures for students; plan, implement, promote and assess Culture, Conversation and Civility (3C) programming; collaborate with students, faculty and staff to provide high quality education about cultures; coordinate signature events including the annual MLK Teach‑in and Unity Gala (collaborative with Student Senate); collaborate with internal departments (residence life, athletics, fraternity/sorority life, academic departments), external agencies and organizations that support all cultures and civility programming.
• Champion civility across cultures and viewpoints; serve on the Campus Culture Incident Response team, which includes Title VI compliance; collaborate with campus partners supporting respect initiatives like Green Dot bystander intervention, new student orientation and future Center for Civil Engagement; integrate civility values, strategies and skills into student programming and training (e.g. RA training, IMPACT, SEP, etc.); explore innovative ideas regarding civility and conflict management.
• Departmental leadership and supervision; supervise the Assistant Director of Campus Culture and the Multi‑Faith Engagement Coordinator; monitor and maintain departmental budget; assess programs and annual report departmental successes and challenges.

• Bachelor’s degree required; preference for master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, social justice and leadership.
• Minimum of five years’ related experience in belonging and community work on a college campus; eight years experience may substitute for preferred master’s degree.
• Knowledge of cultural experiences of students, retention trends, legal landscape regarding equity and conflict resolution.
• Occasional evening/weekend work required.
• Participates in Student Affairs On‑Call rotation; must live within 30 miles of campus for emergency response.
• Final candidate will pass a pre‑employment background investigation.

Base salary: $57,000–$61,000, based on experience.

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 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.