Student Life Coordinator

Overview

Who We Are:

National Louis is a 135+ year old university that has been grounded in the values of innovation, access, excellence, and equity from its inception. As an institution, we believe in providing access to educational opportunity and that education is our greatest lever for social and economic mobility. We are a student-focused community that is committed to continuous improvement and superior student service.

We believe that through education we are able to empower change and build healthy communities. Our hard-working community is based on collaboration and respect for all team members and students.

What You Will Do:

The Student Life Coordinator provides comprehensive support for P.A.C.E. (Path to Academics, Community, and Employment) s role is responsible for arranging and managing logistics for Student Life, including student activities, leave and guest requests, special events, ongoing facility’s needs, program supplies, and coordinating PACE move-in and move-out. The Coordinator creates and distributes weekly marketing emails to students and families highlighting upcoming activities and events and serves as a direct point of contact for communication from parents, the University Center, prospective student families, and other NLU departments.

The Student Life Coordinator also assists with summer programming, overseeing the Summer Experience Program, and planning for fall, winter, and spring term PACE programming. During the 30-week academic session, the Student Life Coordinator might need to be available on weekends to provide activity support and respond to RLA communication regarding planned events, logistics, or other program-related needs. This is a full-time, 12-month position based between the Chicago Campus and University Center Chicago, with some evening and Saturday hours required.

• Arrange all community Friday evening dinners and Saturday activities and Saturday Dinners for PACE students. Manage logistics and communicate logistics and details to the Assistant Director for approval. Once approved Student Life coordinator will communicate the logistics to the Lead RLA for execution. Student Life Coordinator is responsible for sending out Friday Dinner Reminders via Email and Saturday Activity Reminder emails to students and staff weekly.
  
  Student Life coordinator will be the direct contact for Senior RLA, RLA's, students and families who have any questions regarding PACE events/ weekend activities. Create and distribute weekly marketing emails to students and families highlighting upcoming activities and events.
• Maintain and update the PACE campus leave and guest requests. Provide up-to-date record of student leave and guests on a timely basis to the Lead RLA for monitoring by the RLA team. Student Life coordinator is the direct point of contact for campus leave requests submitted by students/ families and will update request changes made in real time.
• Receive all incoming Student Life PACE communication via email and phone and direct to the appropriate PACE staff member. Direct PACE parent/guardian communications to appropriate team lead.
• Coordinate with the undergraduate college operations team to order and track all PACE supplies. Receive deliveries and provide to appropriate PACE staff member. Maintain inventory of supplies for the Student Life Team and reorder with approval from PACE Student Life Manager. Maintain inventory of supplies and reorder with approval from PACE Program Operations Manager for supplies needed for PACE events. Provide admin support for PACE Team in the areas of ops.
• Responsible for planning and executing major events, including the Creative SLAM fundraising event and Annual Spring Formal. Other events include Parents' Weekend, Graduation Banquet, lunch-and-learns, and other students’ events. Coordinate the Annual Spring Formal, Graduation Banquet, quarterly Service-Learning Projects, and additional social events throughout the year. Duties include booking venues, ordering supplies, sending invitations, managing RSVPs, and overseeing all related logistics.
  
  Serves as the primary point of contact for students and…