Student Engagement Coordinator

About the Job

ISSS is looking for a short temp casual position to fill in an immediate need within the Student Engagement team due to the busy time and limited onboarding/training time. ISSS is looking for an individual who can quickly start the tasks associated with this role due to prior experience, expertise or background. The primary role will be focused on supporting new international students.

The Student Engagement Coordinator at International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) is responsible for two main areas of international student engagement at the University of Minnesota. The position is mainly responsible for creating an inclusive and welcoming international learning community for new international students as they start their academic journey. 25% of their role is coordinating the Culture Corps leadership program as well as managing the programs logistics and administrative tasks during the new student cycle.

This position is part of the Student Engagement and Intercultural Initiatives team within ISSS. This team serves all international students from non-degree, undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. This position will work in collaboration with the ISSS internal areas such as New Student Transition Team, Sponsored International Students, International Student Exchanges, and ISSS Programming Team as well as external campus partners such as Orientation and Transition Experiences, the Graduate School and units with the Office of Student Affairs.

This position will be supervised by the Director for Student Engagement in ISSS.

As ISSS priorities shift over time, responsibilities may also shift accordingly to focus more heavily on one area or the other.

Job Responsibilities:

Program Development and Oversight (30%)

New student initiatives

Manages the virtual pre-arrival International Student Preparation Course (iPrep) including development, design, updating, implementation, and monitoring on the Canvas learning management system

Designs and develops the international student parent communications and events with Orientation and Transition Experiences (OTE) and Parent Program in August

Provides work direction for student leaders, program participants, and volunteers in various program areas including the Global Gopher Experiences (GGE) for new students; liaison with the Global Gopher Leadership team members and the Global Gopher Influencer team social media team

Student Leadership Initiatives

Develop student leadership capacity on campus

Create a framework for individualized mentorship and supervision according to program and individual student goals.

Analyze needs of Culture Corps participants, respond with appropriate program development and evaluate the outcomes of the program

Oversee the planning and implementation of the Leadership retreats with campus partners

Supervise the Culture Corps leaders

Program Delivery and Coordination (40%)

New student initiatives

Plans and implements virtual and in-person Global Gopher Experiences. These experiences are designed to orient new students with various U of M offices that they will work with during their time at the University, such as Off-Campus Housing, Academic Resources, and Boynton Health Services

Assists with planning and implementing an in-person orientation series in July and August for new international students arriving at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Partners with the Office of Housing and Residential Life on the coordination of International student early arrival housing, including creating clear and concise communications and assisting with move-out from the early arrival housing into their permanent on and off-campus housing placements

Outreach and Communications (20%):

New student initiatives

Help coordinate training and meetings with campus partners and students.

Coordinate campus partner outreach related to new student communications and processes new international students need to understand (for example, create/edit content in communications/publications such as iPrep, advisor handbook, FAQ, new student emails, website updates, etc.).

Coordinate communications (emails, social media, newsletters) in collaboration with the GPS Communications team

Assist with email responses from new students.

Student Leadership Initiatives

Promote internationalization through Culture Corps at the University of Minnesota campus by utilizing the knowledge and skills of our international students, to educate, inform and interact with members of the University community in and out of the classroom.

Final date to receive applications:
For full consideration, application materials (cover letter and resume/CV) should be submitted by June 30th, 2026. For further questions, please contact Marina Uehara at uehar
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