Director of Student Activities & Engagement

Job Summary

Position: Director of Student Activities & Engagement
Location: Nelsonville, OH
Job : 922
Number of Openings: 1
Salary: $40,000 – $45,000

Position

Purpose:

Lead student engagement beyond the classroom for the purpose of student development, engagement, retention, and degree completion. Provide living/learning opportunities that include but are not limited to leadership development, planning/management, community service, and achievement of career/life goals.

• Plan, organize, and execute student engagement activities on and off campus (minimum of two events per month) that meet living-learning goals to promote personal development of commuter and residential students.
• Coordinate planning of events with campus partners including Residential Housing, Student Center, Well‑being Center, Career Center, International Student Services, and First‑Year Experience that support retention efforts.
• Develop program learning outcomes that support the Strategic Completion Plan.
• Participate in institutional effectiveness by measuring annual goals, objectives, and assessment of learning outcomes.
• Maintain and promote a student activities calendar through the Marketing Department in collaboration with Events at Hocking and the Student Center.
• Advise the Student Activities Advisory Board to provide leadership, event planning, and delivery of weekly/monthly student‑planned events.
• Work with Executive Director of Student Engagement and Success in planning, promoting, and executing large campus events such as New Student Orientation, Student Development Day, Commencement, etc.
• Provide a wide range of personal, academic, and leadership training to all student organizations.
• Support other campus event partners, Alumni, Academics, and Athletics with campus activities.
• Provide student organizations with mandatory officer training each semester that covers Robert’s Rules of Order, utilization of student finances and compliance with fiscal protocol, fundraising, event planning, and space requests.
• Develop and update an annual required faculty/staff advisor training program.
• Cultivate new clubs, and support all clubs in their pursuit of student engagement in co‑curricular and extracurricular activities.
• Oversee the annual registration of all clubs, maintain lists of members/advisors, provide assistance with club purchases and event planning.
• Supervise and post club information in the Blackboard clubs portal.
• Serve on the Graduation, Homecoming, All Hocking Learning Day, Sexual Assault Prevention Response Team and Start Week working groups with responsibility for student event planning and execution.
• Manage the campus‑wide monitor system in dorms and campus buildings, including oversight and content management for timely, accurate, and engaging student communications.
• Coordinate and supervise Orientation Leaders, including training, scheduling, and mentorship to support student transition and retention.
• Recruit, train, and supervise commencement ushers to ensure professional execution of graduation ceremonies.
• Administer the skill‑based badging awards and graduation award nominations.
• Integrate AI‑driven tools for student engagement, including activity tracking, communication, and engagement analysis to modernize Student Activities outreach.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience in event planning, student activities, leadership, and/or programming.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational, analytical, decision‑making, and administrative skills.
• Understanding of the correlation between student involvement and student retention.
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends.
• Prior experience and strong skills in a collaborative work environment.

Reasonable accommodations may be requested and reviewed according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).