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Assistant Director for New Student Orientation
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Position Number: 5651810
Location: Syracuse, NY
Position Type: Student Affairs and Services

Assistant Director for New Student Orientation

Job #: 041312
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: $60,450 - $65,000
Hours: Standard University business hours

8:30am - 5:00pm (academic year)

8:00am - 4:30pm (summer)

Hours may vary based on operational needs.
Job Type: Full-time

Job Description:
The Assistant Director for New Student Orientation will be responsible for leading and implementing orientation programs for first-year and transfer students, ensuring these initiatives promote academic success, inclusion, and student connections. This role involves coordinating program logistics, collaborating with campus partners, and supervising the Orientation Leader team and student coordinators.

Additionally, the Assistant Director will oversee volunteer efforts for Welcome Week, manage social media strategies for the office, liaise with Central Marketing and Communications, and advise the OrangeSeeds student organization. This position plays a key role in shaping a positive and welcoming experience for new students from their first day on campus.

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Responsibilities:

Co-develop and implement new student orientation programs for first-year and transfer students, inclusive of content, scheduling, campus collaborations, logistics, and day-of program coordination. Ensure all program aspects include academic support, inclusive programming, inclusive small group curriculum designed to encourage students' curiosity about campus and their peers and create spaces to form connections for various student populations.
Recruit, train, and supervise Orientation Leader team and NODA Intern by providing evaluation and feedback efforts, creating their work schedule and responsibilities, and supervise student coordinators responsible for peer-supervision to the team.
Advise OrangeSeeds student organization executive board; support implementation and logistics for "The Big Event."
Lead volunteer recruitment and training for Welcome Week inclusive of over 600 student volunteers and 150 staff volunteers. Provide support, scheduling, and direction during New Student Move-In. Share staff-leadership responsibilities for signature events during Welcome Week.
Lead social media strategies for orientation and Welcome Week, liaising with Central Marketing and Communications and Student Experience Marketing and Communications to align with the brand.

About Syracuse University:
Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.

The scope of Syracuse University is a testament to its strengths: a pioneering history dating back to 1870; a choice of more than 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs offered across the University's 13 schools and colleges; over 15,000 undergraduates and over 6,000 graduate students; more than a quarter of a million alumni in 160 countries; and a student population from all 50 U.S. states and 123 countries. For more information, please visit http://www.syracuse.edu.

About the Syracuse area:
Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.

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To apply, visit https://www.sujobopps.com/postings/106550

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