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Job description: The Global Scholars Program (GSP) is a living-learning community that prepares undergraduate students (sophomores and above) for culturally responsive global leadership. Our approximately 120 members hold citizenships in dozens of countries and collectively speak over 30 languages, making our community one of the most globally diverse on campus. During their first year of membership, approximately 80 Global Scholars live together in the same residence hall and complete a 2-semester course sequence on urgent global issues, immersed in an ongoing intercultural academic and social experience. About 40 students are selected to return to GSP for a second or third year, serving in one of our student staff or volunteer roles. GSP seeks a graduate student Student Engagement Coordinator (SEC) to work closely with the GSP associate director and another SEC to co-supervise GSP’s second and third-year student leaders (student staff and volunteers). These student leaders facilitate various educational and community-building activities for the first-year Global Scholars. Assisting with Student Leadership and Community Engagement Second- and third-year Global Scholars serve in a variety of student staff and volunteer roles, each offering a different pathway for continued intercultural leadership skill development. The selected SEC will be assigned to 2-3 groups of our student staff or volunteers to help train and co-supervise them in their roles. The SEC's assigned role groups will depend upon the SEC's background experiences and skills. These role groups include: Six Dialogue Facilitators, who develop and facilitate cross-cultural dialogues for our first-year members. 4-8 Special Project Leads, who coordinate global holiday and tradition events and host the annual GSP Culture Show (fall) and GSP Gala (winter).
One Alumnx Coordinator, who develops content for the GSP Alumnx Newsletter each semester and hosts 1-2 alum events per year. SECs facilitate student leaders' weekly meetings, developing agendas that help students practice collaboration, purpose-driven event coordination, goal-setting, and self-reflection with culturally-diverse group members. SECs also conduct routine individual check-ins and follow-up with students as needed. SECs take a developmental and educational approach when students show signs of disengagement, difficulty meeting their goals, and/or group dynamics that potentially harm relationships. Finally, SECs serve as a central point person for student-organized events in order to support communication between leadership groups. Other Projects Depending on the Selected Candidate’s Interests and Program Needs Student Engagement Coordinators assist with additional projects, such as coordinating GSP's annual Global Citizenship in Practice conference and leading workshops on topics of interest. Previous examples of workshop topics include incorporating GSP into cover letters, resumes, and interview responses and allyship to specific marginalized groups. While time constraints may not allow the SEC to participate in every aspect of the program that interests them, we would be happy to adapt the work plan to meet their needs, skills, and interests. This position is ideal for those who are interested in and/or have experience with: Living-learning programs Global engagement Multicultural programming Intergroup dialogue Working with international and transfer students Working with and advising student leaders Working on student recruitment The framework and pedagogy of social justice education
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