Assistant Dean of Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Intercultural Student Center

Full-time, 12 months

Function:

The Assistant Dean of Students for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion reports to the Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students and directs the Intercultural Student Center (ISC), supervises the Director of Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Assistant Director of International and Intercultural Student Programs, BUCS BRIDGE coordinator, oversees a variety of initiatives designed to support and retain historically underrepresented students and international students, provides educational opportunities to address diversity and inclusion issues, and teaches courses as approved.

Responsibilities:

1. Direct campus Student Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of International Student Support programs and the portfolio of work as designated by the Vice President of Student Life.
2. As a member of the Student Life director’s team, oversee planning, support, and advocacy for historically underrepresented and underserved student populations.
3. Supervise the director of student diversity, equity, and inclusion; assistant director for international, and intercultural student programs in developing intercultural and international student services on campus.
4. Oversee the Intercultural Student Center (ISC) and departmental programs such as Building Unity and Cultivating Success (BUCS) Bridge and Mentoring.
5. Direct the Cultural Diversity Advocate (CDA) student leadership program/select, train, and supervise CDA’S (through the structure of GE 330 leadership training course).
6. Serve as representative on appropriate campus and community committees and task forces.
7. Explore and implement best and high-impact practices/programs to support historically underrepresented students. Advocate for students from historically underrepresented, underserved and marginalized communities for the purpose of supporting and sustaining a University culture of collaboration, inclusion, and equity.
8. Budget management for both the International, Multicultural, Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and additional accounts within office.
9. Design, support, and initiate passive and critical cultural programming in alignment with the Whitworth University mission.
10. Provide leadership for the Act Six scholarship program in collaboration with the Director of Student Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
11. Design and initiate campus-wide informational and educational opportunities on topics of intercultural competence in collaboration with strategic campus partners.
12. Work collaboratively with the Vice President of Student Life and the Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion on advancing diversity/intercultural-related strategic goals and objectives.
13. Work collaboratively with the Admission department on advancing diversity/intercultural-related recruitment goals and objectives.

Teaching:

1. Teach courses, as negotiated with and approved by the Office of Academic Affairs and the Vice President for Student Life, including GE 330 for cultural diversity advocates (1 credit), Freshmen Seminar for Act Six students (1 credit), Senior Seminar for Act Six students (1 credit)