The Coordinator develops and manages diversity and inclusion programs for students in the Drew University community. These programs explore identity, with an emphasis on race, ethnicity, culture, and justice, and should address current events as they impact our multicultural communities. Programs should support students of multiple and intersectional identities. The Coordinator helps to build inclusive communities through the Office of Student Engagement, and in collaboration with other university staff as identified. The Coordinator will lead efforts to incorporate student focused diversity and anti-racism training into new student orientation, residential engagement, club life, and other designated student-centered initiatives. In addition, the Coordinator advises diversity-focused clubs and organizations from all three schools (undergraduate, graduate, and theological), serves as facilitator of the Launch Affinity group on Ethnic/Racial Heritage. At times, the Coordinator may serve as a primary facilitator regarding dialogues on complex issues related to campus climate and current events on a national scale.

Host a broad range of trainings for students, staff, and faculty to understand different life experiences and how they enter communities that are not their own. Develop and manage workshops and training for diverse populations about cultural competency. Establish programmatic learning outcomes to prepare students to understand and enter a community that is not their own.

Manage specific community-wide, university programming initiatives in collaboration with designated staff in Campus Life & Student Affairs to contribute to student engagement on campus. Advise assigned clubs and organizations, assist with event planning, coordination, and club life.

Manage a mentor program and internship opportunities for students of color with people of color in the workplace. Oversee the DrewFirst student organization, serving first generation students; recruit and train student and staff/faculty mentors and fellows; coordinate programs and events.

Establish and promote intentional dialogues, difficult conversations, respectful discourses, empathetic listening pertaining to campus, local, national, and global issues. Create structures to support a culture of inclusiveness and openness at every level of the university (student, staff, faculty, administration), serving as a resource for the community as a whole.

In collaboration with designated staff, coordinate programming for diversity including but not limited to, theme months, programs that celebrate diversity: race, ethnicity, LGBTQ+, gender, ability, socio-economic, class, religion/spirituality; programs that establish and maintain opportunities for structured dialogue focused on civil discourse and understanding. Provide advisement to cultural, religious, and identity based student clubs for program and event planning.

1-3 years of professional experience
Bachelor's Degree Required
Master's Degree Preferred