Office for Global Learning’s Associate Director of Study Away Programs
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- Dominican University
- Location
- River Forest, Illinois
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- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Title: Office for Global Learning’s Associate Director of Study Away Programs
FLSA Status: Exempt (Salaried)
Department: Office for Global Learning
Status: Full-time (37.50 hours/week)
Position Description
Dominican University’s Office for Global Learning seeks an enthusiastic leader to help us advance opportunities for our diverse student body to engage in study away opportunities, both international and within the United States, that will help them build intercultural competence and global citizenship. The Director will collaborate closely with university stakeholders to plan and implement study away opportunities for all students across the University. This position offers the opportunity for an ambitious person to help us re-imagine, implement, and grow programs that are an integral part of Dominican University’s mission, as the University aspires to be an innovative leader in empowering graduates from diverse backgrounds to meet the challenges of an increasingly interdependent world.
This position reports to the Vice Provost and serves as an active member of the University Global Learning Advisory Committee. The Associate Director of Study Away Programs collaborates closely with academic and student support units to offer transformational study away experiences, both international and within the United States.
As a diverse, Catholic Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), we center access, belonging, and equity-minded perspectives. We are seeking an individual who can demonstrate effective engagement in an environment where colleagues and students come from many backgrounds and identities, as well as someone who can demonstrate commitment to equitable and inclusive educational practices. A successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to inclusive and relationship-centered work, which affirms the dignity of the human person and concern for the common good.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collaborates with Deans, Program Directors, Faculty and Staff to plan and promote study away opportunities (including service trips), both international and within the United States
- Supports the development of customized study away offerings for specific academic programs or majors
- Expands on and oversee study away informational events for students, including:
- Outreach to current students
- Recruitment of current students
- Provides study away advising to undergraduate and graduate students
- Manages the university Terra Dotta information system to process study away applications, administer internal workflows/communications, and to overcome challenges that occur while students are studying away
- Maintains contact information for students studying away and support students and faculty members to overcome any challenges
- Collaborates with Core Curriculum Director to evaluate and approve course equivalences for credit to be transferred in from non-DU programs
- Maintains study away policies and procedures
- Collaborates with the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence to coordinate appropriate training for faculty members engaged in study away offerings
- Develops and maintain the study away website and make it easily accessible to prospective students
- Coordinates the review of applications for faculty led study away program offerings
- Manages study away budgets
- Participates in the following university committees:
- High Impact Practices Committee
- Global Learning Advisory Committee
- Perform other duties as requested, delegated, or assigned by the Vice Provost.
- Tracks and assesses the implementation of:
- student study away participation
- student exchange programs
- faculty led study away program offerings
- Works with the Vice Provost to develop institutional partnerships and collaborations
Required Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- A bachelor’s degree required; a master’s level degree preferred.
- Three years of experience in higher education, with experience in international education preferred.
- Proven ability to collaborate successfully with diverse stakeholders.
- Experience working independently and in teams.
- Experience developing academic programs and in budget management.
- Experience in admissions, marketing, and recruitment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of best practices and emerging trends in international and experiential education.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with teams.
- A strong service orientation.
- Creativity and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to develop and independently manage projects.
- Excellent networking, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
- Proficient computer skills, including database management and Microsoft Office Suite programs.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working with racially minoritized students and demonstrated experience creating, organizing, and/or leading programs for minoritized student populations.
About Dominican University
Founded in 1901, Dominican University is a comprehensive, coeducational Catholic institution. Dominican University is a relationship-centered community rooted in a vibrant liberal arts and sciences education, offering rigorous, integrative, and innovative undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It is known for its excellent academic programs, the care and respect with which it mentors its students, its enduring commitment to social justice, and the enriching diversity of its students, faculty and staff. U.S. News & World Report ranks Dominican #10 among master's-level universities in the Midwest. Dominican is also ranked #1 in the Chicago area and #3 in the Midwest in the “Top Performers in Social Mobility” category – making the university one of only two schools in the country within the Regional University category to be ranked among the top #10 overall and as an exemplar in social mobility.
Dominican is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Approximately 50% of the 3,000 currently enrolled students are Hispanic. Among undergraduates, 63% are Hispanic, 50% are Pell-eligible and 48% are the first in their families to attend college. Located on a 37-acre wooded campus in suburban River Forest, Illinois, and just 10 miles west of downtown Chicago, the university provides students and alumnae/i an accessible and welcoming location and superb access to a wealth of career, intellectual and cultural opportunities.
To Apply
Applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter and CV and a list of 3 references. In the cover letter, the applicant should address work and other opportunities they have had to interact and serve in high needs and diverse populations and other interactions with students. Applicants who progress in the search process will be asked to provide official transcripts. A background screening is required upon hire.
Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer and is dedicated to the goal of building a faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We seek a diverse pool of applicants who bring varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
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