Digital Scholars Program Assistant Position

Office of Connected Learning Overview

Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

Responsibilities

• Student support
• · Encourage student enthusiasm for digital skill opportunities.
• · Relate to Digital Scholars students about their personal and professional aspirations and college goals via weekly (virtual) office hour or lunch chat.
• · Represent and address the needs and issues of Digital Scholars students to program directors.
• Program Development
• · Co-create program and community building activities with the leadership team.
• · Co-create curricular and non-curricular activities in alignment with student learning goals with the leadership team.
• · Infuse diversity, inclusion, and equity as core components woven throughout workshops, sessions, courses, and career connected projects.
• Marketing and Communications
• · Support Digital Scholars Program graphics and communications; flyers, email, Canva, Instagram posts, etc.
• · Occasionally write up stories about the Digital Scholars program for university and external stakeholders.
• · Support additional creative digital communication projects that serve program goals.
• · Document events and class meetings, take photos at each gathering.
• Event Programming
• · Assist with coordination and promotion of programs, workshops, meetings, class sessions, course objectives and assignments.
• · Manage and coordinate event planning including meeting space set-up/tear-down, hospitality, equipment, attendance, and meeting minutes.
• General
• · Possess and deliver knowledge of the vision and goals of the Digital Scholars program.
• · Demonstrate strong leadership and public speaking skills. You will have multiple opportunities to facilitate and/or co-present a workshop or community building activities with Digital Scholars students.
• · Manage multiple projects and tasks in collaboration with program directors.
• · Organize and maintain program projects, meeting notes, partnerships, and student profiles.
• · Maintain open lines of communication with program directors and undergraduate students.
• · Attend a majority of the sessions (virtual or in person) with students and program directors.
• · Gain knowledge of Office of Connected Learning units, and ability to represent and speak about units to current, transfer, and prospective students.
• · Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Wage: $19.97 an hour
• Duration: March 2024 – March 2025, range of 5-10 hours a week
• Commitment: range of 5-10 hours a week. Attend class meetings (need to be available in Spring for the Digital Scholars class on Fridays from 11am – 1pm). Weekly to bi-weekly Zoom call meetings with Digital Scholars leadership team.

Priority will be given to those who apply by January 19th, 2024.