Academic Experience and Engagement Coordinator
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About The Position
The mission of the College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Undergraduate Education is to provide resources, opportunities, and systems that promote student academic success, professional readiness, and personal well-being throughout their college career. CLA's Office of Student Experience (OSE) accomplishes this mission via CLA's First Year Experience (FYE) and Transfer Semester Experience (TSE) courses, by enhancing students' connection to the university, the college, and departments, while also creating a bridge to the community beyond the university by means of career exploration and engagement opportunities. OSE is seeking an Academic Experience and Engagement Coordinator to coordinate the co-curricular experiences and serve as the Lead Instructor for FYE make-up courses by providing a developmentally appropriate curricular advising experience to help students identify their strengths, clarify their interests, and explore available areas of study in the context of the liberal arts. The overarching model is one positioned at the intersection of development and learning, drawing on multiple theoretical perspectives in the professional literature (for example, self-authorship, appreciative advising, advising as teaching, high-impact educational practices). OSE courses provide students with a balance of support and challenge, engaging in a professional practice that is highly contextualized, nuanced, and responsive to the individual learner's preparation, ability, and interests. Great emphasis is placed on expanded multicultural competence, in line with the broader university and college goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Furthermore, all courses are responsive to collegiate and University goals in the areas of student satisfaction, retention, graduation, career readiness, and timely progress toward degree. OSE partners closely with colleagues throughout the University of Minnesota to develop robust opportunities with the goals of connecting students with campus resources and engaging students in reflective learning. Collaboration will include supporting cross-training needs, pursuing programming and best practices initiatives, and establishing and monitoring key success indicators such as retention and timely degree progress.
