Director, Campus Leadership & Inv Center

Denison University • Granville, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Denison University seeks a student-centered, innovative, and relational leader to serve as the Director of the Alford Community Leadership & Involvement Center (CLIC). This role is central to advancing a vibrant, engaging, and inclusive campus experience where students are not only participants but co-creators of community, leadership, and social life. The Director will lead a dynamic team of professional and student staff in cultivating a distinctly Denison model of involvement, one that integrates leadership development, civic engagement, student organizations, social connection, and high-impact campus experiences. This leader will champion a vision of campus life that is energetic, visible, and student-driven, ensuring that Denison’s co-curricular experience supports student engagement on and off campus. This role requires a leader who is creative, collaborative, and forward-thinking, with a deep understanding of today’s college students and a passion for building environments where all students can find connection, purpose, and belonging. Denison University is an independent, coeducational, residential college of liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1831, Denison is one of the earliest colleges to be established in the old "Northwest Territory," west of the Allegheny Mountains and north of the Ohio River. Denison University is a leading liberal arts college where faculty and students collaborate in research, civic engagement, & cultivation of independent thinking. As a leader among the nation's top residential liberal arts colleges, Denison has earned a reputation for academic rigor that is rivaled only by its commitment to preparing students for a lifetime of personal, professional and civic success.

Requirements

• Student-centered, innovative, and relational leadership style.
• Ability to lead a dynamic team of professional and student staff.
• Experience in cultivating a model of involvement integrating leadership development, civic engagement, student organizations, social connection, and high-impact campus experiences.
• Creative, collaborative, and forward-thinking approach.
• Deep understanding of today’s college students.
• Passion for building environments where all students can find connection, purpose, and belonging.
• Experience providing clear direction for student involvement and campus life.
• Experience driving growth, energy, and visibility of signature events and traditions.
• Experience in organization development, meeting with student leaders, leader development, and event support.
• Proficiency in administrative tasks including email management, platform management (WhatoDU), committee service, and funding purchases.
• Experience coordinating leadership education, including facilitation, curriculum, and workshops.
• Experience supporting large-scale campus-wide events, traditions, service projects, and party registration.
• Willingness to serve in the university on-call rotation.
• Ability to center the student experience in all decisions.
• Experience maintaining a visible campus presence and overseeing student organizations.
• Ability to ensure consistent delivery of high-impact events.
• Experience serving as an advisor to student government associations.
• Ability to strengthen faculty and staff engagement in student life.
• Proficiency in using data to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.
• Ability to align initiatives with institutional priorities.
• Experience overseeing budget and operations.
• Experience developing and implementing a clear, compelling marketing strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing team through clear expectations, regular feedback, and accountability.
• Foster a collaborative culture and build strong partnerships across campus to advance shared goals.
• Supervises the work of assigned personnel, including assigning and reviewing work, providing guidance, and conducting performance evaluations.
• Provide clear direction for student involvement and campus life, aligning priorities with Denison’s mission.
• Drive the growth, energy, and visibility of signature events and traditions.
• Provide organization development by meeting with student leaders, leader development, and event support.
• Performs administrative tasks such as emails, campus engagement platform (WhatoDU) management, serving and chairing committees, and student government funding purchases.
• Coordinates leadership education, including facilitation, curriculum, and workshops.
• Supports large-scale campus-wide events, traditions, service projects, and party registration process.
• Serve in the university on-call rotation.
• Center the student experience in all decisions, ensuring students actively shape programs and traditions.
• Maintain a visible campus presence, oversee student organizations, and ensure the consistent delivery of high-impact events.
• Serve as advisor to Denison Campus Governance Association (DCGA) and strengthen faculty and staff engagement in student life.
• Use data to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.
• Align initiatives with institutional priorities, while overseeing budget, operations, and a clear, compelling marketing strategy that elevates the Denison experience.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status.
• Consideration for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
• Information on Title IX and non-discrimination policies available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees