DF AY26/27 Engaged Scholar Activist (ESA) - Center for Service Learning

Regis University•Denver, CO

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Engaged Scholar Activists work directly with the staff of the Center for Service Learning (CSL) to collaborate with faculty and students involved in curricular and co-curricular service/community-based learning. As the CSL collaborates with faculty and students in a plethora of ways, ESAs will be engaged in a wide variety of work. Each ESA will be engaged in unique work, which will be tailored to her/his strengths and to the CSL’s particular needs.

Requirements

Strong leadership abilities
Superior organizational, written, and speaking skills
Creative problem solving abilities
Work exceptionally well in group environments
Experience working with individuals from other cultures and sensitivity to cultural differences
Flexibility and a willingness to work with the challenging life circumstances of each unique student/faculty member
Ability to maintain good working relationships and open lines of communication with all individuals engaged in the ESA program
Outgoing personality, patience, a resourceful nature, positive outlook, strong sense of creativity, good organizational skills, and dependable nature required
Availability to earn full work study award

Responsibilities

Participate fully in a one hour meeting with the entire ESA staff on a weekly basis
Participate fully in meetings, as necessary, with your smaller ESA mentorship team (CSL staff and ESA Director will serve as leads)
Participate fully in required retreats/training
Speak formally and informally behalf of the ESA Program, representing the program in front of classes, at required events, and in the halls of RU
Serve as a conduit between the CSL and your designated academic department(s)
Meet with faculty and your designated academic department(s) to brainstorm, create, implement, and evaluate curricular and/or co-curricular Service Learning (SL)/Community-Based Learning (CBL) opportunities (will generally happen in conjunction with either Melissa or Paul)
Research potential SL/CBL opportunities to match particular academic goals and seek actual SL/CBL placements where viable match is determined
Collaborate with CSL staff to write CBL curriculum pertinent to particular academic goals
Introduce SL/CBL component to classrooms engaged in SL/CBL
Locate and provide educational resources to determined classes engaged in CBL/SL
Post SL/CBL class requirements for designated class(es) on the CSL website
Mentor students seeking CBL/SL site placement for CBL/SL classes
Recruit additional students to serve in leadership roles in classrooms engaged in SL/CBL
Nurse semester-long relationships between the CSL and faculty/students engaged in CBL/SL, supporting faculty and students in their expressed needs
Facilitate in-class debriefs on CBL/SL activities or small-group sessions outside of class
Invite relevant guest speakers to classes, facilitating the full process of introducing them to the faculty, introducing them in class, thanking them, and getting them honorarium
Serve as the liaison between the CSL and designated community organizations
Participate in SL/CBL experiences and service immersions as relevant to your specified projects
Brainstorm, plan, implement, and evaluate curricular and co-curricular SL/CBL immersions in the Denver community (and potentially beyond)
Form partnerships and serve as the CSL liaison with various student life departments/RUSGA/determined student groups
Participate in two end-of-semester celebrations!
Maintain good working relationships and open lines of communication with all engaged in the Program
Submit a written report every other week to your mentor