Graduate Assistant, Office of Student Involvement and Traditions - Division of Student Affairs

Carnegie Mellon University•Pittsburgh, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The newly formed Office of Student Involvement and Traditions is seeking a Graduate Assistant to join their team. This office promotes an involved and active campus by supporting involvement seekers, overseeing the operations and education of over 350 student organizations at Carnegie Mellon University, and supporting and coordinating the unique traditions that make this university feel like home to its students. Supervised by the Coordinator of Student Involvement and Traditions, this position will gain direct experience in student supervision, content facilitation, event planning (including budgeting and contract negotiations), and student organization support and advising.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Bachelor’s degree preferred
Strong oral and written communication skills
Analytical skills
A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Nice To Haves

Enrolled in a graduate program in higher education administration, educational leadership, student affairs, or related field.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute content in partnership with the TartanConnect Rep that can support the use of TartanConnect widely with involvement seekers and student organization leaders.
Review data submitted via the End of Year Student Organization Report to make suggestions for, as well as facilitate, educational and social opportunities aligned with student leader needs.
Support the onboarding of new organizations recognized by the Committee on Student Organizations (CoSO) through 1 on 1 advising.
Provide ad-hoc advising support to the event management outreach initiative to provide proactive support to student organizations throughout their event planning process.
Partner across the department to assist staff with the planning, developing, budgeting, and execution of hallmark programs such as THE FAIR, Scotty Saturday, Winter Welcome, and Senior Week.
Coordinate at least one stand-alone event during Winter Welcome and Senior Week.
Support the partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins by promoting and executing CMU-specific nights for the CMU community.
Other duties as assigned.