Student Activities Coordinator

Western New Mexico University•Mission, NM

About The Position

The Student Activities Coordinator develops, coordinates, and implements student programming for WNMU’s main campus, including programming geared toward commuter and online students. The role coordinates cultural programs that provide multicultural education and promotes student engagement, social awareness, responsibility, and academic success through student programming. It also helps ensure campus events are available virtually. The coordinator manages Student Life social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok, creates flyers for use on Instagram, ROKU, and Campus Groups, and works with the Director of Student Life & Success and Assistant Vice President of Student Life on the WNMU Student Life webpage. The role supports major campus programs and events, including Welcome Week, Homecoming, Great Race, First 40 programming, and Fall New Student Orientation. Additional duties include preliminary contract and fee negotiations with artists, managers, and agents; preparing financial and activity reports; maintaining equipment inventory and usage schedules; conducting equipment security checks; recommending or making purchases as appropriate; collaborating with campus and community organizations; and performing a broad range of administrative functions. The coordinator maintains communication with internal and external contacts, participates in ongoing personal and professional development, models professional standards and ethics consistent with WNMU philosophy, and performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

Develop, coordinate, and implement student programming for WNMU’s main campus, including programming for commuter and online students.
Coordinate cultural programs that provide multicultural education to students.
Work with the Director of Student Life & Success and Assistant Vice President of Student Life to develop the WNMU Student Life webpage with resource information and programming.
Manage Student Life social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Create Student Life flyers for Instagram, ROKU, and Campus Groups.
Ensure campus events are offered virtually.
Promote student engagement, social awareness, responsibility, and academic success through student programming.
Assist with implementing Welcome Week, Homecoming, and Great Race.
Continue First 40 programming to assist in student retention.
Conduct preliminary contract and fee negotiations with artists, managers, and agents for programming.
Produce financial and activity reports for programming.
Maintain equipment inventory, conduct security checks, manage usage schedules, and make or recommend purchases as appropriate.
Work with campus and community organizations to create collaborative programming.
Assist the Assistant Vice President of Student Life with coordinating and implementing Fall New Student Orientation events.
Perform a broad range of administrative functions.
Participate in ongoing personal and professional development.
Maintain comprehensive communication with internal and external contacts.
Model professional standards and ethics in accordance with WNMU philosophy.
Perform other duties as assigned.