Director - Student Activities

Company: City Colleges of Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 20, 2025

Job Description:

DIRECTOR - STUDENT ACTIVITIESTRUMAN COLLEGETruman College's Student Activities Director plays a vital role in fostering a vibrant, inclusive, and engaging campus community. This position is responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing a wide range of student programs and events that support student engagement, leadership development, and campus involvement. The Director collaborates closely with student organizations, faculty, staff, and community partners to create meaningful co-curricular experiences that enhance student life and support the institution's mission and values.GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs, supervises, and recognizes student organizations, focusing on organizational structure, goals, financial affairs, publicity, recruitment, and facility usage.
• Reviews operations of all student clubs to ensure compliance with City Colleges of Chicago policies for recognizing and maintaining a student club.
• Manages Ventra U-Pass for students, including eligibility review, processing requests, distributing cards, and troubleshooting issues, in collaboration with the Office of Student Services and other departments.
• Serves as a hearing officer in dispute resolution meetings involving student organizations, as the designee for the Dean of Student Services.
• Maintains student organization files, including incorporation documents, election results, and meeting minutes, to ensure proper documentation.
• Reviews and approves student organization event requests and purchase requests, both on-campus and off-campus.
• Supervises the Student Activities Center, overseeing all student organizations and Student Government Association offices, providing services and resources.
• Collaborates with the District Office and College staff to develop materials that encourage student participation in activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Higher Education, Student Personnel, Student Development, Student Affairs, or a related field, supplemented by 3-4 years of experience in Student Services, Alumni Relations, or a related area.
  • Self-directed, innovative, with the ability to assess current operations and develop practical action programs to improve departmental functioning.
  • Excellent organizational, analytical, and decision-making skills for effective administration.
  • Ability to maintain effective liaison among faculty, staff, community, and students to promote responsiveness.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills for presentations and grant-writing.
  • Ability to work well within a culturally diverse environment with tact and diplomacy.This position is represented by the Local 1600 Professional Employee Union.The starting salary ranges from $88,521.00 to $97,373.10, determined by collective bargaining agreement and applicant qualifications.WE OFFER: Excellent health and welfare benefits, long-term savings and investment programs including 403(b) & 457(b) Plans, a pension plan with SURS, generous vacation, holiday, personal, and sick days, and tuition reimbursement. For more details, please visit our benefits webpage.We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Chicago residency is required within 6 months of hire.Thank you for your interest in CCC!
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