Student Engagement Coordinator-Law School

Student Engagement Coordinator-Law School

About the Law School

Founded in 1887, Cornell Law School is a top-tier law school, currently ranked 14th by U.S. News & World Report. We offer a 3-year JD program for about 200 students per class, a one-year LLM program for about 90 students from countries throughout the world, and a doctoral (JSD) program for about 2-3 new students per year. Cornell Law School has 41 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including 20 with chaired faculty positions; and 15 clinical professors in the legal research and writing program and in clinics at the local, national, and international level. Our faculty is consistently ranked among the top in the country for scholarly productivity and influence, and has pre-eminence in many areas, including quantitative and qualitative empirical legal studies, international and comparative law, and robust doctrinal scholarship in core fields. Our school is committed to being recognized as the leader among law schools at combining inspiring theoretical, doctrinal, and experiential teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a supportive, intellectually rich community, so that our graduates can achieve excellence in all facets of the legal profession.

The Opportunity

Cornell Law School is seeking a highly motivated and organized Student Engagement Coordinator to join our dynamic team. Reporting to the Dean of Students (DOS), the Student Engagement Coordinator will play a pivotal role in creating and supporting events and initiatives that enhance student wellness, promote diversity and inclusion, and foster a strong sense of belonging within the Law School community. The Coordinator will work closely with student organizations to ensure they have the resources and support needed to thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Student Organization Support: Collaborate with Law School student organizations to monitor their overall health and ensure student leaders have the skills and resources to succeed. Serve as a key resource for student organization activities and assist with event approvals and scheduling.

• Budget and Funding Management: Administer funding for student activities, including purchasing, procurement, and budget management. Oversee the reconciliation of student organization budgets and act as a liaison with the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly Finance Commission (GPSAFC) regarding funding requirements, directives, and reimbursements.

• Event Execution: Independently plan and execute DOS Office-sponsored events that focus on student wellness and diversity, inclusion, and belonging. Assist in organizing major Law School events, such as Orientation, Convocation, and various student-directed symposia and career conferences featuring employers, prominent alumni, judges, and leading scholars.

• Calendar Management: Approve student organization activities using the 25Live system and monitor the non-academic calendar to ensure a balanced offering of student events and activities.

• Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives: Support the development of impactful, student-focused events that incorporate priorities of wellness, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

This is a full-time (39 hours/week) endowed position that is based in Ithaca, NY and fully on-site. Work hours are 8am-4:30pm Monday through Friday. There may be occasional night and weekend hours to support student activities and events.  

What You Need

We are looking for a team member who is customer service oriented, an excellent communicator, organized, detail oriented, forward thinking, and diplomatic. Additionally, you will: 

• Hold an Associate’s degree and 4 to 6 years relevant experience or equivalent combination.

• Have the aptitude to work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced, team-oriented setting, handling multiple tasks with differing deadlines, and to prioritize work on projects happening simultaneously.

• Demonstrate stewardship managing budgets.

• Have experience in supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.

• Cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, alumni, legal employers in the public and private sectors, judges, scholars, and vendors, and community members.

• Have excellent written and oral communication skills, along with organizational/project management, time management, and interpersonal skills.

• Hold a strong service orientation, commitment to collaboration and innovation, and attention to detail.

• Use tact and diplomacy, and resolve problems using creative and innovative solutions.

• Be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Qualtrics, and Adobe Creative Suite, leveraging technology to maximize efficiencies.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, to include: 

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Demonstrated competence in event planning, project management, and marketing.

• Working knowledge of student-facing advising offices.

• Experience with student clubs/organizations/government.

• Proficient in database management, presentation, and electronic communications.

• Experience with Cornell procurement and accounting systems, 25Live, and WordPress or other online content creation and management software

A cover letter and resume are required for further consideration for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is based in Ithaca, New York and is fully on-site.

• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.

• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.

• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: https://hr.cornell.edu/jobs/your-total-rewards.

• Our leave provisions include three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1.

• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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University Job Title:

Program Assistant II

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

E

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Pay Range:

$27.70 - $31.62

Remote Option Availability:

Onsite

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Jamie Doss

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• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline

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Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex/gender, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law. 

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2024-11-13