UC San Diego Greek Life (Center for Student Involvement)

San Diego State University Graduate Internship/Assistantship Position Description

POSITION INFORMATION

JOB TITLEGraduate Assistant

DEPARTMENTGreek Life

WORK DIRECTOROscar Lara, Greek Life Advisor

CENTER FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

The Center for Student Involvement encourages and facilitates student involvement in student organizations, campus wide events, leadership, and service opportunities.

The Center is committed to providing developmental opportunities for all UCSD students and challenges them to become empowered, motivated and experienced leaders and citizens through a comprehensive co-curricular experience.

Greek lIfe at UCSD

The Greek Community at UCSD is comprised of 42 fraternity and sorority chapters. Each chapter is a member of one of our three governing councils, Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council and Panhellenic Council. This position will be primarily responsible for assisting in the administration of a high quality Greek Life program, advising council and chapter officers, facilitating appropriate programming, and ensuring the effectiveness of Greek leadership in maintaining a positive undergraduate fraternity or sorority experience for each member.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The Graduate Intern/Assistant, under the work direction of the Greek Life Advisor, will assist in enhancing student leadership and development among Greek students and the three Greek Councils on campus. The length of time of this appointment will begin in Fall and conclude in Spring. The Graduate Intern/Assistant will be evaluated twice during the appointment for the purpose of providing him or her with feedback on observed growth and learning. The Graduate Intern/Assistant will have the opportunity to develop the following leadership skills: leadership program development, interpersonal skills, communication skills, facilitation skills, advising skills, and event planning skills.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Assist with the advising of council officers of one of the Greek governing councils (Panhellenic, Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council)
  • Primary advisor to the Order of Omega Greek Honor Society and assist in its reorganization
  • Assist in the execution of Panhellenic Fall Formal Recruitment
  • Assist in planning and advising of many Greek programming functions (recruitment, Greek Leaders Retreat, Greek Awards, Greek 101 educational programs)
  • Assist with compiling and updating Greek membership cards, chapter rosters, and quarterly reports.
  • Re-registration and Triton Activities Planner (event approvals) as needed
  • Coordinate the quarterly REACH (Recognition of Excellence and Achievement) program for each chapter
  • Assists in the training and coordination of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Peer Educator Program
  • Works on developing best methods to reach Greek members through newsletters
  • Act as a liaison and represents with campus partners
  • Attend meetings as assigned.
  • Other duties as assigned.

LEARNING OUTCOMES &ARTIFACTS

Will be determined by the Greek Life Advisor and the Graduate Intern/Assistant.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must have a 3.00 cumulative GPA for graduate courses during employment.
  • Must be enrolled in at least 6 units in a student personnel or related program at San Diego State University during the academic year.
  • Must be detail oriented, organized, dependable
  • Must have strong, verbal and written communication
  • Must have experience with program development and assessing student learning outcomes
  • Must have the ability to interact with diverse populations
  • Must have some knowledge of program evaluation, data systems, and analysis.
  • Greek membership required

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED

  • Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
  • Strong initiative and high levels of creativity.
  • Strong organizational and programming skills, with attention to details.
  • Ability to reason logically, draw valid conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Ability to draw and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
  • Skills in working with diverse student populations.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Familiarity with word processing programs.

BENEFITS

  • Experience in student affairs programming, advising, and leadership.
  • Familiarity with campus resources, faculty, staff, and administrators.
  • Experience in evaluating student learning outcomes
  • Professional mentoring relationships with student affairs and academic staff.
  • Opportunity for personal growth and development.
  • Rewards of making a positive impact on programs and services