Graduate Assistant for Social Change and Belonging - Center for Social Change and Belonging

This Graduate Assistant will provide the following:

• Assist in researching social change, belonging, access, equity, and inclusion topics and prepare reports of findings.

• Assist with the development, coordination and implementation of educational, cultural, and inclusion programs for students and staff

• Support and coordinate various peer-education based programs committed to advancing social change, belonging, access, equity, and inclusion within the student experience, while also creating pathways for student success and connection.

• Participate actively as a team member in the Office of Social Change and Belonging as well as Student Affairs activities; maintain a collaborative relationship with colleagues; and make recommendations that benefit and strengthen the development of the inclusion education.

• Serve on committees, work groups and task forces as needed.

• Maintain confidentiality in incidents and complaints related to social change, belonging, access, equity, and inclusion

• Attend meetings and participate in workshops sponsored by access, community, and success units as needed.

• Develop creative engagement with social media, website & other sources of communication as needed.

• Develop and implement special projects which includes, but is not limited to, initiatives to address current trends and issues, benchmarking, program development, and items of interest to the Graduate Assistant, time permitting

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Demonstrated knowledge and application of social change, belonging, access, equity, and inclusion principles and practices;

• Demonstrated knowledge of the challenges facing students, staff, and/or faculty, including from historically underrepresented communities, including people with disabilities, people of color, queer, transgender, gender diverse, first-generation, low-income, international, immigrant, undocumented, tribal and indigenous communities;

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills;

• Proficient in social media platforms.