Job Description

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Position Title:
Associate Director of Student Engagement for Greek Community & Student Organizations - University Center - Student Activities and Involvement

Job Category:
Academic Staff

Employment Type:
Regular

Job Profile:
Student Affairs Assoc Dir (B)

Job Duties:

Attention:

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW) seeks a student-centered, collaborative, and forward-thinking professional to serve as the Associate Director of Student Engagement for Student Greek Community & Student Organizations (Student Affairs Associate Director, AE123), a unit in Student Engagement under the Division of Student Affairs.

Position Summary:

This position advances student success, leadership development, belonging, and community impact by establishing vision and standards for a thriving Greek community alongside Recognized Student Organizations. The role provides comprehensive oversight of the Greek Community (20+ chapters), emphasizing values-based leadership, academic excellence, inclusive community building, and lifelong connection. Through intentional advising, program development, assessment, and strategic partnerships, the position supports organizational success while promoting accountability, risk management, and alignment with organization expectations.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Student Engagement, the Associate Director serves on the Student Engagement Leadership Team and provides strategic oversight for involvement initiatives that align with institutional priorities, Universities of Wisconsin policies, and applicable state and federal regulations. The role emphasizes inclusive excellence, student learning, and a strong sense of belonging by fostering a healthy and high-performing student engagement experience. This includes advancing recruitment and retention practices, supporting leadership roles and opportunities, and accountability processes, and promoting harm reduction, community standards, and member well-being. The Associate Director cultivates collaborative relationships with advisors, alumni, national headquarters staff, and campus partners to strengthen the overall student experience and ensure a positive and impactful presence within the campus and surrounding community.

Responsibilities:

Greek Community Leadership & Strategic Initiatives

• Establish and advance a comprehensive strategic vision for the Greek Community centered on student success, belonging, leadership development, and accountability.
• Align Greek Community initiatives with institutional priorities, Council for Advancement Standards in Higher Education (CAS), and national best practices.
• Lead long-term planning efforts that strengthen community relevance, sustainability, and growth across all councils.
• Provide direct advising to one or more of the four governing councils.
• Champion a values-based Greek experience that emphasizes scholarship, service, leadership, and ethical conduct.
• Expand and support inclusive membership practices, enhancing recruitment, retention, and access for diverse student populations.
• Collaborate with campus and national partners to support chapter development, expansion, and organizational success.
• Strengthen advisor engagement by developing structured onboarding, training, and on-going support initiatives.
• Promote Greek Community through intentional storytelling, signature events, and campus partnerships.
• Utilize assessment data and community feedback to inform strategic priorities, resource allocation, and continuous improvement efforts.

Student Organizations & Strategic Initiatives

• Establish and advance a strategic vision for recognized student organizations that promotes student engagement, leadership development, and a strong sense of belonging.
• Align student organization initiatives with institutional priorities, CAS standards, and best practices in Student Affairs.
• Expand access and reduce barriers to involvement by supporting inclusive practices in organization development, recruitment, and participation.
• Position student organizations as central contributors to co-curricular learning, and student success.
• Develop and enhance systems that support organization registration, training, funding, and ongoing advising.
• Provide advising frameworks and resources that enhance organizational continuity, advisor engagement, and leadership transitions.

Organizational Support

• Provide operational guidance on policies, risk management, event planning, and financial practices to support organizational success.
• Oversee budgets for Segregated University Fee (SUF)-funded recognized student organizations, ensuring compliance and responsible stewardship.
• Contribute to Student Engagement financial processes including resource allocation, forecasting, and fiscal monitoring.
• In partnership with Marketing & Creative Strategies, develop and execute comprehensive marketing strategies to increase visibility and engagement across campus and the community.
• Prepare requested data and annual reports that contribute to unit, divisional, and institutional assessment initiatives.
• Assist in implementing Student Engagement initiatives related to unit strategic plan and program development.
• Direct supervision of Program Specialist for Greek Community and Program Specialist for Recognized Student Organizations
• Indirect supervisor of the Program Specialist for Organization Support, Graduate Assistant(s), graduate practicum assistants, and/or student employees
• Participate in evening and weekend responsibilities as required to support student engagement activities

CONDITIONS OF APPOINTMENT:

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources. UW-Whitewater is not an e-verify employer, therefore STEM extensions are not options for work authorization.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as a unit liaison, collaborating with internal and external stakeholder groups to foster cross-unit partnership efforts regarding student affairs initiatives

• Manages and oversees the budget

• Assists in the development of unit-focused strategic planning initiatives and unit objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources and alignment with the strategic plan

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

Department:

UC | Student Activities and Involvement

Compensation:

Well-qualified candidates can expect a starting annual salary within the range of $73,000 - $78,000 commensurate with the candidate's education, related experience, and qualifications.

UW System employees receive an excellent benefit package. To learn more about the UW System's comprehensive benefit package, review the UW System Employee Benefits Brochure .

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Communication, Leadership, Counseling, Education, or related field.
• 4 years of progressive student affairs experience, including at least 3 years professional advising of fraternities, sororities, and/or societies.
• Experience working with inter/national fraternity, sorority, and society organizations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Counseling, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience supervising full-time professional staff, including hiring, training, performance management, and professional development.
• Experience with outcomes-based assessment and program evaluation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of CAS Standards for Fraternity and Sorority Advising Programs.
• Strong data analysis and strategic planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to design programs that foster student engagement, inclusion, and community building.
• Experience advising student leaders in event planning, risk management, and program logistics.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of student development theory and its application to organizational advising.
• Demonstrated experience in risk management, compliance, and/or crisis response.
• Demonstrated experience managing, monitoring, reconciling, allocating, and tracking organizational or unit budgets and funds.
• Willingness and ability to be an active participant in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills
• Ability to interact respectfully with people from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds

How to Apply:

Only complete application packages will be considered. This includes online submission of the following documents:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Name and contact information for three professional references

Contact Information:

If you have questions regarding this recruitment or if you are unable to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem, please contact us at (262) 472-1024 or hr@uww.edu .

For questions regarding this position, please contact:

Joellen Shelton

sheltonj@uww.edu

To Ensure Consideration:

Applications received by May 5th, 2026, are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.

CAMPUS INFORMATION:

UW-Whitewater is a thriving public university located in southeastern Wisconsin. It leads the way in providing world-class, affordable higher education programs to more students than neighboring regional comprehensives in the University of Wisconsin System. A collaborative team of 1,300 faculty and staff are devoted to the success of the university's 11,500 students at its main and Rock County campuses. The team provides high-impact practices and academic programs - online and in person - from associate to doctoral levels. Recognized nationally for affordability, inclusion, and career development, UWW serves approximately one-third first-generation students and boasts strength in many areas, especially business and education. The campus and community embrace the Warhawk Family spirit, supporting the university's arts and nationally recognized NCAA Division-III level championship athletics. As a proud institution of access, more than 10 percent of undergraduate students use the acclaimed Center for Students with Disabilities - a priority mission since the 1970s.

UW-Whitewater's campuses are located centrally near Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago, offering easy access to the cultural and commercial opportunities of major metropolitan areas. Near both Lake Geneva and the Wisconsin Dells, the area attracts numerous visitors from across the country. Whitewater is a vibrant college community near the Kettle Moraine State Forest offering area residents seasonal outdoor enjoyment. The nearby Rock County campus is located in Janesville, a town of 60,000 located on the Rock River and known as Wisconsin's Park Place.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is part of the 13-campus Universities of Wisconsin ().

Wisconsin Statute 19.36(7)(b) provides that applicants may indicate in writing that their identity should be kept confidential. In response to a public records request, the University will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful final candidate will be released. See Wisconsin Statute 19.36(7)(a).

Per Regent Policy Document 20-19, University of Wisconsin System Criminal Background Check Policy and Universities of Wisconsin Administrative Policy 1275 Recruitment Policies, UW-Whitewater requires criminal background checks as a contingency to employment. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment. All final candidates must be asked, prior to hire, whether they have been found to have engaged in, are currently under investigation for, or left employment during an active investigation in which they were accused of sexual violence or sexual harassment. When obtaining employment reference checks, these same sexual violence or sexual harassment questions must also be asked.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater requires that all employees be active participants in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills.

For UW-Whitewater Campus safety information and crime statistics/annual Security Report, see Annual Security and Fire Safety Report if you would like a paper copy of the report please contact the UW-Whitewater Police at 262-472-4660.

UW IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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