Job Description

The Multicultural Student Programs Coordinator is responsible for leading programmatic and administrative tasks for the Office of Graduate Student Life. The Multicultural Student Programs Coordinator is a part time position (25 hours/week for 12 months – summer hours can be flexible) and reports to the Director of Graduate Student Life. This position pays $24-$26/hr.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assist with the planning and implementation of international graduate student orientation and graduate student orientation sessions in August.
2. Provide support for graduate students of color and plan programs in cooperation with the Grad School academic programs, the Chaplin’s Office and Graduate Student Council.
3. Plan programming that will unite domestic and international students representing Asian, Hispanic, and African diasporas.
4. Supervise the Students of Color Office Assistant.
5. Help to plan the itinerary and travel details of the Civil Rights Trip and market the trip and recruit students.
6. Oversee the Technical Reader Program for Ph.D. students; manage Technical Reading Submissions from students and coordinator forms and communication between students, technical readers and Buswell library.
7. Manage Dine with a Mind program.
8. Serve as maintenance DSO (Designated Student Official) and assist with general immigration processes. A DSO must be a US citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
9. Help to provide welcome and hospitality at the Graduate School and maintain the Second Floor Lounge.

This job description is intended to represent key areas of responsibilities; specific assignments may vary from time to time, and other duties may be assigned.

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Experience in multicultural student programming
• Experience in Higher Education preferred

Faith Qualifications

• Affirmation of the Wheaton College Statement of Faith as a faithful expression of one’s own theological convictions
• Affirmation of the biblical standards for Christian character and God-honoring behavior described throughout the Wheaton College Community Covenant, and promise to adhere to them in personal practice
• Support of the Wheaton College Christ-Centered Diversity Commitment, the Gender Equity Vision Statement, and the College’s Convictions on Human Sexuality. These commitments can be found on the Wheaton College website.

Physical Requirements

The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, or hear; frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 10 pounds.

FLSA Status – Non Exempt