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Working/Functional Title

Specialist-Citizen Scholars Program Coordinator

Position Summary

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Masters

Minimum Requirements

• Masters Degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education, humanities, arts, or liberal arts, required. A commitment to student success and experiential education is essential.
• Excellent written, oral, and dynamic presentation communication skills are essential. Energetic personality and strong work ethic are necessary.
• Strong organizational skills with an emphasis on long term planning and implementation are vital to the success of the applicant.
• Technical skills in word-processing, database management, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, and social media/communications.
• Commitment to team-building, respectful collaboration, self-reflection, student enrichment, and arts/humanities based engagements with social justice and inclusion.

Desired Qualifications

• Well prepared candidates will have at least 1-3 years of full-time work in advising or student affairs.
• Experience working with community organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse student population, faculty, and staff.

Required Application Materials

• cover letter;
• current curriculum vitae;
• a 1-page summary of your philosophy of diversity, equity, and inclusion as it pertains to intellectual leadership in the areas of advising, mentorship, and/or recruitment. The statement should also include an explanation of related past or planned activities/endeavors as well as how the candidate will advance our goals of inclusive excellence; and
• the names and email addresses of 3 potential referees.

Together-we-will Statement

Special Instructions

Review of Applications Begins On

11/08/2022

Website

https://cal.msu.edu/future-students/citizenscholars/

Department Statement

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

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About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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