The Assistant Director provides guidance and support to the Fraternity and Sorority Life community, leads planning efforts for major campus traditions, and coordinates service and volunteer opportunities for students. The Assistant Director is responsible for executing a variety of co-curricular programs and activities that promote involvement in campus life, foster leadership development, and support student success. This is a 12-month, full-time position that reports to the Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Gates Center for Leadership and Personal Growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fraternity and Sorority Life
  • Serve as advisor to the College Panhellenic Association and support its four member groups. Serve as advisor to the College Interfraternity Council and support its three member Support the National Pan-Hellenic Council groups (historically African American fraternities and sororities) and the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations groups (historically Latinx fraternities and sororities).
  • Provide training and support in the areas of member recruitment and retention, risk management, compliance, leadership development, and philanthropic events.
  • Attend regularly scheduled meetings with the councils and organizational
• Event Planning and Management
  • Plan and execute major campus traditions including Weeks of Welcome, Homecoming, Forester Day of Service, and Late Night Breakfast.
  • Assist with the planning and execution of Gates Center sponsored
  • Plan and execute senior events including Senior Reception and Senior
  • Oversee the event approval process for large student organization programs held in the Mohr Student Center.
  • Hire, train, and supervise event support staff for large student organization programs held in the Mohr Student Center.
  • Work in partnership with the Business Office to negotiate and review
• Volunteer and Service Programs
  • Partner with various non-for-profit organizations to implement a series of volunteer and service opportunities for students throughout the academic year.
  • Lead the planning and execution of the Forester Day of
  • Hire, train, and supervise federal work-study students to support volunteer and service
• New Student Orientation
  • Assist with the planning and execution of New Student
  • Coordinate all afternoon/evening social programming and featured
  • Coordinate all logistics, rentals, and
• Spring Leadership Awards
  • Chair the Leadership Award Selection
  • Plan and execute the annual Leadership Awards Ceremony and
  • Collaborate with the Dean of the Faculty’s Office to coordinate the Senior Class

Commencement Speaker selection process.

• Serve as Gates Center representative in campus
• Perform other duties as assigned

Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter electronically to Kathleen Arata at karata@lakeforest.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain open until filled.

Lake Forest College embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from women, members of historically underrepresented groups, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.