The Opportunity:

The DEIB Student Experience Specialist role within the college is crucial for fostering an inclusive environment and supporting the success of a diverse student body. Let's break down the key responsibilities outlined in the description:

• Reporting Structure: The Specialist reports to the Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity and the Senior Director of Student Experience, indicating a high level of coordination with the college's leadership.
• Leadership and Partnership: The Specialist plays a role in advancing diversity and inclusion objectives, partnering with various stakeholders within the college and university to align initiatives with broader institutional goals.
• Committee Representation: They represent the college on university and college committees, ensuring that DEIB perspectives are integrated into decision-making processes at all levels.
• Student Support and Advocacy: The Specialist focuses on supporting the retention, success, and well-being of diverse undergraduate and graduate students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds, through programming, advising, and advocacy.
• Collaboration and Liaison: They collaborate with other departments and offices within the college and university to support students' diverse needs, including career development, alumni engagement, and communication efforts.
• Evaluation and Assessment: The Specialist assists in evaluating existing programs and approaches to assess their effectiveness in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and identifies areas for improvement or expansion.
• Pre-Collegiate Summer Scholars Program (PSSP): They oversee and manage this program, which supports high school students transitioning to college, ensuring a smooth and supportive transition process.
• Work Location and Flexibility: While primarily based on the Ithaca campus, there's some hybrid remote flexibility considered, acknowledging the evolving nature of work arrangements.
• Community Expectations: All members of the community are expected to contribute to fostering a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment, emphasizing communication, cooperation, respect, and support across differences.

Overall, the DEIB Student Experience Specialist plays a pivotal role in driving the college's commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, ensuring that all students feel supported and empowered to thrive academically and personally.

About the Office of Admissions and Student Services:

The Office of Admissions and Student Services at AAP provides strategic focus and superior quality services in the promotion of the college's academic opportunities and resources essential to providing seamless support for students and faculty. The office is co-led by the Senior Director of Enrollment and the Senior Director of Student Experience, and is comprised of these collaborative teams:

• Admissions
• College Registrar
• Global Study
• Student Services
• Career Services
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

About AAP:

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) is home to nearly 1000 students, 120 faculty, and 65 staff members who come together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and approaches to designing, making, and doing that build a more just and sustainable future.

A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP bridges fields and faculty with five departments, 20-degree programs, 18 faculty-led labs, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, a platform for building partnerships that make change in our cities and communities nationally and internationally.

Cornell AAP's departments include Architecture, Art, and Planning, as well as the new multicollege Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by the S.C. Johnson College of Business, and the multicollege Department of Design Tech, administered by Cornell AAP in partnership with Cornell Bowers CIS, Cornell Engineering, the College of Human Ecology, and Cornell Tech. The college is housed across three locations (Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy), each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.

Cornell AAP is about acts of transformation. We are committed to building a caring, inclusive, and rigorous community around our shared priorities - Creative + Critical Practices; Sustainability + Social Impact; Design + Emerging Technologies; and the Future of Cities + Development - that enable us to reimagine and reshape the world in radically new ways, every day.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree, and 1-2 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination. Experience within higher education, in the areas of program development, advising, and/or student services.

The successful individual will be:

• a great communicator and able to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders (faculty, staff, parents, alumni, prospective students, and guidance counselors);
• able to handle sensitive matters and/or confidential information, and to communicate with tact, diplomacy, and discretion;
• able to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and backgrounds;
• flexible and able to adjust priorities as needed;
• carefully attentive to detail; and
• organized and proactive

Additionally, this person will hav:

• demonstrated experience developing and delivering diversity and inclusion programming and support services related to student success and well-being, and experience measuring program success/outcomes;
• experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing;
• experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color; and
• expertise with typical business software required. Familiarity with Cornell systems, policies, and procedures is a plus but not required - what will be necessary are the abilities to learn these quickly and to keep skills/knowledge up-to-date.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree.
• Familiarity with college student leadership development, advising practices, and student club management.

There is no visa sponsorship and no relocation funds for this position.

Familiarize yourself with Cornell's COVID-19 workplace guidance as well as the university's COVID-19 services and information.

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