Department:
Student Activities
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Assistant Dean, the Assistant Director of Student Involvement for Commuter Student Services serves as the dedicated leader of a comprehensive Commuter Student Services (CSS) program to increase engagement, academic and co-curricular success, and retention.
This includes assessing/addressing the needs of commuters, and coordinating a variety of support services and programs, including oversight of the Campus Center's Student Lounge, CSS website, and communications.
This position requires some evening and weekend hours while working primarily 9 am -5 pm onsite.
Essential Functions:
- Works closely with the Assistant Dean and partners with colleges to review and implement research-based strategies to enhance commuter retention and alumni engagement. and work with partners in the colleges and other areas.
- Advises the Commuting Students Association to develop an active commuter student body, gather feedback, enhance communication, and encourage frequent diverse programming.
- Recruits, trains and supervisors Commuter Assistants, undergraduate student staff hired to enhance commuter student engagement in the Rose Hill community.
- Spearheads major signature programs in conjunction with student groups such as Commuter Week, an annual fundraiser for charity known as
Categories:
Staff/Administrative
Student Affairs/Services
About Fordham:
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.
The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.
Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Details:
Posted: 27-Jul-25
Location: Bronx, New York
Internal Number: 9671