WHITMAN COLLEGE
Located in the historic community of Walla Walla, Whitman’s vibrant and beautiful tree-lined campus is home to an intellectually diverse, dynamic, welcoming and supportive community of some 500 staff and faculty serving approximately 1,500 students from the local region and across the globe. With exceptional students, accomplished faculty and staff, and a fiercely loyal and growing number of engaged alumni, Whitman College continues to build on its national reputation for academic excellence as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.
Whitman College is cultivating a community built on inclusion and belonging. We recognize the value of those who can offer historically underrepresented perspectives and encourage applications from those whose background, knowledge, and insights from lived experience can add to the college’s working and learning environment. Whitman College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer (EEO) .
Whitman seeks to hire an Assistant Director of Off-Campus Studies. We believe that immersion into other cultures and academic viewpoints afforded by study abroad or study in a different US community is an invaluable component of undergraduate education—leading to significant academic and personal growth, development of intercultural communication skills, and a greater understanding of the range of professional and personal possibilities. We encourage all Whitman students to take advantage of the broad range of off-campus study opportunities available through Whitman—semester, academic year, and summer options—as part of their undergraduate education. To that end, the college strives to reduce financial barriers by providing need-based aid and merit scholarships to eligible participants. Historically 45% of Whitman students participate in at least one an Off-Campus Studies program prior to graduation. More information about Whitman's Off-Campus Studies program can be found here.
POSITION PURPOSE
The Assistant Director of Off-Campus Studies (OCS) shares with the Director the responsibility of helping to achieve the College's mission of providing engaging and challenging international and domestic off-campus study opportunities for our students to augment their undergraduate studies on campus and to learn about the world from a new, more critical perspective. The Assistant Director assists with advising students, monitoring program quality, publicity and promotion of study abroad, and orientation and re-entry activities. Whitman College has a very active study abroad program and strives to achieve equity in access to education abroad for all students. Before the pandemic, nearly one half of all Whitman juniors studied off campus for at least one semester on programs administered either by third-party providers or directly by Whitman College.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
Advising (50%)
Transfer Credits (15%)
Publicity/Events (15%)
Orientation and Re-Entry Programming (5%)
Monitor Programs (5%)
General Responsibilities (10%)
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Individuals must be able to explain and/or demonstrate that they possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
BENEFITS
Whitman offers competitive employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision and life insurances, a generous 10% matching contribution to the Whitman College 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, and paid time off including 13 paid holidays for full-time staff vacation and sick leave. Learn more about benefits eligibility here.
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
At Whitman College, we take seriously the safety of our community. Whitman is a fully vaccinated campus, requiring all employees and students to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations or have an approved exemption. More information can be found here.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR JOB CANDIDATES
Contact Human Resources regarding requests for disability accommodation in the employment application process.
APPLICATION REVIEW
Application review will begin on May 31 and continue until the position is filled.
START DATE
July 20, 2022
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