Essential Education Experience Manager
Job No: 24150
Department: Assoc Provost for U-grad Education
Work Type: Staff - Full Time
Location: Main Campus (Houghton, MI)
Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
Categories: Management
Department: Assoc Provost Undergrad Education
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
If you require any auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations to apply for employment, or for an interview, at Michigan Technological University, please notify the Human Resources office at 906-487-2280 or humanresources@mtu.edu.
Job Description Summary
The Essential Education Experience (E3) is a vital component of Michigan Tech's new general education program, titled Essential Education. These experiences are meant to help prepare our students for an ever-changing, dynamic, and diverse world. These active, hands-on experiences are expected to expand interaction with the greater society (beyond self) and allow for connections among general education courses. These experiences will increase social awareness, global understandings, or cultural competencies through experiential learning. Michigan Tech is looking for a visionary builder to work with the faculty and staff of Michigan Technological University in implementing and further developing what will become a signature component of Michigan Tech's new essential education program. We are looking for a dreamer and doer who understands how to build a variety of hands-on student experiences in our communities, both locally and around the world, experiences that allow students to put their learning into practice in benefiting communities near and far.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities (other duties may be assigned)

1. Build and sustain a network of community partners for experiential learning opportunities
2. Collaborate with faculty to develop, implement, and teach new Essential Education Experience (E3) courses through identifying relevant community partner needs
3. Manage logistics for E3 courses, including but not limited to travel, risk management, financial expenditures
4. Build and maintain a repository of reference materials related to experiential learning, including:
   •Reflection resources to be utilized by faculty teaching E3 courses
   •A database of approved experiences
   •An archive of past experiences
5. Participate in professional societies and professional development activities to remain well-informed on experiential learning best practices for student learning and program continuous improvement.
6. Develop and implement a plan and communicate opportunities for faculty development in experiential learning, including the promotion and/or coordination of relevant conferences, seminars, calls for grant proposals, etc.
7. Identify areas of need in the community and raise awareness for these needs among faculty for potential course development
8. Collaborate with relevant offices across campus including the Provost's Office, academic departments, Registrar, Financial Aid, Admissions, Study Abroad, and academic advisors.
9. Oversee expenditures and budgets for E3
10. Advise students on E3 opportunities and requirements
11. Maintain web and social media presence to disseminate information about E3.
12. Communicate about class projects and future opportunities
13. Solicit feedback from partners and students for program improvement
14. Seek opportunities to develop new scholarship funds or other revenue streams for off-campus E3 programs
15. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
16. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.
17. Other duties as assigned.

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures (minimum requirements)

• Bachelor's degree or, the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired

Required Experience (minimum requirements)

• Minimum of three years of experience with experiential education models and best practices

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• Master's degree in relevant field

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities (minimum requirements)

• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of the SHAPE (Social sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy/environment) disciplines and how they can be integrated into experiential learning.
• Knowledge of assessment tools and evaluation strategies for continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects, services, activities, etc. in a timely and professional manner in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
• Ability to work independently under limited supervision and in teams.
• Ability to make reasoned administrative and procedural decisions and judgments on sensitive and confidential issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment.
• Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Experience working in a college or university environment
• Teaching experience in formal or informal settings
• Demonstrated proficiency using advanced features of Google suite.
• Experience with CMS / websites
• Experience managing social media accounts
• Experience working with nonprofits, governmental agencies, conservatories, and/or other volunteer-led agencies
• Knowledge of student development theories, learning theories, and other theories related to the profession.
• Experience with grant writing, including grant reporting (both financial and narrative reporting).
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural differences and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated ability to foster and promote an institutional culture that supports the free and open expression of ideas, identities, and beliefs.
• Demonstrated ability to address and resolve differences and conflicts with colleagues, students, and others.
• Demonstrated success in working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints

Work Environment and/or Physical Demand
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment
Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.
Required University Training:

• Employee Safety Overview
• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training
• Annual Data Security Training
• Annual Title IX Training

Background Check:
Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.
Other Conditions of Employment:
Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of your appointment, and maintain eligibility without sponsorship throughout your appointment.
Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) % (1=100%)
1.0
FLSA Status
Exempt
Appointment Term
12 months
Shift
Pay Rate/Salary
Negotiable Based on Experience
Title of Position Supervisor
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education & Dean PHC
Posting Type
Internal & External
Dependent on Funding
False
Additional Information

• Health Insurance
• Wellness benefits
• Access to FSA Flexible Spending Accounts and Dependent Care FSA
• 24 days of annual paid vacation accrual
• 13 days of annual sick leave with up to 60 days carryover
• Parental Leave paid time off
• 9 Holidays observed by MTU
• 2 personal days paid
• 8.5% match vested immediately
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Basic Life Insurance
• Vehicle, product, and services discounts
• Employee Assistance Program with covered counseling sessions
• Estate planning services
• Little Huskies Child Development Center
• Employee Education Assistance Program - 100% tuition expense covered for eligible employees
• Tuition Reduction Incentive Program - spouses and dependents receive 50%-75% tuition discount
• Discounted access to university facilities and programs

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures* (minimum requirements)
Advertised: 13 Jun 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
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