What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Campus Activities position at Sul Ross State University?
Required
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- One or more years experience in student programming and working with student organizations.
- Knowledge of event planning, sound, lighting and various audio-visual equipment, and negotiating contracts.
Any qualifications to be considered in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Human Resources Director.
Preferred
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in Student Personnel, Higher Education or related field.
- Prior professional experience working with student organizations in a college setting.
- Knowledge of University policies and procedures related to solicitation, speakers, reservations and alcohol; University Center facilities and community.
Primary Responsibilities
Summary
Function: Responsible for oversight and planning for Campus Activities and the University Center. Provide supervision of professional and student staff to include selection, training and scheduling. Responsible for budget development, expenditures and reconciliation.
Duties
Essential:
- Responsible for building a positive and vibrant campus life and creating community across campus through student programming.
- Advise Campus Activity Board, attend meetings and develops/implements training as needed. Serves as resource to aid in planning and implementation of CAB activities.
- Organizes, promotes and implements student events and activities.
- Trains, assigns, directs, supervises and evaluates Campus Activities staff.
- Prepares budgets; maintains and monitors expenses; provides guidance in the distribution of allotted budget funds.
- Oversees the planning and coordination of events with both on and off campus partners including scheduling and contract negotiations.
- Oversees the University Center including scheduling, set up, and maintenance, including the University Game Room.
- Develops schedule for student workers.
- Supervises the resource person for all campus organizations.
- Serves on University Committees as required.
Non-Essential:
Works in conjunction with the Campus Activities Coordinator in oversight of student organizations.
Works in conjunction with the Campus Activities Coordinator in oversight of student organizations.
Supervision
Received: Receive general direction from the Dean of Students.
Given: Direct supervision of Campus Activities Coordinator, office admin, and student workers.
Working Conditions
Working Conditions
Usual: Work weekends and/or irregular hours during peak periods and special events. Exempt from overtime provisions. Position is Security Sensitive.
Special: Light to moderate physical duties; irregular hours including evenings and weekends; travel with student groups.
Any qualifications to be considered in lieu of stated minimums require the prior approval of the Human Resources Director.
Date revised: March 2025
Other Information
Texas Law requires a 60 day waiting period before new state employees are eligible to enroll in health insurance.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
It is the policy of Sul Ross State University to provide equal employment opportunity for all persons in accordance with their individual, job related qualifications and without consideration of race, creed, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status and ancestry. Equal employment opportunities shall be afforded in all personnel actions or decisions including, but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, upgrading, promotion, demotion, termination and salary. Retaliation is prohibited against a person who opposes a discriminatory practice, files a charge, testifies, assists or participates in an investigative proceeding or hearing.
Notice of Availability of the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report
The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/
The Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://srinfo.sulross.edu/udps/
The report contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Non-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.
A paper copy of the report will be provided upon request. If you would like to receive a paper copy, you can contact the Office of Student Life, located on the Alpine Campus in the Morgan University Center, Room 211 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling 432-837-8424 or emailing stulife@sulross.edu
About SRSU
Sul Ross State University Alpine Campus is in the Scenic Davis Mountains of West Texas, is a member of the Texas State University System, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees, and has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 students of campus in Alpine, Texas. At an elevation of 4,480 feet, and on the periphery of the Chihuahuan Desert, Alpine enjoys mild winters and cool summers. Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Big Bend National Park, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park are all within one to three hours driving distance from Alpine.
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