Student Support Coordinator

Job Description

This role will assist the student in recognizing opportunities within their academic program where diversity, equity and inclusion work is needed to support students or colleagues of marginalized communities within their academic program and career field. They will gain insight and support from Director, Assistant Directors and support staff to help empower the student to become a leader for issues of concern with their peers, both in their academic program and in their chosen career path.

Year 1
Responsibility/Function

August: Student will assess their position within their academic program and discuss with IC staff how they can leverage their skills and interests to benefit students within the IC/QTRAC and the general student body, as well as identify areas within their future career path where DEI is needed.

September-November: Student will participate in IC programs (i.e. International Education Week, Trans Week of Remembrance, etc.) to learn the importance of each office’s initiatives. Student will help support the Administrative Assistant in recruiting students for Student Worker positions and assist in identifying students who stand out to assist each Assistant Director.

December-May: Student will assist IC staff with pre-planning for spring programs, and continue to promote the IC and QTRAC spaces and initiatives within the general student body.

Year 2
Responsibility/Function

Student will be integral in training of new student workers and continue to resource and recruit student workers. The FIT student will leverage their abilities and interests to help support the initiatives, help orient new workers throughout the semester and assist with organization of team-building activities to strengthen the Worker body between IC, QTRAC and student club/group/org members. Student will create programs that promote cross-initiative involvement to foster unity amongst students served by the three offices in the IC. Continue to work on campus involvement/co-sponsoring of events with other groups to help promote the DEI initiatives and include marginalized students. FIT student will help create a student cohort, consisting of students who are capable of being the voice of the students served by the DEI, and are representative of our initiatives and their progress. These students will be the ones who are invited to listening sessions, panels, etc. and will be responsible for rallying students for support in representation for identifying opportunities for the need for DEI work in aspects of campus.

Year 3
Responsibility/Function

Student will act as a mentor to Student Workers and help recognize students who are top-performers/driven for success to 1) fill role of the FIT student and 2) be the students to lead the future generation of Student Workers

By this point, the FIT student would have gained the knowledge on how to recognize and leverage potential in their peers, had experience being a leader, build programs to address and promote diversity, equity and inclusion. The student should also be able to identify how DEI work can be implemented into their chosen career field.

Starting Date

Department Information

Contact Name

Stephen Laliberte

Department

Intercultural Center & QTRAC

Phone Number

401-254-5422

Email

slaliberte@rwu.edu