Job Summary: Xavier University of Louisiana is accepting applications for the position of Coordinator for Black Male Engagement. The Coordinator for Black Male Engagement is an integral member of the leadership team of the Office of Inclusion and Social Justice at Xavier University of Louisiana and serves as a public facing leader, liaison and subject matter expert on university-led, local and national initiatives that impact black and brown men and boys. They will support the ongoing work of the Office of Inclusion and Social Justice's efforts to cultivate community and retain current Black male students and alumni through, community engagement, culturally specific leadership development, advocacy, identity development and democratic engagement opportunities. The Coordinator will primarily be responsible for collaborating with campus partners to curate experiences, including programs, services, and other initiatives focused on retaining Black students who identify as men or masculine. The Coordinator reports to the Assistant Vice President of Students and Chief Inclusion Officer. AA/ EOE
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required. Two to five years of full-time progressive experience in knowledge and practice of student development theory, working in an educational setting, and program development. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated ability and skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relations, advising student organizations, event planning, interacting effectively with a diverse constituency of student, faculty, staff, and administrators, working effectively under pressure, technology and budget management. Expertise in public speaking, writing, group facilitation and computer skills.
Education: Bachelor's
About Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master's degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation's top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ... (2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 "best and most interesting" four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation's 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual "The Best 385 Colleges". • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation's #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier's biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as "transfer friendly" in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation's No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, "Best College in Each State for Getting a Job". Show more
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