The Assistant/Associate Director of Family Engagement & Lifelong Learning plays a critical role in connecting and informing Denison families along with managing and facilitating lifelong connection opportunities for Denisonians of all life stages.

Family Engagement 

• Lead the family-focused communication strategy, develop engaging family programming, and oversee onboarding processes for incoming families to enhance their transition and connection to campus life

• Coordinate engaging and impactful events that foster connections, enhance the sense of belonging, and accelerate onboarding for Denison families

• Lead the planning and execution of Denison's annual Family Weekend, including developing programming, coordinating logistics, and managing collaborative offerings with campus partners

• Identify target locations and host 10+ regional summer welcome receptions to accelerate the onboarding of Denison families

• Recognize and celebrate Denison legacy families by organizing special events during Move-in, Family Weekend, Big Red Weekend/Homecoming, and Commencement

• Partner with Student Life to create and distribute family communications including a family calendar, a monthly family newsletter, and updated website content to ensure families are engaged and informed

• Collaborate with campus partners to develop and launch a multi-part webinar series for incoming first-year families on the academic, social and residential transition to Denison

• Collaborate with Student Life and other campus partners on other key touchpoints for families, including First-Year Move-in and Commencement

• Partner with the Office of Admission to organize a communication strategy with campus departments to deliver a concise, tailored communication experience for incoming families

• Support student-athlete families in partnership with the Alumni & Family Engagement Affinity Team 

• Partner and collaborate regularly with the Family Philanthropy Leadership Team

• Monitor the Denison Family Facebook Group

Lifelong Learning

• Manage the strategy, design and implementation of lifelong alumni engagement programs to engage alumni at every stage of their lives

• Partner with faculty, campus offices, and alumni to create and curate a series of lifelong learning programs that are of interest and relevance to the Denison community

• Provide continued operational strategy, execution, and support of lifelong learning initiatives, in-person and virtual

• Partner with colleagues to identify and foster alumni engagement synergies across Advancement and with campus partners (i.e. The Lisska Center, Athletics, Knowlton Center, etc.)

• Partner with Advancement Communications to ensure consistent, relevant, and timely communications for lifelong learning programs and events.

• Coordinate travel program offerings open to alumni and families. 

General

• The Assistant/Associate Director of Family Engagement and Lifelong Learning is a member of the Engagement Programs team and plays an important role in successfully executing the strategic priorities for alumni and family engagement. The position is a member of the Office of Alumni and Family Engagement within the Division of Institutional Advancement.

• Bring collegiality and generous support to the work of the full Alumni & Family Engagement team

• Support Alumni & Family Engagement signature events throughout the year, including Reunion, Big Red Weekend, ReMix, and others

• Perform other duties as assigned

Education

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in higher education or related fields

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of experience in higher education or related fields.