Graduate Assistant for Assessment and Student Success MSU Neighborhood Engagement Centers 20 hours/week during academic year (August 15, 2014 to May 15, 2015) We seek a Graduate Assistant for Assessment and Student Success to work with the Engagement Center (EC) team, which is comprised of an associate dean/director, five professional EC directors, their full-time assistants, two research and assessment professionals, and four graduate assistants. The Graduate Assistant for Assessment and Student Success will facilitate assessment projects within the Neighborhood Engagement Centers; collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data; make public presentations; and interact directly with undergraduate students individually and in groups as part of an overall student success intervention strategy. As needed, the GA will also interact directly with professional staff partners of the ECs (e.g., Residential and Hospitality Services, academic advising, health providers, Office of Supportive Services, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education). Required skills, abilities, and attributes: Commitment to undergraduate student success; knowledge of and experience with designing and implementing program evaluation/assessment in educational or social service settings; experience teaching, advising, leading, and/or mentoring diverse undergraduate students; strong writing and presentation skills for varied audiences (i.e., academic, professional, undergraduate); qualitative and/or quantitative data collection and analysis; leadership, teamwork, and self-motivation. Desired attributes: Knowledge of undergraduate student success theories and practice; experience working with institutional data sets. To apply: Send a cover letter, resume or cv, and names of two references by email to: Dr. Kristen Renn, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Director for Student Success Initiatives (address email to Ms. Lauren Brown, [log in to unmask]<https://mail.msu.edu/imp/compose.php?to=lmbrown%40msu.edu>). Your documents should be saved as PDFs and labeled: LastnameLetter.pdf and LastnameResume.pdf (or LastnameCV.pdf). Please include "application for GA position" in the subject line of your email. We will begin considering applications on March 10, 2014. Start date is August 15, 2014. -- 2013--2014 CSSA-MSU Committee Email: [log in to unmask] Homepage: www.cssamsu.com/ ================================================================ To Subscribe or Unsubscribe CSSAMSU mailing list, please go to: http://list.msu.edu/archives/cssamsu.html Click "Join or leave the list". For further assistance, please contact Jerry McAllister [log in to unmask] ================================================================