COORDINATOR OF GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT
REPORTS TO: Executive Director of Student Persistence & Strategic Enrollment Management
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for providing a highly welcoming and supportive presence for D’Youville’s international students, while strongly supporting the university’s strategic commitment to recruit, engage and serve the international student population. Responsible for ensuring that international students receive support and assistance concerning all immigration-related matters. Possess and maintain relevant expertise in matters of international student affairs and respond to all related inquiries, concerns, and requests from students, faculty, and staff. Accomplish all of the assigned roles and responsibilities in a highly collaborative fashion, liaising with various offices across campus but especially working very closely with the admissions and advisement.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
• Serve as the University’s Designated School Official (“DSO”) for international student programs; ensure that required documentation is appropriately maintained and reported.
• Meet face-to-face or virtually with International Students on a regular basis and provide guidance and advice regarding their F-1 status, work eligibility, Optional Practical Training (“OPT”), travel documentation processes and all related matters
• Liaise with all Federal, State and Local government agencies concerning international student matters; develop working relationships with immigration officials and other stakeholders to further the university’s goals and objectives.
• Responsible for the management and supervision of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (“SEVIS”) data collection and tracking system; ensure that the system is current and accurate; respond to requests for information or assistance as requested.
• Collaborate with the university’s community to support and assist all international students.
• Collaborate with the office of Student Affairs to efficiently on-board international students and prepare them for orientation into the university.
• Develop and implement educational workshops, lectures, social opportunities and informative materials for international students and their families; develop a “Discover Buffalo” series for International Students to experience and explore Buffalo New York.
• Provide cultural awareness and engaging opportunities for the entire campus community concerning international students; organize an international student orientation and transition program.
• Possess and maintain an understanding of current trends in international student affairs and current immigration policies, issues and procedures; ensure that the University’s senior leadership and all other relevant university personnel are updated concerning matters relating to international students.
• Develop materials to market and recruit students to participate in study abroad opportunities offered through the university.
• Organize student workshops for study abroad including information meeting, pre-departure workshops, visa workshops
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director of Student Persistence & Strategic Enrollment Management
ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters Preferred
• A minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience is required.
• Knowledge of the SEVIS documentation and reporting system is required.
• As required by the United States Department of Homeland Security, must be a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States to serve as a DSO.
D'Youville University continues to grow its commitment to Diversity, EQUITY, and Inclusion. Remaining true to the teachings of our Patroness, St. Marguerite d'Youville, we seek to selflessly and compassionately contribute to humanity by improving the lives of individuals and society through education. D'Youville University was founded to extend a hand to those in need and equip them, through education, with the skills necessary to change the world.
ABOUT THE INSTITUTION:
D’Youville is a highly regarded private university and research institution with a rich history located on the vibrant West Side of Buffalo adjacent to a growing downtown with year-round cultural events and outdoor recreation. While preparing students for the 21st-century, D’Youville excels at helping students reach their career goals as change agents, doing well for themselves and their communities by doing good. Under the leadership of President Lorrie Clemo, the university is moving boldly forward through a dynamic and integrated planning process to strengthen the institution and positively impact the student experience and surrounding community.
Founded in 1908, the Grey Nuns named the college after the Patron Saint Marguerite D’Youville and committed to making it a compassionate place of learning for those from underrepresented populations. That commitment and tradition continue today. D’Youville was the first college in Western New York to offer baccalaureate degree programs for women. With a long Catholic history, D’Youville welcomes students of every culture, background, and faith and is a place where different faith traditions can be openly shared and respected. Coeducational since 1971, D’Youville strives to expand opportunities for diverse learners, including adults, first-generation, low-income, and other students historically underrepresented in higher education.
Today, D’Youville features an urban, growing campus community of 3,000 students and offers more than 50 majors in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies including advanced certificates and accelerated learning programs. Featuring degrees in healthcare, business, and the liberal arts, D’Youville encourages students to balance their learning with activities that integrate community service with coursework. D’Youville’s proud graduates have the academic strengths necessary for careers that make a difference and the skills to be leaders for the world. All job offers are contingent upon legal authorization to be employed in NYS as determined by NYS DOL. To learn more about D’Youville, please visit http://www.dyu.edu/