Honors Program Catalyst — Assistant Director

Buffalo State College; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Buffalo State University is seeking an Assistant Director for the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program to advance academic opportunities for honors students on campus.

This position is internal and focuses on advising, supervising student staff, and coordinating events and communications. The role requires collaboration with faculty and campus partners, managing newsletters and social media, tracking student progress, and contributing to orientation and outreach efforts to recruit new honors

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a related area of study.
• Experience advising, mentoring, supervising, and/or teaching college students.
• Proven track record of engaging students in events and activities.
• Detailed knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel, and newsletter tools.
• Working knowledge of social media platforms and website management.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekend program events.

Responsibilities

• Teach HON111 Introduction to Honors or HON444 Honors Senior Seminar as needed.
• Supervise approximately 20 student peer mentors, graduate assistants and interns.
• Coordinate Honors Program events and special programming; evaluate the Leaders program.
• Assist with recruitment/outreach for Honors students and manage communications.
• Support data management, assessment, and reporting for the Honors Director.

Skills

Advising

Mentoring

Supervision

Teaching

Student engagement

Social media management

Newsletter creation

Website updates

Education

Master's degree

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Newsletter software

Website CMS

Job description

Buffalo State University is seeking an Assistant Director for the Muriel A. Howard Honors Program to advance academic opportunities for honors students on campus.

This position is internal and focuses on advising, supervising student staff, and coordinating events and communications. The role requires collaboration with faculty and campus partners, managing newsletters and social media, tracking student progress, and contributing to orientation and outreach efforts to recruit new honors