Job Description
As a senior leader in the Office of the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean will contribute to student success initiatives; providing assistance, education, intervention, and referral services to the university community.
Job Function:
As a senior leader in the Office of the Dean of Students, the Associate Dean will contribute to student success initiatives; providing assistance, education, intervention, and referral services to the university community.
Minimum Education:
Preferred Education:
Minimum Experience:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Title IX Process for Students: Provide leadership, direction, coordination and support ensuring the equitable intake and investigation of matters pertaining to Title IX and reports of sexual misconduct interpersonal violence, and gender-based discrimination, Title IX or otherwise, involving students. Oversee ongoing case management regarding student records; provide assessment and reports to Title IX Coordinator as needed.
- Student Advocacy, Intervention, and Crisis Response: Provide assistance, education, intervention, and referrals services to students, families, faculty, and others when life events or extenuating circumstances occur; Support the management of student issues, concerns, and crises that are presented to the ODOS; When appropriate, serve in an advocacy role for students needing assistance in navigating campus policies or difficult situations; Serves as a liaison and consultant to campus and community constituencies related to student policies, processes, and ODOS functions.
- Title IX Leadership: Partner with the Title IX Coordinator, other SM-TIX Deputy Coordinators, Investigators, Student Conduct, University Police, University Victim Advocates and other appropriate parties to provide guidance and support for matters related to sexual and gender based harassment, sexual violence, domestic and dating violence, stalking and retaliation.
- Development and Training: Assist with selection of and provide consultation, information, and training to members of the University's SM-Title IX Investigation team; provide sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking information and training to select groups; assist with the development and dissemination of educational and informational materials (including brochures, posters, and web-based materials) to inform members of the university community of Title IX and Campus SaVE Act responsibilities and the relevant campus resources.
- Partnerships: Support the coordination of ongoing efforts to maintain collaborative relationships within the university with campus partners; achieve and maintain collaborative relationships with external partners, including local and county law enforcement officials, hospital personnel, and others in the community, as appropriate.
- Service: Serve on the University's Title IX Team, Behavioral Intervention Team (middle circle member), University Prevention Team; SA Director's group; serve on additional divisional and university committees as deemed relevant to duties.
- Additional Administrative: Provide support in the production of annual reports, surveys, and assessment; Oversee the creation of reports, information, data, and analyses as requested; Organize and maintain files, case reports, contact records and other miscellaneous records regarding Title IX compliance and ODOS matters within the data management software (Maxient).
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
At Ball State University, we recognize inclusive excellence as an integral endeavor to fulfill our University’s mission and our strategic plan. We recruit, support, and retain a diverse population of students, faculty, and staff. We encourage and reward diversity of thought. We promote a work environment that encourages and rewards innovation and creativity. We pledge to keep Inclusive Excellence at the highest level of institutional importance and as a foundation in all that we strive to do. Our over-arching goal for Inclusive Excellence is to adopt a university-wide Inclusive Excellence approach to academic, administrative support, and service functions of the university. We believe Inclusive Excellence must be infused in every step we take.