Student Council for Multicultural Affairs

The mission of the Student Council for Multicultural Affairs (SCMA) is to contribute to multicultural awareness and competence across the Eastern Oregon University campus. SCMA advocates for social justice based on socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sex, culture, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation and disability. The SCMA Coordinator promotes the group’s goals to increase cultural awareness and foster an understanding and appreciation of diversity among students, faculty, and staff; support cultural programs that highlight the different groups; address student issues through communication and collaboration with appropriate campus or community constituents; and serve as a campus resource for self-advocacy and student issues.

Student Job Title	Student Council for Multicultural Affairs
Department	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Hiring Supervisor	Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Rate of Pay	$14.20
Work-Study Required?	No
Position Summary	The mission of the Student Council for Multicultural Affairs (SCMA) is to contribute to multicultural awareness and competence across the Eastern Oregon University campus. SCMA advocates for social justice based on socioeconomic status, ethnicity, sex, culture, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation and disability. The SCMA Coordinator promotes the group’s goals to increase cultural awareness and foster an understanding and appreciation of diversity among students, faculty, and staff; support cultural programs that highlight the different groups; address student issues through communication and collaboration with appropriate campus or community constituents; and serve as a campus resource for self-advocacy and student issues.
Responsibilities	The Student Council for Multicultural Affairs Coordinator responsibilities include: -Provided day to day operations and organizational tasks needed to run the SCMA program. This includes but not limited to, Communicating information to SCMA council members regarding schedule, meetings programs, forums trainings and other volunteer opportunities -Attending all Student Fee committee, Diversity Committee and other necessary meetings that address issues related to diversity and inclusion as well as SCMA and its club affiliates on a volunteer basis. -Manage office operations and procedures such as, but not limited to, budget, personnel, records management, supplies and equipment, scheduling and facilitating meetings as well as trainings -Address general student inquiries, communications regarding SCMA and its programs. -Manage calendar, coordinate schedules and independently make appointments Compose, prepare, and process general and confidential correspondence, including emails, phone calls and faxes. -Establish, organize, and maintain paper and computer file systems -Plan and coordinate meetings, programs, or events by securing location and making appropriate arrangements, preparing and issuing information, agendas and processing minutes or other necessary follow through information -Research and develop the resources necessary to improve the program -Provide support for campus community (I.e. Tabling at Preview days, Mountaineer days, Class visits, Student panels, Discover Your Future programs, Orientation, etc.) -Assisting with planning diversity programs & events and coordinate Council members check-ins twice a term. -Assist with planning and presenting mini trainings and workshops (i.e. Safe Zone, Facilitating Safe spaces workshops, Event planning, Time management and Intergroup Dialogues) -Showing support for/of diversity clubs/orgs by being a resource, collaborating with events and participating in events to show SCMA support Serve on the Celebrate, Educate & Appreciate Diversity (CEAD) Conference Planning Committee (one of the Co-coordinators) -Participating in EOU recruitment efforts (i.e. Mountaineer Days, Discover Your Future, Preview Days, etc.) -Planning, scheduling, and attending SCMA meetings, trainings, conferences and SCMA sponsored events including serve on the CEAD Conference Planning Committee -As needed, serve as a resource and mentor for students who are struggling with issues involving social identity and cultural differences as well as areas of personal or community based conflicts. -Work with ASEOU-Director of Diversity Affairs to address concerns, advocate for students and coordinate multicultural and social justice programs on campus -Collaborate with the Multicultural Center, ASEOU, student organizations, and university departments on program initiatives around social justice and diversity. -Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications	-Be an enrolled sophomore standing and above student at Eastern Oregon University, and maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA. -Applicants must have general office skills and proper phone etiquette. -Good communication and interpersonal skills, organizational skills and attention to detail -Possess the ability to take initiative, lead meetings, and brainstorm ideas with students -Has an interest in diversity and multicultural education. -Applicants should have some working knowledge of Word processing, Excel and PowerPoint creation. -Must exhibit sensitivity and solidarity with traditionally underrepresented groups (such as people of color, queer folks, trans and gender-diverse people, women, students with disabilities, veterans, etc.). -Have a flexible schedule to support the activities of the program.
Preferred Qualifications	N/A
Open Date	09/25/2023
Close Date	10/20/2023
First Day of Application Review	10/01/2023
Application Instructions	Email the following document to: mccenter@eou.edu 1. Professional Resume 2. Letter of Reference