Oregon State University Division of Extension and Engagement’s Partnerships Unit and Columbia Gorge Community College invite applications for an Open Campus Coordinator position. This is a part-time (0.70FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position with a recommended full-time salary range of $57,472 - $74,532. This shared position will be based at the Columbia Gorge Community College (CGCC) Hood River Center, but may also work from the OSU Extension Service Hood River County office.
OSU Open Campus is a partnership among Oregon State University and the local communities, including the K-12 education systems, regional economic and community development groups, and many of Oregon’s Community Colleges. OSU Open Campus strives to provide community-based career and college access programs, pre-transfer student support, and community engagement and vibrancy. This Open Campus Coordinator will provide local leadership, coordination, and foster partnerships needed to advance and sustain the Partnerships Unit and its Open Campus programs and goals. As a member of the OSU Open Campus and CGCC teams, this coordinator connects community college students with any 4-year college and university advisors and other resources as necessary; looks for and creates opportunities for increased partnership opportunities between the University, partnering organizations, and community members; and delivers educational presentations to students and families and at community events. Active and effective communication with OSU employees and key stakeholders is critical to the success of this position.
This position includes activities primarily on-site at Columbia Gorge Community College but regular weekly travel is expected throughout Hood River and Wasco Counties to work with students and families on postsecondary plans, including students who are interested in transferring to a 4-year university, and for community events and presentations. This position will also work closely in partnership with the Juntos Coordinator serving Hood River and Wasco counties to support students and families in these communities. Some travel/driving to Corvallis is expected (an average of 3-4 visits per year to Corvallis). Occasional evening and weekend work is required.
This Open Campus Coordinator is responsible for providing educational programming and outreach activities that serve broad and diverse populations in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. This includes complying with civil rights and language/visual access regulations.
The Division has built the capacity and expectation for employees to use digital communications and technologies in the modern-day workplace. This reflects our demonstrable commitment to using digital communications tools and changing technologies as a primary way to raise Oregonian’s awareness of and engagement with our organization, programs and resources.
About Partnerships Unit:
The Division of Extension and Engagement’s Partnerships Unit has a focus on community engagement, development of learning opportunities, and increasing access to post-secondary education. OSU Partnerships Unit works in collaboration with Oregon State University, the Association of Oregon Counties, Oregon’s Community Colleges, regional economic development groups, the K-12 education systems, the business communities and local government. The goal of OSU Partnerships Unit is to provide community and economic development, career and college access, and degree completion/support.
The OSU Open Campus Program is a program designed to support Oregon high school and college students along their postsecondary journey, including college (including the transfer process), careers, and trade and technical institutional support.
The OSU Juntos Program is a college and career access program delivered in Spanish that partners with Oregon school systems K-12 and community engagement programs to further enhance and empower the students’ and families’ postsecondary experience.
About the division:
The Division of Extension and Engagement (division) is core to Oregon State University’s mission. The Division helps create real solutions and positive impact across Oregon and beyond. The division is aligned under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement. To learn more about our division and its core units and initiatives, please visit: https://engagement.oregonstate.edu/.
Oregon State University strives to ensure that all educational programs, services, activities, and materials we offer to the public are identified, developed, delivered, and evaluated in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. OSU division’s educational programs, services, activities, and materials are available to all people. OSU division prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials. All employees are responsible for and expected to comply with Civil Rights obligations and actively work to expand access to all eligible populations.
Position Duties
30% Pre-Transfer Advising
- Provide direct advising to prospective undergraduate transfer students, documenting and recording each interaction in OSU (e.g., HubSpot, SalesMessage) and CGCC systems.
- Communicate with prospective students, both high school and non-traditional students, via tabling, appointments, email, texting, and information sessions.
- Provide 1:1 assistance to prospective undergraduate transfer students, applicants, and admits including FAFSA/ORSAA support, college application workshops, scholarship notices and application support, experiential opportunities, and student success strategies.
- Monitor progress of prospective undergraduate transfer students and suggest corrective strategies and actions when necessary.
- Utilize research-based best practices for supporting pre-transfer community college students.
- Collaborate with and become a member of the CGCC academic advising team and develop working relationships with 4-year college and university academic advisors to assist students with academic program planning, course selection, pre-professional application requirements, and registration.
- Facilitate a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other backgrounds, including participation in proactive advising efforts to support students of all backgrounds.
- Travel/driving throughout Hood River and Wasco counties will be required on a regular (weekly) basis to work with prospective students who are interested in transferring/learning about college, career, and other postsecondary options and for community events and presentations.
30% – Open Campus Regional and Statewide Leadership
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with local stakeholders, including school districts, to increase the programming of Open Campus and Juntos (in partnership with Juntos Coordinator) throughout the Columbia Gorge region.
- Deliver non-credit educational presentations at community events and for K-12 school partners.
- Create accessible and inclusive environments and provide reasonable accommodations.
- Provide statewide leadership and educational opportunities for the Partnership coordinators across Oregon to learn and understand how to follow best practices for supporting and advising pre-transfer community college students in their local community.
- Provide fiscal leadership for Open Campus in Hood River and Wasco counties, including budget management, donations, grant management, and local support for programs.
- Implement continuous assessment of community’s educational needs around college/postsecondary access (including transfer student support) and manage Open Campus programming in response to these needs.
- Evaluate effectiveness and appropriateness of local programming and Open Campus goals to document the impact on and value to the communities and report to the community and other stakeholders on local impacts.
- Travel/driving will be required to deliver non-credit educational programming and services throughout Hood River and Wasco counties.
30% – Open Campus Local Program Coordination
- Create, pilot, and evaluate an innovative partnership between Oregon State University and Columbia Gorge Community College to support rural pre-transfer student success and continue to build a college going culture across Hood River and Wasco counties.
- Contribute to and implement existing Open Campus student support curriculum (e.g., PASOS Colegiales|College STEPS, Transfer STEPS, CTE and Trades STEPS, FAFSA/ORSAA workshops, college application workshops), including helping develop and implement assessments to measure the effectiveness of the curriculums.
- Create opportunities for increased engagement between OSU, CGCC, partnering organizations, and the community, including coordinating local college access opportunities for Oregon State University and other higher education institutions.
- Monitor educational offerings and student support for quality control, accuracy, and branding.
- Follow all regulations under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Institutional Review Board (IRB) and OSU Youth Safety Guidelines.
- Use multiple methods of digital communication to collaborate both internally and externally as necessary.
- Create research-based, non-credit, educational materials (handouts, curriculum, media based) and/or utilize existing research-based materials to support the delivery of non-credit educational programs.
- Follow OSU and division brand guidelines, digital publishing standards and digital contact management data integrity practices for programmatic communications, marketing and engagement.
10% – Service and Other
- Participate in professional activities and serve on appropriate boards, councils and committees of the University, the Division of Extension & Engagement, CGCC, and the Community.
- Participate in relevant statewide/regional conferences, workshops, and trainings.
- Participate in OSU Division of Extension & Engagement, OSU Partnerships Unit, OSU Open Campus, and Columbia Gorge Community College activities as directed.
- Complete the division’s civil rights training session(s).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum/Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, Student Services, Adult Education, Extension Education, Counseling, or other field related to the duties of this position. Degree must be completed by the application date.
- One year of experience in college or university academic advising, or student activities programming, or teaching/counseling of secondary or post-secondary individuals.
- Enthusiastic and strong motivation to promote student success.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate with a broad and diverse audience in a culturally responsible manner.
- Experience building collaborations with external organizations and maintaining professional relationships with external stakeholders.
- A commitment to collaborative and respectful learning and working environments that are safe, inclusive, and welcoming.
- Ability to work with audiences from diverse backgrounds and various cultural identities and to build community around postsecondary programming.
- General knowledge and ability to use computers, including information technology, professional office software and collaborative work platforms.
- Ability to learn and adapt to using multiple forms of digital communication systems, including websites, email newsletters, social media, and other tools in a changing technological environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and manage competing time demands, while also working as a collaborative member of a geographically separated team.
- Ability to successfully interact with youth 12-19 years of age (7th through 12th grade) as well as adult learners.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Education, Student Services, Adult Education, Extension Education, Counseling, or other field related to the duties of this position.
- Experience within public education, higher education, vocational education, or Extension Service education.
- Experience developing and/or delivering curriculum around college access, financial aid, scholarships, or youth development (e.g., College Bound, AVID, ASPIRE).
- Bilingual (English and Spanish) and ability to engage Spanish speaking audiences through the utilization of bi-literate and bicultural skills.
- Ability to secure external funding support for educational programs.
- Ability to use web, social media, or other digital technologies in outreach activities to achieve goals.
Working Conditions/Work Schedule
This position requires flexibility to work in a variety of settings and on evenings and weekends.
This position will serve the Oregon’s Columbia Gorge Region (Hood River and Wasco counties) and travel/driving will be required to meet with Partnerships Unit team and partners, attend trainings and/or Unit programs, and to share information about the Partnerships Unit at conferences and other outreach opportunities as well as to fulfill the general work requirements of this position.
Benefits
Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
- Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
- Retirement savings paid by the university.
- A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
- Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
- Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.
To review posting and apply, go to: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/166342. Apply to posting # P08924UF.
When applying you will be required to attach the following digital documents:
- Resume: Finalists will be required to give an open presentation which may include the distribution of their redacted resume and a short biography
- Cover letter that addresses each required qualification
You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.
Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.
Closes: 4/8/2025. OSU is an EOE/Vets/Disabled.