Student - Welcome Home Project Event Coordinator and Social Media Manager

Responsibilities include:

• Assist the WHP co-directors with logistical planning (activities may include email outreach to tribal and community partners)
• Attend WHP meetings, including as a member of the Lenape Symposium Planning Committee
• Advertise WHP events and the WHP’s work more generally (audiences include campus and Collegeville community members)
• Update/assist in designing the WHP webpage
• Develop and engage social media networks when appropriate

Requirements: 

• Strong writing and general communication skills
• Demonstrated independence and self-motivation
• Curiosity and creativity
• Familiarity with social media networks and ability to engage the public professionally
• Commitment to inclusive programming and a desire to learn about others

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the WHP
• Coursework in Native American and Indigenous Studies, History, Latin American Studies, Environmental Studies and Sustainability, Anthropology and Sociology, or a related field/discipline

Review of applications will begin Friday, November 7 and continue until the position is filled. All applications received by end of day November 7 will be fully considered.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Ursinus College is a selective, independent, co-educational, residential liberal arts college of approximately 1500 students located about 25 miles northwest of center city Philadelphia. With a diverse community of students, it is an expectation of all faculty to contribute to the inclusion, engagement, and success of all students. Ursinus is an *EO/AA employer.  Ursinus College does not discriminate on grounds of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, creed, ancestry, veteran status, marital status, disability, or other classification protected by applicable law in the administration of any of its educational programs or activities or with respect to employment.