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Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Job Summary

Assist in the development, implementation, coordination, and assessment of education programs, services, and activities for the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC) that educate and promote a campus-wide understanding of Black history, contributions, and issues/challenges of importance to Black communities with an emphasis on highlighting the arts. Assist with advising and providing leadership training for Black students and student groups.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Job Summary

Assist in the development, implementation, coordination, and assessment of education programs, services, and activities for the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (BNAACC) that educate and promote a campus-wide understanding of Black history, contributions, and issues/challenges of importance to Black communities with an emphasis on highlighting the arts. Serve as primary supervisor for BNAACC student interns and assume responsibility for the center in the absence of the Director.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Duties & Responsibilities

Campus and Community Outreach & Engagement

• Advise the Shelley Ambassador Program. Recruit, train, and manage a team of upwards of 30 student volunteers to assist with prospective and admitted student visits.
• Serves as the BNAACC point of contact and coordinate, organize and attend campus resource fairs, off-campus presentations, and special weekend programs.
• Assist with the coordination and implementation of BNAACC\'s pre-orientation program for first-year and transfer students, the Circuit.

Cultural Programming & Workshops

• Spearheaded the development of culturally responsive and interdisciplinary programs. Provide training and organize workshops for students and stakeholders to advance knowledge on topics impacting Black communities both domestically and globally to provide advocacy and support.
• Lead the Food For The Soul weekly lunch and learn sessions by developing programs and workshops that support Black students\' experiences.
• Lead monthly First Fridays, a social forum to foster wellness, creativity, critical thinking, and cultural appreciation amongst students. Design and deliver a dynamic curriculum and create inclusive learning environments that inspire artistic exploration and enhance well-being.
• Lead the Black History Month Committee through the coordination of the campus-wide Black History Month Calendar and by leading a group of students, staff and faculty to create programming in accordance with the national theme.
• Collaborate with La Casa Cultural Latina to convene the Black and Latinx Summit, serving as the Co-Advisor for the summit committee.
• Develop educationally transformative programs that result in awareness of and appreciation for the importance and intersectionality of Black cultures, global connectivity, and solidarity.

Supervision

• Serve as the Co-supervisor for the BNAACC Interns. Coordinate the recruitment, hiring, training, teaching, supervision, and evaluation of student interns.
• Provide professional learning experiences (leadership retreats/trainings) that enable student interns to develop the personal and professional skills needed to thrive in a diverse society.
• Advise students individually and in groups on complex student-related matters (e.g. identity exploration) and provide appropriate recommendations and referrals.
• Determine appropriate course of action and proper technique to uti ize while engaging with students in problem solving, professional boundaries, and conflict resolution skills.

Administrative

• Maintain and develop BNAACC communications (i.e. BNAACC website, BNAACC Digital Sign, and social media platforms).
• Work with main campus library to maintain documentation and digital archives which showcases the legacy of the Black community at ILLLINOIS; including but not limited to program flyers and marketing, photo/video, etc. with the university student life archives.
• Assist with semesterly reporting
• Other duties as assigned

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Duties & Responsibilities

Supervision

Serve as the Co-supervisor for the BNAACC Interns. Coordinate the recruitment, hiring, training, teaching, supervision, and evaluation of student interns.

Provide professional learning experiences (leadership retreats/trainings) that enable student interns to develop the personal and professional skills needed to thrive in a diverse society.

In the absence of the Director, the Associate Director may assume responsibility and provide management for BNAACC operations.

Advise students individually and in groups on complex student-related matters (e.g. identity explora