Student Leadership 
Office/Department:  Student Leadership and Involvement, Student Life 
Supervisor:  Sydney Baxter, M.Ed.
Number of positions:  1

Mission Statement:  We foster belonging through the personal growth and development of an engaged citizenry by providing welcoming experiences and spaces. 

Functional Areas:  Student Leadership and Involvement, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Off-Campus Life, Facilities and Event Management.

Students who participate in this experience will gain an understanding of student affairs as a profession and the influence student affairs has on contemporary higher education through the following tasks and activities:

• Supervision, including training and evaluation, of undergraduate employees
• Support the implementation of leadership initiatives within Student Leadership and Involvement
• Assist with Madison Leads, a campus leadership program
• Plan, facilitate, and evaluate leadership development opportunities
• Event programing experience
• Develop skills in budget planning and maintenance
• Attend office, departmental, and divisional meetings
• Collaborate on projects with various university departments

Students who participate in this experience will be exposed to the purposeful application of the following student development, career development, counseling, and/or organizational theories:

• Perry’s Theory of Intellectual and Ethical Development
• King and Kitchener’s Reflective Judgement Model
• Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development
• Baxter-Magolda’s Self-Authorship Theory
• Chickering’s Developmental Vectors – Psychosocial Identity Development
• Various leadership models and theories

Students assigned to this site will be able to participate in the following assessment and/or evaluation projects:

• Evaluation of student employee performance
• Create and implement assessment for leadership programing within Student Leadership and Involvement
• Assist in assessment efforts of Madison Leads
• Research projects as deemed necessary

Students who participate in this experience will be evaluated and provided on-going feedback in the following ways:

• Weekly one on one meetings with direct supervisor
• Mid-year and End-of-year formal evaluation with supervisor
• Facilitator evaluations and feedback from student participants in programs, as appropriate
• As requested by student or as deemed necessary

Specific expectations of students assigned to this site include:

• Supervise Student Employees
  • Meet bi-weekly with supervisees
  • Create and implement evaluation on student employees
  • Assist with the hiring and onboarding of any vacancies
• Support the Student Leader Framework implementation
  • Collaborate with the Assistant Director of Student Leadership Development to create leadership development opportunities for JMU students
  • Partner with the Graduate Assistant for Student Organization- Development position to develop new leadership learning opportunities
  • Plan, facilitate, and evaluate leadership development opportunities, as well as workshops, as it connects back to the Student Leader Framework  
• Assist on Madison Leads
  • Lead a subcommittee of undergraduate committee members
  • Assist in the marketing, logistics, and educational aspects of the overall program
• Assist the Student Organization Annual Registration Process which includes
  • Constitution review
  • Confirming student leader officer positions
  • Communicating, teaching, and supporting student organizations
• Serve as a member of the Explore Madison Committee
  • Planning, organizing and creating engaging programs focused on increasing involvement on campus
• Serve as a member of the De-stress Fest committee, a department wide effort in Student Life
  • Planning, organizing, and implementing programs with the support of other graduate assistants
• Connect new student organizations to supportive resources within Student Leadership and Involvement
• Support department efforts in implementing Student Org Night (Fall and Spring)
• Other duties within reason of the assistantship, including:
  • Develop skillset in operating a campus engagement platform
  • Attend and support Student Life sponsored events
  • Communicate effectively with supervisor
  • Maintain a positive attitude about job responsibilities
  • Work to be an effective team member
  • Request assistance and support when approaching new situations
  • Gain an understanding of policies and procedures
  • Create and maintain a schedule designed to meet assistantship requirements
  • Support the mission of Student Leadership and Involvement, Student Life, Student Affairs, and JMU
  • Perform designated tasks in a timely, organized and professional manner
  • Plan and facilitate one-on-one meetings with designated staff members
  • Attend sponsored events (including nights and weekends)
  • Attend conferences, workshops, and professional development meetings as deemed appropriate