COORDINATOR / UNIVERSITY EVENTS

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Posting Number	S-3195
Position Number	73930
Type of Recruitment	External
Position Title	COORDINATOR / UNIVERSITY EVENTS
Position Summary	The University Events Coordinator is a full-time, professional position, with the primary responsibility of assisting with the programmatic and event management function of University Events on CMU’s Mount Pleasant campus. The Coordinator manages the website and the daily triage of event requests to include processing the event production, project, and event logistics to serve the CMU campus community.
Required Qualifications	Bachelor’s degree, preferably in areas directly related to any of the following areas of study: marketing, recreation, sports management, hospitality, hotel management, or event planning and management. Experience working in event planning and/or production, preferably in a university environment. Demonstrated ability to maintain positive interpersonal relations with faculty, staff, work associates, and clients. Demonstrated ability to organize and manage student personnel. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills and ability to project a positive attitude. Computer expertise and excellent telephone and communication skills. Weekend and evening hours required. Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience in program management, event and project management, marketing and facility-usage management at a university. Thorough knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles and practices of event management. Highly developed interpersonal communication skills including social perceptiveness and diplomacy with individuals at all levels in person, in writing, or by telephone.
Duties & Responsibilities	Assists in the recruitment, training and supervision of student employees. Takes a leadership role in supporting event operations and strategy on a day-to-day basis to include maintaining event and production calendar, event website, and online event submissions. Assists with event planning, event and production reporting and documentation, facility and equipment scheduling, and event service management for campus-wide events. Advises event planners and faculty and student groups of policies and procedures related to event management and production services as well as utilizing the facilities at CMU. Supports management of event timeline tracking and event budgets. Evening and weekend hours are required. Others duties as assigned.
Supervision Exercised	None.
Message to Applicants	Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community. You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position. Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.
Employee Group	Professional & Administrative -Hourly
Staff Pay Level
Pay Range	$20.00 – $24.00 per hour
Division	Finance and Administrative Services
Department	University Events
Position Status	Regular
Position End Date
Employment Status	Full-Time
FTE	1.0
Position Type	12 month
Weekly Work Schedule	Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed
Location	Mount Pleasant, MI
About the Department
About CMU	Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives. We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence. CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more. Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17. CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant. Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards	Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference. We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams. Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
EEO Statement	CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity and provide equal opportunity within its community. CMU does not discriminate against persons based on age, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, height, marital status, national origin, political persuasion, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, race, religion, sex, sex‐based stereotypes, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status, or weight (see https://www.cmich.edu/offices-departments/OCRIE ). If you wish to see “EEO is the Law” posters, please click here . CMU does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, including admission and employment, and is required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a matter. Inquiries about the application of Title IX can be made to CMU’s Title IX Coordinator, the US Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary, or both. CMU’s Title IX Coordinator can be reached at: Phone: 989-774-3253 Office: 103 E. Preston St. Bovee University Center, suite 306 Mount Pleasant, MI 48858 Email: [email protected]
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Open Until Filled	Yes

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