Student Events Director, Center for Community Outreach
Position Overview
This position coordinates and oversees event planning and facilitation across the CCO. The Student Events Director leads the planning of Trunk or Treat and Into the Streets Week and supports each of the CCO’s thirteen programs in their event planning initiatives. This position serves as a member of the CCO’s Executive Staff.
Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).
Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt/salaried or non-exempt/hourly).
Job Description
Event Organization and Management – 75%
- Collaborate with Dole Institute Public Education Manager and CCO Executive Staff to plan and host Trunk or Treat in late October.
- Collaborate with the Executive and Managing Directors to organize Super Service Saturday.
- Plan Into The Streets Week and assist all 13 of the CCO programs with hosting an event that furthers the mission of the Center for Community Outreach.
- Developing a theme and a keynote event for Into the Streets Week in the spring.
- Providing guidance for all CCO programs in the process of planning their events for Into The Streets Week.
- Participate in weekly Peer Advising meetings with the Managing Director.
- Contribute to CCO Executive Staff meetings.
- Attend CCO Advisory Board meetings and report position updates.
- Work collaboratively with all executive staff to evaluate progress and set goals for the CCO.
- Report directly to the Executive Director and Managing Director.
Required Qualifications
- Evidenced commitment to community outreach and service.
- Ability to lead and work with teams as evidenced in application material.
- Ability to work collaboratively with others as evidenced in application material.
- During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: 1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2) be pre-enrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3) be enrolled in summer session or 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience working with the Center for Community Outreach.
Additional Candidate Instructions
Your application must consist of each of the following:
To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 3/22/2025.
- Completion of the online application form
- Cover Letter
- Current Resume
- Your qualifications for the position
- Interviews for this position will take place from 3/24/25 to 3/28/25. Please include your general availability for those dates from 8am-8pm each day as part of your cover letter.
- Cover Letter: career.ku.edu/cover-letters
- Resume: career.ku.edu/resumes
To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 3/22/2025.
Contact Information to Applicants
Kate Kemper or Steph Ruppen: csl@ku.edu
Advertised Salary Range
$10.50 per hour
Work Schedule
10 hours per week.
Anticipated Start Date
Sunday July 6, 2025