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University of Dayton

Director of Strategic Belonging and Success Initiatives

🇺🇸 Dayton, OH

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Project Management

🗓️ November 14th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

University of Dayton is hiring a Director of Strategic Belonging and Success Initiatives. The role leads programs at the Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center to promote student engagement, belonging, and success, focusing on underrepresented domestic students. The director develops strategies and collaborates with campus partners to create culturally relevant co-curricular experiences supporting students' academic and personal growth.

Highlights
  • Provide strategic leadership for diversity and multicultural programming at the Multi-Ethnic Education and Engagement Center.
  • Champion student engagement, belonging, and success, especially for racially/ethnically underrepresented students.
  • Develop and execute co-curricular strategies to support academic, social, and cultural development.
  • Collaborate with campus partners to offer culturally relevant pedagogy and initiatives.
  • Requires Master's degree in Student Affairs, Education, Cultural/Multicultural Studies, Social Sciences, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
  • Minimum five years' experience in working with culturally diverse students and campus-wide program development.
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; supervisory experience with professional staff.
  • Preferred: Experience in higher education, coaching/mentoring students and staff, bilingual English-Spanish skills.
  • Offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, retirement plans, tuition assistance, and professional development opportunities.
  • Aligned with the University’s Catholic and Marianist mission promoting inclusive excellence and diversity.