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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The School of Visual Arts (SoVA) in the College of Arts and Architecture (A&A) is looking for a motivated and talented person to join our administrative team. You will be detail-oriented and organized while providing direct administrative and professional support in a fast-paced office environment. You must be able to perform a wide variety of complex tasks with minimal supervision as well as work as a part of our team.
The College of Arts and Architecture is working to establish a culture of anti-racism and anti-oppression that embraces each person’s identity, fosters a culture of inclusion, and promotes equity through curricula, values, standards, ideals, policies, and practices. The successful candidate will provide evidence of equitable considerations, awareness, and practice regarding inclusivity in educating and working with a diverse population to cultivate an environment that enables success and allows all members of a community to thrive.
The successful candidate’s primary duties may include the following:
Undergraduate program assistance and engagement
Furnish primary assistance for the School of Visual Arts' seven undergraduate programs including overseeing SoVA’s entrance-to-major process
Facilitate portfolio reviews for transfer and change-of-campus requests and work with the college advising office to inform students of findings
Provide opportunities for SoVA’s first and second year students to engage with faculty and their cohort
Coordinate activities such as Accepted Student Days and high school group visits with the College of Arts and Architecture
Oversee the annual scholarship awarding process for the school in conjunction with SoVA faculty and the college development office
Aid with undergraduate enrollment and scheduling for SoVA majors and non-major students who enroll in general education coursework in the school
Maintain undergraduate student records
SoVA communications and outreach
Manage SoVA’s social media presence on Instagram
Coordinate SoVA’s submissions to college and university newsletters
Provide materials about the school to prospective students as requested
Create weekly news bulletin for staff and faculty of SoVA
General office assistance
Serve as receptionist for SoVA representing the school in a professional and welcoming manner
Perform tasks including replying to phone and email queries and distributing mail and packages
Required skills and experience include:
Excellent customer service skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint)
Experience with standard office procedures
The ability and willingness to learn job-related software
Attention to detail and organizational skills
The ability to work with people from a variety of cultures and backgrounds
Preferred skills and experience include:
LionPath
25Live
SlideRoom
eSteward
SharePoint
This position typically requires a High School Diploma or higher and 2+ years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
To be considered for this position, you will need to submit a cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please address how equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging relate to your professional experience.
Applications will be reviewed in the order they are received and accepted until the position is filled.
About SoVA:
The School of Visual Arts (SoVA) at Penn State offer undergraduate degrees in Art Education (B.S.), Digital Arts (B.A., B.Des., B.F.A.), Studio Art (BA, BFA) and Photography (B.A., B.Des., B.F.A.) at our residential campus, and a fully online degree in Digital Multimedia Design (B.Des.) and Digital Arts certificate at World Campus. At the graduate level, we offer an M.F.A. in Art (Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Graphic Design, Digital Arts and New Media, Photography, and Sculpture), and dual M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Art Education with African American and Diaspora Studies, or Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
SoVA’s mission aim:
To contribute to the expansion of knowledge and scholarship in the visual arts, design, arts pedagogy, and related fields of study and practice.
To facilitate the highest level of creative and intellection pursuit for students through teaching and learning experiences and opportunities.
To provide expertise to the service and benefit of communities across campus, the commonwealth, the nation, and beyond.
SoVA will be a safe space for creatively engaged minds and bodies. This community will operate in a cohesive and supportive manner to engender transformative experiences.
Vision Statement 2022-25:
SoVA’s curricula and programming will reflect 21st century learning and creativity.
SoVA will lead and serve as reference point to other Big Ten Art and Design schools and offer the best fully online programs in the arts through World Campus.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, sustainability, integrative, innovation, and belonging will constitute core values for SoVA that are applied to all our activities and interests.
SoVA will provide a lasting impact in the world through the arts, focused on fairness, innovation, community-building and access, instead of solely focusing on individual accomplishments and merits.
SoVA places a high priority on diversity, equity, social justice, accessibility, and inclusive pedagogies that fosters academic excellence. Candidates whose background, research and creative activities, expertise, and/or experiences contribute to such priority are highly encouraged to apply.
For more information, please visit https://arts.psu.edu/academics/school-of-visual-arts/
About the College of Arts and Architecture:
The College of Arts and Architecture at Penn State, located on the University Park campus in beautiful central Pennsylvania, is the hub for arts and design education, outreach, and engagement, where new ways of thinking are encouraged and interdisciplinary collaboration is the norm. With academic programs spanning music, theatre, visual arts, graphic design, digital design, art history, architecture, and landscape architecture, we are a complete arts and design community committed to artistic and scholarly creativity, research, and the preparation of creators and educators whose innovation and industriousness make a positive impact around the world.
We offer a broad array of undergraduate (https://arts.psu.edu/degree/undergraduate/) and graduate (https://arts.psu.edu/degree/graduate/) programs, as well as numerous ensembles and clubs open to all students regardless of major. The Center for the Performing Arts (https://arts.psu.edu/outreach/center-for-the-performing-arts/) , Palmer Museum of Art (https://arts.psu.edu/outreach/palmer-museum-of-art/) , Penn State Centre Stage (https://arts.psu.edu/outreach/penn-state-centre-stage/) , and Penn’s Woods Music Festival (https://arts.psu.edu/outreach/penns-woods-music-festival/) – also part of the college – are key organizations in the area’s thriving cultural landscape, offering performances, exhibitions, and educational outreach programs that are enjoyed by thousands each year. In addition, the college’s research centers and institutes help to foster a vibrant culture of inquiry that promotes excellence within the arts and design disciplines, while at the same time leveraging the potential of a comprehensive research university.
College of Arts and Architecture faculty are dedicated to providing high-quality professional instruction to graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the college. They also are responsible for providing undergraduate literature, history, and studio courses in the arts for all students at Penn State.
The college is housed in sixteen buildings in the “Arts District” on the University Park campus. Learn more about our extensive facilities (https://arts.psu.edu/facilities) .
Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture proudly serves as one of the major cultural centers between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:
$38,300.00 - $55,500.00
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