Institutional Engagement Liaison

Position Summary:

The Institutional Engagement Liaison (IEL) assists the Vice President for Community and
Global Impact (VPCGI) and the Office of Community and Global Impact (OCGI) to promote fair access and opportunity for all students and employees equipping them with the preparedness to engage and thrive in their learning leadership and service within the communities they are part of at the local state national and global level. The IEL will support the universitys vision to demonstrate understanding and commitment to people place and perspective to help advance policy programming and practice at Adams State and in the San Luis Valley. The desired outcome of this position is to promote an increasingly welcoming and supportive environment for students faculty and staff regardless of race ethnicity gender gender expression socioeconomic status age religious affiliation abilities/disabilities and other social identities. The IEL will assist the VPCGI with organizing current programming such as state and/or federally recognized observances Kindred Spirits luncheons and global experiences and exchanges throughout the Fall Spring and Summer semesters. The IEL will also assist with scheduling and promoting Safe Zone Embracing Empathy and Green Dot educational workshops to ensure they are regularly offered to our campus community to support their professional practice and growth.

Specific Job Duties (Essential Functions and Responsibilities):

• Serve as a campus resource for the Office of Community and Global Impact (OCGI)
• Organize and support OCGI campus events and programming
• Organize professional development and trainings for the OCGI
• Collaborate with campus and community partners and stakeholders to support and integrate OCGI initiatives for greater reach and impact
• Support effective programs and services in compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Assist the VPCGI with other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in higher education student affairs organizational leadership or related field.
• Experience working effectively and collaboratively with pluralistic faculty staff and student populations
• Understanding the relevance and importance of people place and perspectives as it relates to our university and surrounding communities
• Training in cross-cultural empathy and leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

• A recognized ally for students faculty and staff from all backgrounds and lived experiences.
• A demonstrated commitment to bringing a people-centered/students-first perspective to ethical decision-making.
• A demonstrated commitment to supporting student retention efforts especially for first year students.
• Excellent communication skills with a demonstrated ability to listen to a variety of constituent groups synthesize input and make decisions.
• Skill in sharing information broadly to build consensus and support for action with a clearly articulated vision.
• Inspirational leadership qualitiesvisionary communicative adaptive transparent empowering team builder; engenders trust maintains a good sense of humor.
• Agility in handling criticism effectively in high stress situations.
• Experience as a mediator and/or with conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to utilize institutional data to benchmark and promote accountability for initiatives and planning.

To be considered for this role candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note that Adams State University is unable to provide sponsorship transfer or support for employment visas (such as H-1B TN ect.) for this specific opening.

Location: On-site in Alamosa CO

Work Hours: 8 hours a week

Salary and Benefits:

The salary for this position is $11500/annually (8 hrs/week). In addition to salary Adams State University offers retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.

How to Apply:

All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State Universitys Workday application portal.

No other format of application material will be accepted.

Completed applications include the following:

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be necessary at the time of appointment)

• Three professional references including phone number and email for each

Application deadline has been extended to 8/27/2026.

Questions about the position may be directed to Dr. Florencio Aranda at

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives experiences skills and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning leadership and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study work and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women BIPOC LGBTQ individuals veterans and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates with varied language skills who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income first-generation and Hispanic-serving rural anchor university. Therefore we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching service and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams States purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.

Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.

Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students faculty staff and visitors and to protecting its funds property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective continuing and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASUs Office of Equal Opportunity and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct ASUs sexual misconduct policies contact information for the Adams State Universitys Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at These procedures also describe the Universitys response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.

Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race color sex disability and as covered by law veteran addition University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion national origin ancestry age sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression marital status and parental status.