at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois, United States
Job Description
We are seeking a highly motivated and creative individual who is excited to work with students and faculty to foster entrepreneurship and innovation (E&I) across campus. The coordinator will report directly to the Dean of the School of Business and Economics and work collaboratively with the Director of the Petrick Idea Center and other internal and external partners. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic professional who enjoys building programs, solving problems, and helping students turn ideas into action. This is a specially funded full-time, 12 month, on-campus position; ongoing renewal of position is contingent upon funding. Generous benefits include health, retirement, considerable time off, and access to multiple tuition programs for employees and dependents.
Responsibilities:
- Entrepreneurship Events; plan and execute Titan New Venture Challenge & Get Funded events; organize pre-event workshops and skill development programming; plan and execute immersion E&I field trip
- Campus Programming; plan and execute bimonthly student workshops on E&I for current students; develop and coordinate mentoring program for student-entrepreneurs; support student-led entrepreneurial programs on campus; support programming in our curricular efforts (major/minor) and Small Business Development Center (SBDC); handle planning and logistics for guest speaker series in E&I
- Coordinating with Strategic Partners; handle logistics & planning for advisory committees; build alumni fellows program to support student entrepreneurs (working with Advancement); liaison with internal partners; communications and logistics with high school programming
- Communications; coordinate an E&I podcast, plan extensive social media coverage of E&I activities across various platforms; author quarterly reports on progress to donors & advisory councils; work with University marketing and communications office to plan and execute media coverage of events
