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Req Id: 42798
Job Title: Assistant Dean of Students
City: Hammond and Westville
Overview of Assistant Dean of Students
The Assistant Dean of Students serves as a senior administrator within the Office of the Dean of Students and provides leadership for student support, student conduct administration, crisis response, case management, behavioral intervention, and campus outreach initiatives. This position supports student success, retention, and well-being by addressing complex student concerns, overseeing conduct processes, managing intervention strategies, and collaborating across the university to promote a safe and supportive campus environment. The Assistant Dean serves as a key resource for students, faculty, staff, and families navigating challenging student situations, and works closely with the Dean of Students to support strategic planning, assessment, policy implementation, and divisional operations.
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Duties and Responsibilities of Assistant Dean of Students
Serve as a primary Student Conduct Administrator for violations of the Regulations Governing Student Conduct, including high-level and complex conduct matters that may result in suspension or expulsion.
Investigating reports of misconduct and behavioral concerns
Conducting student meetings and administrative hearings
Preparing conduct notices, hearing notifications, and outcome letters
Writing case summaries and disciplinary decisions
Managing appeal preparation and documentation
Maintaining student disciplinary records in compliance with university policy and FERPA requirements
Ensuring consistency, fairness, and educational outcomes throughout the conduct process
Behavioral Intervention, Student Support, and Crisis Response
Provide direct intervention and support for students experiencing personal, academic, behavioral, or crisis-related concerns.
Serving as a key member of the Student Behavioral Intervention Team (SBIT)
Coordinating student outreach, follow-up, referrals, and intervention planning
Assessing student risk and recommending appropriate support strategies
Collaborating with PNW offices including but not limited to the PNW Counseling Center, Housing and Residential Education, Academic Affairs, University Police, Title IX, and external resources
Supporting students and families during emergencies, hospitalizations, deaths, and other significant crises
Assisting with emergency response protocols and university-wide student support efforts
Creating reports and dashboards to track student concerns, conduct trends, outreach outcomes, and intervention patterns
Identifying emerging campus trends and recommending prevention strategies
Supporting annual reporting, compliance review, and assessment initiatives
Maintaining data integrity and ensuring appropriate record retention practices
Lead and support campus outreach initiatives designed to promote student safety, wellbeing, and intervention awareness.
Coordinating and facilitating bystander intervention training programs
Supporting prevention education initiatives related to student safety, conduct awareness, and help-seeking behaviors
Developing educational presentations for students, faculty, and staff
Representing the Office of the Dean of Students on university committees and collaborative initiatives
Supporting orientation, Welcome Week, retention efforts, and campus-wide student success programming
Provide administrative supervision for professional staff and support daily operations of the Office of the Dean of Students.
Supervising staff assignments, workflow, and case management processes
Assisting with hiring, training, performance management, and staff development
Supporting budget oversight with operational planning
Collaborating with the Dean of Students on departmental assessment, policy development and long-term strategic planning.
Benefits of Assistant Dean of Students
Full benefits – Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Retirement, Life Insurance and more
Accrue 15 days’ vacation your first year, then 22 days’ vacation your 2nd year plus rollover
University contribution of 10% to retirement (3 year waiting period)
University contributions to Health Savings Account –
Plus a chance to earn more through participating in University Wellness Initiatives
10 paid holidays
Employee Wellness Programs
Paid Parental Leave after one year of service
Tuition remission for you, your spouse and dependent children at any Purdue campus
For more information on our excellent benefit package, please visit: https://www.pnw.edu/human-resources/benefits/
Education of Assistant Dean of Students
Master's degree in Counseling, Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Education, Public Administration, Social Work, or a closely related field.
Experience of Assistant Dean of Students
Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible professional experience in higher education, student affairs administration, student conduct, case management, behavioral intervention, counseling, or related administrative work.
Additional Information
Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
Professional references will be verified prior to any offer of employment. Employment is contingent upon completion of successful background check along with a motor vehicle records check if applicable.
Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered university that transforms lives through innovative education, impactful research and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana in the greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 core students, in a wide range of academic programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels.
Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff members for operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branch campus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in Northwest Indiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’s values reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation, a student-centric university, and excellence.
PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges report and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision to cultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNW advances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positively impacts regional development.
FLSA Status
Exempt
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