Job Description

Title: Senior Student Conduct Coordinator
Division Name: Student Affairs
Department: Dean of Students
Campus Location: Normal, IL

Job Summary

The Senior Student Conduct Coordinator plays a central role in the daily leadership and internal operations of the Student Conduct Office, ensuring that the University’s commitment to student rights, responsibilities, and accountability is upheld. Working under the direction of the Assistant Dean for Student Conduct, this position oversees core conduct processes, manages operational workflows, and leads efforts to ensure consistency, efficiency, and compliance across the conduct system.

Acting as a key partner to students, faculty, and campus stakeholders, the Senior Student Conduct Coordinator guides the University’s response to behavioral concerns while promoting student development both on and off-campus. The role leads the development and implementation of training and professional development initiatives across the conduct system, including the University Hearing Panel, unit Graduate Assistants, and Conduct Consultants. It also advances educational outreach and procedural clarity so that students understand their rights and responsibilities under the Code of Student Conduct.

In addition to overseeing the unit’s sanction curriculum and educational interventions, the Senior Student Conduct Coordinator serves as the University’s student conduct Clery coordinator, ensuring consistent staff training and collaborating with campus police on the Annual Security Report. The position also leads the University’s anti-hazing policy, accountability process, and reporting efforts, aligning practices with the Stop Campus Hazing Act and emerging national standards. Through these responsibilities, the Senior Student Conduct Coordinator strengthens the integrity, consistency, and educational impact of the student conduct process. The position carries significant responsibility for institutional compliance and risk management, particularly in relation to federal regulations, Clery reporting, and campus safety obligations.

Additional Information

University Benefit Highlights:
- Insurance benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life
- Retirement and supplemental retirement planning options
- Tuition waiver benefits available to staff as well as their eligible dependents
- Paid holiday/administrative closures during Thanksgiving and Winter Breaks
- Paid benefit time
Additional University Benefit information, including information regarding eligibility to participate in the State Universities Retirement System and the State of Illinois Group Insurance program, can be reviewed here: https://hr.illinoisstate.edu/benefits/

Salary Rate / Pay Rate

$55,000 - $65,000

Required Qualifications

1. Master's degree at the time of application.
2. Three (3) years of full-time student conduct experience post master’s degree.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Master's degree in college student personnel, higher education, higher education administration, student affairs administration, or a related field.
2. Familiarity with electronic student conduct information management systems (ex. Symplicity, Maxient).
3. Experience investigating complex cases, including student group allegations of hazing.
4. Familiarity with federal and state compliance requirements (Title IX, Clery, FERPA, Drug Free Schools and Communities Act, Stop Campus Hazing Act, etc).
5. Completed Clery training through a nationally recognized organization (NACCOP, Clery Center, etc.).
6. Experience in Housing, Student Activities, and/or Sorority & Fraternity Life.

Work Hours

Monday through Friday; 8am - 4:30pm, some evenings and weekends may be required.

Functional Expectations

Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:
1. Remain at a workstation for extended periods
2. Move about in various locations on and off campus as needed to complete day-to-day work
3. Effectively communicate on a daily basis with students, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders.

Proposed Starting Date

September 2026

Required Applicant Documents

Resume
Cover Letter
Reference List (minimum of 3)

Please Note: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Special Instructions for Applicants

Sponsorship: Applicants for this position must be currently legally authorized to work for Illinois State University in the United States. Illinois State University will not sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa for this opportunity. Illinois State University is not a qualifying employer for the STEM OPT benefit: only the 12-month OPT may be used to work at Illinois State University.

Contact Information for Applicants

Janice Blair
jlblair@ilstu.edu
(309) 438-8621

Important Information for Applicants

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and if applicable, an employment history review, based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation and/or an employment history review. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.