Student & Campus Life (SCL) inspires transformation in all Cornell students on their journey of individual, academic, and personal evolution. Our division is comprised of leading student affairs experts who support our campus on pressing student life matters, including public service, health, wellness, social justice, residential living, food services, sports, recreation, career services, and student activities and organizations, including sorority and fraternity life. Our nearly 4,000 staff and student employees who make up SCL embrace the opportunity to represent the division and strive for excellence as we shape the Cornell student experience, one interaction at a time.

The Dean of Students Office (DOS) is dedicated to transformational learning in the co-curricular guiding students towards greater resiliency and engagement. DOS promotes a cohesive campus community that brings people together across lines of difference and provides support during challenging times to allow all students to benefit from the educational and co-curricular environment.

The Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (OSCCS) supports the holistic development of the student experience by educating students about behavioral expectations and enforcing the Student Code of Conduct (Code) through a fair and educational process that fosters campus safety, accountability, and personal/organizational development. The OSCCS ensures proper investigation and resolution of alleged Code violations, or any other regulation as the University President and/or Board of Trustees may direct. The OSCCS adheres to the established procedures under the Code when resolving alleged conduct violations with fairness, integrity, and objectivity for all parties involved, consistent with the university’s educational goals.

The Associate Dean of Students – Group Behavior and Development for the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards (OSCCS) reports to the Senior Associate Dean of Students and Director of OSCCS and serves as a member of the office’s leadership team. The Associate Dean supports the collaborative development, management, and evaluation of the university’s student conduct system and cases arising out of the Code on a campus of 24,000 students and over 1,000 student organizations, including a robust Greek life presence. This position leads all aspects of the conduct process related to student groups and organizations (e.g., fraternities, sororities, living groups, athletic teams, and clubs), including case management, and resolution options (investigation and adjudication, alternative dispute resolution, including restorative practices). In this work, the Associate Dean utilizes an educational and restorative approach in managing and resolving student organization conduct concerns. The Associate Dean also leads collateral areas of OSCCS, including departmental assessment, the development of all educational, alternative, restorative resolution options, and manages the conduct data management system. Additionally, this position supervises direct reports in their assigned area and serves in an Administrator on-call rotation responding to crisis-related situations after-hours, including navigating high-level issues of physical and psychological safety.

This position is an in-person role but can work remotely for (3) months to support relocation needs.

Success Factors

Applied understanding of student development theory, including the impact of student behavior on overall student and student organization success.
An ability to navigate and work collaboratively in a student-centered environment committed to the values of shared governance, with enthusiasm for and demonstrated commitment to supporting a diverse student body.
An ability to work in a conduct system dedicated to a fair and educational process that fosters campus safety, accountability, and personal/organizational development.
Exceptional interpersonal, communication, planning, reasoning, organizational, and project management skills, with an ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

Please Note: There is no visa sponsorship for this position.

Additional Required Submission

As part of your application, please submit a work product that demonstrates your experience conducting investigations. Given that this role places a strong emphasis on student organization behavior, we encourage you to submit an example that also reflects your experience working with student organizations.

Examples may include, but are not limited to:

Investigation summaries or reports involving Greek letter organizations
Conduct-related documentation involving athletic teams
Case materials related to other campus-based student groups

Due to the sensitive nature of conduct-related materials, you are welcome to redact any identifying information as appropriate. Please note that your submission will be shared only with the search committee and used solely for evaluation purposes related to this position.

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree and a minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in College Student Personnel Administration, Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Counseling, or a closely related field with three (3) years of direct experience in student conduct.
Demonstrated experience working with college student conduct systems, including intake, investigation, adjudication, and sanctions.
Experience with adjudicating policy violations by student organizations, including specifically, social Greek organizations, including experience collaborating with national headquarters and advisors.
Experience working with an educational and restorative approach to student conduct issues, including experience with alternative dispute resolutions and restorative practices.
Ability to serve on-call and respond to crisis situations according to organizational protocol, including evening and weekend work as required.
Experience supervising, developing, and motivating a team.
Experience building collaborative partnerships with faculty, staff, students, parents/families, and community partners.
Experience developing and implementing training and behavior prevention efforts.
Experience developing and implementing a sanctions curriculum focused on personal and organization development, accountability, and resource access.
Experience working in a quasi-legalistic student conduct process.
Familiarity with higher education legal issues, including HEOA, FERPA, and Clery.
Ability to occasionally work nights and weekends (i.e., conduct hearing, training, and prevention education sessions, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with student-centered behavioral policies, procedures, and prevention efforts.
Experience collaborating successfully with a wide variety of student organizations.
Experience working in a complex organizational setting.
Experience developing and implementing an educational and restorative approach to student conduct issues, including alternative dispute resolutions and restorative practices.
Experience developing and implementing building assessment strategies and utilizing outcomes to inform organizational change.

University Job Title:

Mgr Program

Job Family:

Student Services

Level:

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

Pay Range:

$91,932.00 - $112,361.00

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Shallena Cunningham

Contact Email:

sdc93@cornell.edu

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2025-11-05

Associate Dean of Students, Group Behavior and Development