The Program Specialist contributes to the success of the Offices of Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry (UR&CI) and Service-Learning (S-L) by planning, promoting, coordinating, scheduling, and executing programs for UR&CI and S-L, with a focus on student engagement and support.
The role supports the scheduling, promotion, and execution of student-focused events across all colleges and regional campuses; provides individualized consultations for students on undergraduate research experiences, ensuring support throughout the educational cycle from entry to graduation; delivers information about undergraduate research and service-learning to current and prospective students through a variety of means including, designing group presentations aligned with unit goals and identified student needs, and individual emails and phone calls, utilizing Salesforce to track and manage individual interactions; coordinates with relevant units across the institution, including University Libraries, First-Year Experience, STEP, Honors & Scholars, and Advancement Events; conducts outreach and recruitment activities to raise awareness of UR&CI programs, including presentation events, workshops, and the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program (URAP), with the goal to attract a group of participants representative of all Ohio State students; selects, trains, and supervises a team of paid student employee undergraduate research peer mentors to assist with outreach efforts.
Collaborates with the Office of Academic Enrichment marketing and communications teams to support UR&CI and S-L marketing and communication across multiple platforms, including serving as the primary author of the UR&CI monthly student newsletter and event-related student communications; leads administrative duties, primarily via Workday, related to student programming, such as the purchase of supplies and services and coordinating event vendors for signature events; contributes to program planning and design as appropriate; and works on special projects and duties as assigned.

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