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Grand Canyon University · 3 weeks ago

Program Coordinator - Students

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

3+ years exp

Grand Canyon University is one of Arizona’s leading institutions of higher learning, seeking a Program Coordinator-Students to manage student programming for the Canyon Center for Character Education. This role involves coordinating initiatives that promote Christian character and virtues among students, through events, training, and community engagement.

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Responsibilities

Coordinate all student and alumni programming with a focus on nurturing Christian character and virtues

Design and launch mentoring programs, college-specific speaker series, and leadership development initiatives focused on Christian character

Organize and support events that encourage students to grow in Christlike character, service, and leadership

Develop and facilitate training sessions that promote Christian character and virtues informing ethical decision-making among students

Lead community-facing activities that foster integrity, responsibility, and service in alignment with GCU’s mission and the Integration of Faith, Learning, and Work (IFLW)

Lead all student-facing Christian character programs, building a culture of faith-driven, transformative leadership among students and alumni

Develop and deliver engaging campus events highlighting faith, hope, and love by facilitating dialogue series, speaker forums, service opportunities, and enhancing groups like Lopes Lead with Character, both on-ground and online

Support an annual Christian Character in the Professions Conference with participants who exemplify virtuous leadership and faithful Christian character; organize keynote events, Q&A sessions, post-event reflections, faculty/student panels, produce podcast interviews, and integrate conference content for co-curricular activities

Launch and maintain a Christian character mentorship program among students, ensuring effective mentor matching and progress tracking

Manage Christian character mentor training, personalized character action plans, student growth metrics, and longitudinal impact tracking

Develop GCU student leadership training emphasizing Christian character, conflict management, and civil discourse, in partnership with students and specified GCU staff to deliver workshops and peer-led programming

Integrate Christian character into student leadership cohorts and scholarships

Encourage student engagement in service, mentoring, and transformative leadership in alignment with GCU’s Christ-centered vision for character formation

Create, update, and disseminate targeted student resources for training and character formation efforts across campus

Support effective integration of Christian character expectations and virtue literacy across Residence Life, Athletics, ASGCU, and other student-centric divisions

Cultivate and maintain strong partnerships with Associated Students of GCU (ASGCU), Spiritual Life, Residence Life, and student-worker hiring managers to support the embedding of Christian character and virtue literacy in student hiring, onboarding, and development processes

Coordinate campus-wide recognition pathways that acknowledge Christian character among students, including a formal Christian character recognition framework with Student Affairs, the Honors College, and Career Services to aid resume-building and graduate/professional school applications

Collect, analyze, and report student outcomes and program feedback to improve resources and initiatives within the CCCE

Manage grant expenditures for student-focused initiatives, projects, and resources

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Student programmingChristian educationEvent planningLeadership developmentMentoringPartnership developmentCivil discourseCommunication skillsConflict management