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We are glad that you are interested in learning more about working in Campus Life at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU)! Campus Life is currently hiring for a Community Director for Tingelstad Hall that is integral to supporting student success at PLU. We hope these pages will provide a simple and informative guide to everything prospective candidates will need to know about Campus Life professional staff opportunities, living in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) and working at PLU. Please use the right-hand navigational menu above to navigate through our selection & hire webpages.

About PLU & Campus Life

The vision of Campus Life is to create opportunities and environments that: inspire and cultivate joy; champion equity and justice; enrich authentic growth; and care for wellbeing. We work to fulfill this vision through our mission: Campus Life seeks to engage students in co-creating and sustaining radically inclusive communities of belonging, learning, and leadership — for students and the intersecting communities in which we are rooted.

Campus Life creates a cohesive, intentional, and holistic student experience while enhancing student learning, engagement and success at PLU. The work of Campus Life staff transcends a single functional area and provides the opportunity to engage with a variety of other functional areas, including: New Student Orientation, Student Activities, Clubs & Organizations, Leadership Programs, Residential Life, Commuter Student Programs, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Campus Life is situated within Student Life, a Division that strives for improved care, learning and service to students through increased synergies and efficiencies.

Available Positions

Associate Director for Campus Life Engagement

Associate Director Position

Apply for this positions today via PLU’s Human Resources Webpage: https://employment.plu.edu/postings/8721

About the Associate Director Position

The Associate Director for Campus Life Engagement is an integral member of the Campus Life team and, as a part of the Coordinating Team, plays a key role in developing and realizing the vision and mission of Campus Life as it contributes to the university mission at Pacific Lutheran University.
The Associate Director provides leadership for the student experience through the direct supervision of two Community Directors and the collaborative recruitment, selection, and training of all six Community Directors. The Associate Director reports to the Director for Campus Life Engagement.
The Associate Director provides leadership and coordination for Campus Life departmental marketing, communication and assessment efforts. The Associate Director works with the Director for Campus Life Engagement to design and implement the campus-wide collaboration necessary for an effective and impactful New Student Orientation and other co-curricular initiatives.
Campus Life integrates the traditional work of Student Engagement, Commuter Services, and Residential Life to create a more cohesive, intentional, and holistic student experience while enhancing student learning, engagement and success at PLU. Campus Life is situated within the Student Life Division. Through shared departmental leadership, vision and work, the Campus Life department enhances student learning, engagement and success at PLU.

Compensation & Benefits

  • $29.57/hour (or ~$61,800/year baseline salary).
    • This position has a flexible, 40-hour/week hourly work schedule, including a commitment to sustainable weekly schedule that keeps to 40 hours/week
    • Overtime (time and a half) rate for any hours worked over 40 per week when this is unavoidable due to crisis response, move in/out, or other anticipated or unanticipated busy times of the year
    • This position is not subject to state income tax
  • Opportunities to work remotely
    • The Office of Campus Life (AUC 161) flexibly works virtually on Fridays
  • Excellent benefits to working in Washington State, PLU, and within the Campus Life department, including:
    • Reproductive rights are protected by WA state law.
    • Generous paid time off, including a bonus 56 additional hours of flexible time off yearly
      • Winter holiday time off with university closure from 12/25 through 1/1
    • PLU is located right off of Interstate-5 and is only 45 minutes from Olympia, Seattle, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    • Option to purchase an unlimited regional transit pass for $35.00 as of the 2025-2026 academic year

Position Highlights

  • Supervises 2 professional staff Community Directors
  • Serves in Professional Staff Member On-Call Crisis Response Duty Rotation
  • Serves as a member of the Campus Life Coordinating Team
  • Lead in the development of the Campus Life department marketing and branding
  • Assist the Director for Campus Life Engagement in coordinating New Student Orientation and other co-curricular initiatives
  • Teaches PLUS 100: Transitions to PLU (one-credit, first-year seminar)

Thank you for your interest. We hope you learn a lot and have fun exploring. If you have any questions about these professional staff opportunities within Campus Life, the search process, or this web page, please direct them to  Alexis Austin, Associate Director for Campus Life.