The Chicago School

Events

• Manage practice areas including but not limited to new student orientation, student events including white coat, commencement, and match week, and student activities and organizations in partnership with IllinoisCOM and university personnel.
• Collaborate with university and IllinoisCOM partners to design, implement, evaluate, and maintain engaging and effective student activities, programs, and events that meet the unique needs of medical students.
• Liaison with external community partners to develop rich, relevant co-curricular opportunities for medical students.
• Support the Chicago School Student Association’s initiatives and facilitate engagement between medical students and students in other colleges across the university.
• Advise and guide medical student organizations that promote student engagement, leadership, and professional development.
• Create a culture of student well-being by promoting wellness education and providing appropriate, timely physical and mental health programs, resources, and services.
• Collaborate with IllinoisCOM and university partners to design and offer student events focused on overall student well-being that meet the unique needs of osteopathic medical students.
• Plan, execute, evaluate, and refine relevant, high-impact wellness programs and events focused on holistic medical student well-being.
• Coordinate all logistics for wellness-related activities, including communication, scheduling, marketing, facilitation, and follow-up.
• Analyze the medical student lifecycle from pre-matriculation to graduation and identify opportunities to optimize students’ holistic success through co-curricular engagement.
• Participate in the development and implementation of assessment tools that measure the utilization and effectiveness of events and services and report on outcomes.
• Liaise with university and IllinoisCOM partners to foster effective communication, collaboration, and support, ensuring the successful implementation of department initiatives and enhancing the overall student experience.
• Serve on IllinoisCOM committees and work groups, as assigned.
• Support IllinoisCOM student engagement in university-wide programs.
• Support the maintenance of online content for all assigned functions on the student website, employee intranet, The Chicago School website, and other digital platforms.
• Supervise student employees as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Assistant Director – Student Life and Events

Administrative Assistant

• Manage principals’ schedules
• Schedule, execute, and coordinate a seamless run of the principals’ daily schedules
• Proactively resolve conflicts and/or escalate issues
• Ensure that the principals understand the basics of who, what, where, why, and how of every meeting
• Manage onsite meetings and events for principals
• Arrange travel logistics for the principals’ trips
• Prepare and manage all assigned expense reports
• Oversee day-to-day office management responsibilities for the IllinoisCOM