Office/Department: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (SOGIE)
Position: SOGIE Education Assistantship
Director: Jordan ‘JT’ Todd, Director
Supervisor: Cassidy Angelo, Assistant Director
Number of Positions Available: 1

In this role GAs will supervise undergraduate students and help coordinate the Diversity Education Empowerment Program, collaboratively, with the DEEP Impact GA in the Center for Multicultural Student Services. Serving on the SOGIE Team, this person will contribute to program planning and gathering knowledge on LGBTQ+ student support.

Mission Statement: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression (SOGIE) Programming works toward promoting James Madison University's commitment to diversity through education, support, advocacy and the fostering of equity for all students, inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions.

Functional areas included in this office/department: Program planning, implementation and evaluation on various LGBTQ+ support and education, including:

• Peer Education workshops on LGBTQ+ identities
• SOGIE Volunteer Program training and volunteer development
• The Lavender Lounge (campus LGBTQ+ center)
• Educational social media posts
• Awareness day events, such as tabling for Lesbian Awareness Day or Intersex Awareness Week
• Community building programs like Community Chats and open houses
• Large scale campus events, such as Trans Day of Remembrance, Trans Day of Visibility, and Lavender  Graduation

Student involvement including:

• Peer Educators
• Volunteers
• Affinity Groups

Students who participate in this experience will gain understanding of student affairs as a profession and the influence student affairs has on contemporary higher education through the following tasks and activities:

• Collaboratively supervise the DEEP Impact Educator team including weekly 1:1s, staff training and development, and facilitate staff meetings.
• Oversee the logistics of the DEEP impact program through the supervision of the SOGIE Education Coordinator.
• Serve on the program planning team for DEEP impact and assist with program development, marketing, outreach, assessment, and hiring.
• Have direct oversight in the planning of Transgender Day of Remembrance and Proud of my Pride, and support other departmental events.
• Attend SOGIE staff meetings, trainings, and 1:1s with your supervisor.
• Represent SOGIE in various committees, such as SOGIE Advisory Board, and campus wide tabling events and departmental presentations.
• Other duties as assigned that will contribute to the growth of SOGIE.

Students who participate in this experience will be exposed to the purposeful application of the following student development, career development, counseling and/or organizational theories

• Psychosocial Developmental Theories: (Chickering, Erikson)
• Cognitive Developmental Theories: (Perry, Kolhberg, Belenky, Gilligan)
• Identity Development Theories related to sexual orientation: (Cass, Troiden, D/Augelli, Meyer & Schwitzer)
• Feminist Sociological Theory: (Intersectionality)

Students assigned to this site will be able to participate in the following assessment and/or evaluation projects:

• Implementing and analyzing current assessment tools
• Writing program goals, objectives and evaluation
• Research projects as needed

Students who participate in this experience will be evaluated and provided on-going feedback in the following ways:

• Individual weekly meetings with supervisor.
• Formal evaluations with supervisor each semester.
• Periodic assessment of learning outcomes from learning contract.
• Facilitator evaluations from students in programs, if applicable.
• Weekly staff meetings and professional developments. 

Specific expectations of students assigned to this site include:

• Supporting the mission of SOGIE programming.
• Adhering to ethical guidelines of the College Student Personnel profession.
• Maintaining confidentiality.
• Establishing and maintaining office hours.
• Attending required meetings/workshops/etc.
• Completing assigned projects.
• Collaborating with other offices in the development of programs.
• Maintaining a positive attitude about job responsibilities.
• Upholding office professionalism standards.