The field is not quite as narrow as it might seem: RD and a Director of ResLife. There are actually quite a few areas out there that you may want to look at:
Campus Recreation & Intramurals
Judicial Affairs
Greek Life
Chaplain
Campus Safety
Community Life
Director of Housing
Outdoor Education
Student Health Services
Diversity
Career Development
Events Coordinator
Leadership Development
International Student
Coordinator for First Year Education
Counseling
This is just one segment of Higher Education. Working is Higher Education is both fun and rewarding. It is a ministry, a positive work setting, plenty of variety, there is a lot of room for advancement, and it can be a very stable working environment compared with most other fields. If you would like to learn more about this field, please talk with any of our MVNU Student Development staff and ask us for more information or what you can do to get started.
Here are a few of the websites to look for positions in Higher Education (Some will be links on this site permanently):
http://www.cccu.org/career/ns_career.asp - Various jobs at Christian schools
http://www.acsdhome.org/placement.htm - Student Development jobs at Christian schools
- ACSD Conference in Indiana at the beginning of June where a lot of schools will do their hiring
http://www.higheredjobs.com/ - Various jobs at mostly secular schools (public and private)
http://www.residentassistant.com/jobs/index.htm - A few Student Development jobs at secular schools
http://jobslink.naspa.org/search.cfm - More Student Development jobs at secular schools
http://placement.myacpa.org/ongoing/admin/employers.cfm?cfid=568951&cftoken=91402598 - More Student Development jobs at secular schools
http://www.nacac.com/classifieds2.cfm?catid=2 - Admissions positions
http://www.naccap.org/membership/careers/ - Christian school admissions positions
http://nirsa.jobcontrolcenter.com/search/results/ - Recreation and Intramurals jobs
http://www.acuho.ohio-state.edu/jobs/ - More secular school housing related jobs
