Saint Louis University Core 

University Core Invites Applications for Associate Directors  

The University Core is pleased to invite interested faculty and staff members to apply to serve as associate directors of the Core effective July 1, 2026. The five associate director positions open for applications are: Open Seminars; Cura Personalis and Reflection in Action; Ultimate Questions; Eloquentia Perfecta; Equity and Global Identities. Associate Directors serve three year terms and are compensated with one course release or equivalent and a stipend for summer work. Position Descriptions and eligibility guidelines are available here; the application deadline is January 19, 2026. 

SLU’s Core is overseen by a team of six associate directors, each in charge of leading the vision and development of their distinct Core area. The Core’s first team of associate directors was appointed in July 2020, immediately after the university-wide ratification of our new common Core curriculum. Over the past six years and in collaboration with the Director and Assistant Director of the Core and the UUCC, this inaugural team has carefully and successfully led the vision for and development of their unique Core areas. You can learn more about the Core’s current leadership structure here: https://www.slu.edu/core/directory.php

For this application cycle, the Core has reimagined and combined two Associate Director positions. The Associate Director: Open Seminars position guides synthetic vision for and oversight of SLU’s Ignite Seminar and Collaborative Inquiry requirements; and the Associate Director: Eloquentia Perfecta position guides synthetic vision for and oversight of the four interconnected areas of SLU’s Eloquentia Perfecta sequence (Written Communication, Visual Communication, Oral Communication, and Creative Expression). The three remaining open positions remain as originally configured in 2020. 

For queries or clarifications, please contact Dr. Ellen Crowell, Director of the University Core at ellen.crowell@slu.edu