Assistant Director, Student Success

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign • Urbana, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Director of Student Success is a program leadership role within the Student Success unit, responsible for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of cohort-based student success programming that supports academic achievement, engagement, and retention.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• A total of three (3) years (36 months) in education, training and/or work experience in higher education academic student retention services.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Higher Education or a field related to the position
• Experience designing and implementing cohort-based or transition programs
• Experience working with students in academic transition and/or on low academic warning and/or students of concern

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Business Pathways Academy (BPA) program, ensuring strong outcomes in student engagement, academic performance, and retention
• Oversee delivery of integrated programming across academic, co-curricular, and community-based experiences
• Contribute to student success and retention initiatives within the broader Student Success portfolio
• Partner with leadership to align BPA outcomes with college-wide learner experience goals
• Contribute to the development and execution of cohort-based student success strategy
• Design, implement, and continuously improve BPA programming.
• Coordinate and align BPA student participation in supplemental learning systems.
• Oversee day-to-day operations of BPA programming and initiatives
• Track and analyze data
• Develop reports to evaluate program outcomes and impact
• Maintain program materials, communications, and systems
• Establish clear expectations and accountability structures for program delivery
• Provide professional and student staff training
• Serve as a program-level leader within Student Success, contributing to unit planning and coordination
• Support integration of BPA within the broader student success, OUP and Gies Business ecosystem
• Collaborate with Coordinator of Academic Success to lead key program personnel.
• Contribute to unit-level reporting and assessment efforts, including dashboards and impact reports
• Monitor academic progress of BPA students toward graduation using the appropriate systems
• Provide proactive individualized advising and degree planning to BPA students, especially those entering with at-risk degree progression
• Coordinate with Program Coordinator to organize facilitated study groups and skill-based workshops

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level