Director of Pathway to ISU

Ivy Tech Community College • Terre Haute, IN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Pathway to ISU offers structured support for a successful transition from high school to college. The program enrolls students in academic courses offered with Ivy Tech Community College of Terre Haute on Indiana State University’s campus. Students receive wrap around student success support from both institutions, academic and peer mentoring. Once a student has successfully completed the required courses with Ivy Tech Community College, students transition to Indiana State University to earn a bachelor's degree. The Director will strategically and intentionally help students in understanding the benefits of participation in Pathway to ISU. The position will work closely with stakeholders at ISU and Ivy Tech to achieve success in conversion and retention of students in the PTISU cohort. This diverse group of students will understand the requirements for acceptance, continuation, cost, financial aid expectations, and engagement. The successful candidate will meet minimum metric for evaluation and success of the program as determined by ISU and Ivy Tech leadership. This position is grant funded by a partnership between Indiana State University and Ivy Tech Community College funded though December 2028

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least 3-5 years of K12 or higher education leadership experience
• Success coaching and outstanding communication skills
• Experience in CRM utilization and prior experience in an ERP platform a plus.
• Expertise in Microsoft office and other technology platforms essential.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree

Responsibilities

• Responsible for coordinating the Pathway to ISU program, which includes but is not limited to:
• Working in Normal Hall on Indiana State University’s campus to develop close relationships with participants and staff and faculty working with participants
• Partnering with ISU’s Project Success Director
• Serving as a liaison between Ivy Tech and Indiana State (the institutions, as well as the staff, instructors and units responsible for the program)
• Facilitating monthly Pathway to ISU meetings with stakeholders from each campus
• Institutionalizing a case-management approach (data driven support provided to scaffold and move students forward; using an early alert system to intervene with individual students)
• Supervising study tables
• Evaluating the quality and effectiveness of the Pathway to ISU program (identifying elements of the program that are working, those that should be modified, those that should be jettisoned)
• Reporting to executive leadership and other constituencies (including but not limited to persistence, retention, transition, and graduation data—aggregated and disaggregated).
• Provide guidance and direction to Pathway to ISU applicants from first contact to enrollment through the completion of the first year.
• Coach and communicate to students and parents in the Pathway to ISU cohort.
• Assist students with FAFSA completion.
• In conjunction with campus stakeholders, develop an extensive communication plan to students and influencers.
• Work closely with the student success coach at Ivy Tech and the University College instructor at ISU to assure students are engaging with student success services early and often.
• In conjunction with the FA professionals, assist students in FA completion, refunds, and payments to ISU Residential Life.
• Provide 1:1 assistance with students.
• Track academic performance.
• Assure that student success strategies reflect the diversity and needs of students accepted into Pathway to ISU.
• Collaborate extensively with faculty and staff from ISU and Ivy Tech to minimize communication to students from a variety of individuals and concisely report details as needed to students.
• Utilize SLATE relationship management platform to increase conversion rate of applicants.
• Utilize Banner student system effectively to follow student transaction history.
• Understand clearly Residential Life programming and requirements.
• Communicate the Indiana Core Curriculum to applicants and track success of courses toward completion.
• Conduct New Student Orientation in coordination with Indiana State University for each new cohort.
• Understand FERPA and the importance of professionalism to collaborate with both ISU and Ivy Tech in a complex program targeted toward a cohort of 50 students and their families.

Benefits

• No waiting period to enroll in benefits.
• Employer contribution to retirement plan.
• Excellent benefits, including voluntary benefits: medical, dental, vision, retirement, life insurance, spouse/child life insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, identity theft protection, accidental injury and illness, and more!
• Paid time off: vacation, sick, volunteer, bereavement.
• Paid holidays: 9 days plus winter break between December 25th and January 1st.
• Free tuition at any Ivy Tech location for employee, spouse, and qualifying dependents.
• Full time employees qualify for tuition assistance for higher education opportunities.
• Professional Development opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees