Director of Rocky Top Gateway - Division of Student Success - UTK
About The Position
Housed within the Division of Student Success, Rocky Top Gateway provides a unique and powerful opportunity for students to live the Volunteer experience from day one—on campus, in the classroom, and connected to all that makes UT special—all while completing their first-year coursework in partnership with Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC). It is designed to help students start strong, belong early, and transition smoothly into full-time UT life during their second year. Rocky Top Gateway expands access to a UT degree by offering a clear and supported pathway for a broader range of students, strengthening UT’s overall talent pipeline. Serving approximately 550 students annually, the program ensures that those who begin their studies through PSCC can still participate fully in UT’s community and resources while establishing foundational academic habits and early campus engagement. The inaugural Director of Rocky Top Gateway provides visionary, strategic, and operational leadership for Rocky Top Gateway program, a signature student success initiative within the Division of Student Success. The Director oversees all aspects of this high-impact partnership between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) and Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC). Supervised by the Senior Director of First-Year Experience and Undergraduate Pathways, this position leads a proactive, relationship-driven support model that expands access to UT, increases first-year student success, ensures students meet semester-by-semester academic requirements, and prepares at least 80% of participants to seamlessly transfer to UT as sophomores. The Director manages program operations, recruitment and yield initiatives, inter-institutional collaboration, staff supervision, budget, assessment, and continuous improvement while advancing a full UT student life experience, cohort-based living-learning environment, and curated academic and social engagement for all Rocky Top Gateway students annually.
Responsibilities
- program operations
- recruitment and yield initiatives
- inter-institutional collaboration
- staff supervision
- budget
- assessment
- continuous improvement
- advancing a full UT student life experience
- cohort-based living-learning environment
- curated academic and social engagement for all Rocky Top Gateway students annually
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
