Program Administrator, Second Year Experience - College of Arts & Science
About The Position
Arts & Science is seeking a dynamic Program Administrator, Second Year Experience to join the College of Arts & Science's Student Success team. This individual supports the Associate Director, First and Second Year Experience in developing and implementing programs designed to engage and support second-year students throughout their second year. This role helps create a seamless transition from first to second year, promoting academic success, community building, and student retention. The Program Administrator assists with coordinating student leadership, events, and campus collaborations while contributing to program assessment and continuous improvement. This role is responsible for preparing the second-year student class for success as they declare majors and enter the final two years of college. These include helping second-year students obtain more focused co-curricular opportunities that are more tailored to individual interests.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3+ years Professional level experience in second-year experience, student leadership programming, event planning, student affairs, mentorship programming, student training with a specialization in second-year experience.
- Proven ability to execute programs at a high level, successfully manage details independently and work within predetermined timelines.
- Ability to work within complex organizations to achieve outcomes
- excellent interpersonal skills, including the demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships and communicate with multifaceted populations and stakeholders.
- Excellent presentation, written, and oral communication skills
- Ability to work effectively to a wide range of audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree Higher Education, Student Affairs, or related area.
- 5+ years Professional level experience in second-year experience, student leadership programming, event planning, student affairs, mentorship programming, student training with a specialization in second-year experience.
- Broad understanding of student services (academic and co-curricular) in a higher education setting
- Experience developing and executing interventions for students that address curricular, career, and/or social barriers to student success and engagement
- General knowledge of the range of student development and retention theories
- An understanding of promising practices in one or more of the following areas: student success and retention, student engagement, peer-to-peer, alumni, and faculty mentorship, student transition and development, behavioral science, and community and belonging in order positively affect key goals and outcomes.
Responsibilities
- developing and implementing programs designed to engage and support second-year students
- creating a seamless transition from first to second year
- promoting academic success, community building, and student retention
- coordinating student leadership, events, and campus collaborations
- contributing to program assessment and continuous improvement
- preparing the second-year student class for success as they declare majors and enter the final two years of college
- helping second-year students obtain more focused co-curricular opportunities that are more tailored to individual interests
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
