Student Engagement, Scholarship & Fellowship Program Coordinator | College of Arts & Sciences (Pullman, WA)
About The Position
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is seeking a Student Engagement, Scholarship & Fellowship Program Coordinator/Assistant to support student success, engagement, recruitment, and retention. The successful candidate will begin as either a Program Coordinator or Program Assistant depending on your level of experience. In the role you will oversee the comprehensive administration, management, and coordination of CAS student support funds, including scholarships, fellowships, awards, travel funds, and other development-funded opportunities. Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to managing application and award processes, monitoring fund utilization, maintaining accurate records, and coordinating support across the college, schools, departments, and other units. You will also work directly with students to promote awareness of available funding and engagement opportunities, respond to questions, support students through application processes, and connect them with appropriate college and university resources. Additionally, you will support student engagement initiatives, including events, outreach campaigns, recognition activities, and programs designed to strengthen students’ connection to CAS and increase participation in academic experiential, and career-readiness opportunities.
Requirements
- Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Experience working with databases, generating reports from a database and multiple data sources.
- Effective interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of full-time clerical experience OR equivalent education/experience (for Program Assistant).
- High school graduation or equivalent AND two years of experience in the program specialty OR equivalent education/experience (for Program Coordinator).
- Two years Program Specialty includes experience supporting, coordinating, or administrating scholarships, financial aid processes, or gift use documentation, or equivalent experience (for Program Coordinator).
Nice To Haves
- Experience with InDesign or other design software for promotional materials.
- Prior experience/knowledge of standard professional development processes.
- Experience in higher education, including knowledge of general operations, policies, and procedures.
- Experience with the Workday system.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the comprehensive administration, management, and coordination of CAS student support funds, including scholarships, fellowships, awards, travel funds, and other development-funded opportunities.
- Manage application and award processes.
- Monitor fund utilization.
- Maintain accurate records.
- Coordinate support across the college, schools, departments, and other units.
- Work directly with students to promote awareness of available funding and engagement opportunities.
- Respond to student questions.
- Support students through application processes.
- Connect students with appropriate college and university resources.
- Support student engagement initiatives, including events, outreach campaigns, recognition activities, and programs designed to strengthen students’ connection to CAS and increase participation in academic experiential, and career-readiness opportunities.
Benefits
- Paid sick and vacation leave
- Paid holidays
- Medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
- Retirement
- Deferred compensation
- Optional supplemental retirement accounts
- Training and development
- Employee tuition waiver
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
