Associate Director of Graduate Academics & Student Success
Associate Director of Graduate Academics & Student Success
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Graduate Academics & Student Success is responsible for a wide range of activities including advising students on course selection; monitoring students academic progress; advocating for students academic interests; and developing and implementing student success programming. Graduate Academics & Student Success also monitors the quality effectiveness relevance and capacity of graduate degree and certificate programs; develops and upholds graduate academic policies; ensures the effective execution of academic business processes; and ensures the maintenance of accurate academic records. The work of Graduate Academics & Student Success is guided by the Masters Student Advisory Board the Doctoral Student Advisory Board and the Graduate Faculty Advisory Board. Graduate Academics & Student Success also coordinates the activities of the Graduate Curriculum Committee.
Primary Responsibilities
Unit Leadership: Provide leadership coaching mentoring and management to professional and graduate student staff within Graduate Academics & Student Success. This includes conducting regular meetings with staff oneonone and in small groups; providing feedback on team members performance continuously throughout the course of regular work; and creating opportunities for team members to learn grow and develop.
Strategic Direction: Provide input and guidance on matters relating to graduate students academic experiences to colleagues across campus. This requires being aware of current trends in higher education and understanding how students are experiencing the universitys academic policies processes and procedures.
Retention Efforts: Lead graduate student retention efforts with assistance from the Assistant Director and Coordinator. This includes ensuring the execution of monthly checkins and appropriate followup; maintaining probation and watch lists; conducting exit interviews with graduating students; and contributing to attendance verification efforts.
Academic Advising: Advise doctoral masters and graduate certificate students on academic matters oneonone and in small groups in person by phone via email and through video conferencing.
Monitoring Academic Progress: Engage in activities that contribute to the timely and accurate monitoring of graduate students academic progress. This includes running reports; contacting students and faculty advisors; and reviewing documentation for program completion degree conferral census and more.
Student Success Programming: Work with Coordinator to develop implement and assess programs services and resources focused on graduate students academic success. This includes academic support and student success workshops the graduate student tutoring program and graduate student peer mentoring programs.
Workday Student: Contribute to the daily management of the Graduate Academics Workday Inbox which includes reviewing and taking action on a wide range of student requests and academic business processes. You will also assist with the maintenance of degree and program requirements and advisor assignments.
Career Development: Work collaboratively with the Career Center to ensure graduate students career needs are being met. Oversee the development execution and assessment of career development programs services and resources for graduate students. Track graduate student career outcomes using 12Twenty.
Graduate CoOp: With assistance from the Assistant Director manage the Graduate CoOp program. This includes promoting the program to students faculty and employers; working with faculty to identify placement opportunities; working with International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) to ensure relevant regulations are being met; and conducting regular checkins with participating students.
Graduate Curriculum Committee: Provide logistical support for Graduate Curriculum Committee meetings including preparing the agenda gathering proposal materials maintaining the GCC intranet site and following up on action items.
Annual Events: Contribute to and participate in annual events including New Masters Student Orientation New Doctoral Student Orientation the Graduate Research Conference and the Graduate Awards Ceremony.
AMP: Serve as an expert on Stevens Accelerated Masters Program (AMP) acting as a backup to the Assistant Director when needed.
Graduate Program Reviews: Oversee the timely and efficient review of graduate programs.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors degree ; Masters degree preferred.
5 years of experience working with graduate students in a university setting.
Understanding of typical academic and student affairs policies procedures practices and programs.
Proven ability to lead both people and projects including seeing complex initiatives to completion.
Capable of managing multiple projects/efforts/initiatives at the same time.
Must possess outstanding verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact confidently and competently with faculty staff students and administrators.
Must be an intrinsicallymotivated selfstarter who is capable of operating independently.
Department
Office of Graduate EducationGeneral Submission Guidelines:
Please submit an online application to be considered a candidate for any job at Stevens. Please attach a cover letter and resume with each application. Other requirements for consideration may depend on the job.
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Director
Employment Type
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