Director, Summer and Winter Sessions

Job Description

The Director of Summer and Winter Sessions serves as the strategic and operational leader for Virginia Techs summer and winter academic programs ensuring these sessions function as high-quality accessible extensions of the universitys academic year. Reporting to the Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and University Registrar the Director is responsible for the end-to-end planning development marketing and administration of summer and winter programming across the institution.

This position plays a critical role in advancing strategic enrollment objectives to extend the academic year in ways that give students flexible high-quality pathways to degree completion provide access to coursework outside of peak enrollment periods and create opportunities for students to accelerate their academic progress. The Office of Summer and Winter Sessions supports enrollment goals by growing semester credit hour (SCH) production during non-traditional terms expanding online course offerings and building partnerships with academic colleges to develop curriculum that meets student demand.

The Director will serve as Virginia Techs primary representative to the academic colleges for all summer and winter course programming including a summer bridge program called Summer Start. Summer Start allows incoming new undergraduate students the opportunity to take residential based coursework in cohort model to kickstart their Virginia Tech academic career.

Required Qualifications

-Bachelors degree with significant full time experience
-Demonstrated experience in academic program administration enrollment management or a closely related area within a university or college setting
-Strong working knowledge of enrollment data analysis and the ability to use data to drive strategic decisions
-Experience with budget management financial reporting and program-level fiscal accountability
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to develop marketing content policy documentation and executive-level reports
-Demonstrated ability to collaborate across academic and administrative units with diverse stakeholders including faculty deans and senior administrators
-Commitment to student success and experience working in programs that serve undergraduate and graduate students

Preferred Qualifications

-Masters Degree in Higher Education Business Administration or related field
-Experience specifically in the administration of summer and/or winter session programs at a Research 1 or large public university
-Familiarity with online and distance education delivery models and instructional quality standards
-Experience with Banner SIS or comparable enterprise student information systems
-Active engagement with AUSS NAASS or comparable professional organizations
-Experience developing and executing digital marketing or enrollment communication campaigns

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Salary is commensurate with experience up to an expected budget max of $90000 - $100000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

Review of applications will begin on Tuesday July 21

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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