Engineering Student Success Coordinator

The University of St. Thomas a private university committed to the liberal arts and to the intellectual and religious tradition of Catholic higher education invites applications for an Engineering Student Success Coordinator. This full- time year-round benefits-eligible professional position reports to the Chair of the Physics and Engineering Department and works in close collaboration with the STEM Success Center Director.

The Engineering Student Success Coordinator provides day-to-day academic support coaching programming and student engagement services for engineering students. The Coordinator supports retention persistence academic progress and professional preparation by coordinating tutoring early alert interventions outreach transition programs and continuous improvement activities aligned with departmental and student success priorities.

Qualifications

• Masters or D. degree in Engineering or a closely related STEM field; Ph.D. preferred.
• Experience in student success academic advising academic coaching retention programs or related student support services in higher education.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively engage students faculty administrators and external partners.
• Strong organizational and program management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives and priorities simultaneously.
• Student-centered mindset with strong analytical problem-solving and follow-through
• Familiarity with ABET accreditation standards assessment and continuous improvement
• Experience with engineering outreach recruitment student engagement or transition initiatives

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day academic support services for engineering students including student outreach coaching referrals and follow-up.
• Design and implement individualized academic coaching strategies and early alert interventions to support student success persistence and timely academic progress.
• Support and/or coordinate Physics and Engineering tutoring programs including year-round tutoring delivery and related student support services.
• Develop and implement targeted academic intervention programs for at-risk students including students with a semester or cumulative GPA below 2.0.
• Support first-year and transfer student transition programs including orientation activities onboarding support and academic success workshops.
• Organize and support engineering outreach and recruitment initiatives for prospective and newly admitted
• Support engineering career development initiatives in collaboration with faculty external partners alumni and industry representatives.
• Plan and coordinate student engagement activities including engineering mixers networking events student success workshops and community-building programs.
• Support Engineering Advisory Board activities and engagement including preparation coordination and follow- up as needed.

• Coordinate Engineering Week programming and related student engagement
• Support experiential learning programs including the Internship in Engineering course through student preparation workshops professional development activities and related coordination.
• Contribute to program assessment reporting and continuous improvement processes related to engineering student support services retention initiatives tutoring outreach and engagement programs.

Employment Status

This is a full-time year-round benefits-eligible professional position.

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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