Position Summary:

• Responsible for the onboarding process for all newly-admitted first-year students.
• Designs the materials to communicate degree requirements, create and implement effective advising structures, coordinate with faculty members across the disciplines at SEBS and across the university to prepare materials to effectively advise new first-year students in course and major choosing. Coordinate the review and processing of all pre-college exams and coursework for SEBS students.
• Designs and implement large scale advising and registration programs for fall and spring admits.
• Provides leadership and direction in the planning, execution, and assessment of these events, including training and supporting faculty advisors, and responding effectively to all inquiries regarding the needs of first-year students.
• Serves as a member of the Dean's staff in the Office of Academic Programs to support all office-wide tasks for the SEBS general student population, including providing developmental individual and group advising, managing an advising caseload of first-year students, participating in all large-scale academic programming including APA Day, STAR Day, graduation certification, delay drop/probation advising and other administrative duties including serving on school and university committees as assigned.
• Oversees planning and implementation for ongoing programming and intervention efforts to support first-year student transition, success, and progress to timely graduation.
• Coordinates with members of the OAP staff to provide effective communication, planning and programming to facilitate major declaration.
• Develops innovative efforts and partnerships within the SEBS community, across the university, and within the broader professional community to support first-year student success.
• Coordinates the selection, training, and support for a team of SEBS first-year advisors, faculty and staff, who provide personal attention and support for the SEBS first-year population and their transition to the University.
• Coordinates with various offices to ensure that SEBS first-year students are eligible for and enrolled in all high-impact practices to enhance their transition, including Academic Mentoring, Portals to Academic Study Success, Learning Communities, First-Year Interest Group Seminars, Byrne Seminars, and other new initiatives.
• Develops collaborative efforts and strategic alliances with internal constituents, particularly collaborations with the SEBS Office of Global Engagement to provide effective outreach, support, and retention efforts for international students.
• Serves as liaison other university offices, including the Office of Enrollment Management, the Office of Academic Scheduling and Instructional Space, and other Rutgers units that establish onboarding planning and policy, and external agencies such as the College Board, FFA, and 4H.
• Tracks national and international trends affecting recruitment, transition, and retention for diverse student populations, and work with national advising and first-year experience and transition organizations and across Rutgers to develop student success initiatives.
• Collects, manages and assesses data to track student progress, graduation rates, and institutional goals.
• Creates and analyze reports to gauge student progress and identify pathways and impediments to student success.
• Utilizes data to create innovative and effective programming and support structures.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a Master's degree and a minimum of 3 years overall professional experience in Higher Education.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Microsoft Office Suite.
• Specialized academic software/systems (Degree Navigator, IMS, Prceptive Content/ImageNow).

Special Conditions:

• Be available to travel on a periodic basis, particularly within NJ and surrounding states.

Salary: $77,430 - $109,496.00

Posting Number: 23ST1310

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