State University of New York Cortland · 1 month ago
Director of the Educational Opportunity Program
Cortland, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$88K/yr - $88K/yr
5+ years expState University of New York, Cortland is seeking a Director for the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). The Director will lead and manage the EOP, defining and executing a strategic vision while overseeing program administration, development, and assessment to support diverse student populations.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Provide leadership, budget, and fiscal management, and supervision of all activities and program development undertaken by EOP, including the summer and orientation programs for students and parents. These activities include curriculum development and design as it pertains to the program’s instructional, tutoring, counseling, mentoring, academic and career advising components
Work with faculty and students to achieve program goals, student learning outcomes and EOP performance-based outcomes
Collaborate with relevant institutional departments to facilitate student outreach, recruitment, financial aid processing, admission, and enrollment activities
Facilitate and encourage professional development opportunities
Manage the summer and academic year budgets. Authorize and administer all expenditures made by the program
Represent the program positively to the University, relevant government bodies, the public and prospective students
Develop, implement, and assess all program components, e.g. pre-freshman and transfer student programming. Oversee academic support services and tutoring provided to students by EOP
Monitor student progress, track student success, and document the collective student achievement of EOP in accordance with campus wide metrics including retention, time to degree, and graduation rate
Establish and maintain records on student performance and program effectiveness
Ensure records and reports are accurately maintained, prepared and distributed
Provide academic support to EOP students as needed to support their academic preparation
Teach during the Summer Institute, as needed
Provide enrollment statistics and create an expenditure plan to secure and allocate grant funding
Supervise EOP staff by providing training, continuous support, and managing performance through the development of annual goals and timely completion of evaluations
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree
Experience in higher education working in opportunity or bridge programs, TRIO programs, or student access programs
Experience working with diverse student populations
Experience with evidence-based strategies to recruit underrepresented and socio-economically disadvantaged groups and to promote their self-efficacy, persistence, and retention
Experience in strategic planning and assessment of programs, services, and/or student learning outcomes
Experience developing and giving oral presentations explaining/informing various individuals about policies and procedures
Experience in budgetary management
Experience with student-based databases/systems
Ability to work occasional weekends and evenings as necessary
Ability to travel to state or regional meetings. Overnight stay may be required
Experience assessing program effectiveness
Experience with recruiting and supervising
Preferred
Experience collaborating across campus divisions (e.g., Student Affairs, Academic Affairs, Facilities, Business and Finance)
Experience with Ellucian Banner
Experience with grant-writing and sponsored programs
Experience working as a liaison with private and public sector businesses and organizations to facilitate experiential learning opportunities for students
Five (5) years of experience with program development, planning and staff supervision
Benefits
Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all forms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center is free for employees to use, with membership options for families.
SUNY Cortland’s Child Care Center welcomes the children of employees and community members, as space allows.
Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’s approval.
Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel, based on funding.
Company
State University of New York Cortland
SUNY Cortland is a 6,800-student university located in the rolling hills of Central New York.
1001-5000 employees
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