University of Mississippi · 1 day ago
Assistant Director-Academic Support Programs
University, MS
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$62K/yr - $94K/yr
5+ years expThe University of Mississippi, fondly referred to as Ole Miss, is a premier public research institution devoted to nurturing a vibrant, inclusive community. They are seeking an Assistant Director to oversee student support services, manage operations, and develop programs to aid students with unique needs in higher education.
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Responsibilities
Oversees the day-to-day operations of student support services to help students with unique needs to navigate and succeed in higher education, supervises personnel, participates in the development of programs and initiatives, and identifies resources and/or funding to support program activities in support of the University's enrollment, retention, and graduation goals
Provides consultation, guidance, and advice to students of a specific targeted and/or underrepresented population; connects students to and/or provides direct resources and services to support individual student success
Coordinates and schedules outreach and retention activities, providing direction and guidance, and resolving operational and administrative problems
Participates in the development, design, and planning of student programs and initiatives designed to attract, retain, and serve students within the specific population of interest
Assists with the planning and development of strategies for generating resources and/or revenues for the program; may prepare, review and submit contract and grant proposals and participate in monitoring activities for compliance to contract/grant specifications
Presents and delivers programs, presentations, and workshops that enrich the academic experience and promote outreach and retention efforts for students of the defined population
Represents the interests of the identified student population to internal and external consistencies
May specialize and/or conduct research in areas specific to the population of interest
Plans and directs operational functions and coaches staff
Manages the operations of the Center for Student Success & First Year Experience academic support programs
Selects and assigns instructors and course facilitators to instruct academic support (EDHE) courses
Develops, coordinates, instructs, and assesses various programs and workshops to promote academic success
Hires and trains undergraduate student works to lead workshops and serve as peer mentors
Qualification
Required
Master's (Required)
Relevant experience 5 Years, 3 years supervisory | Required
Company
University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi is an educational institution that provides research, leadership, business, pharmacy, medicine, and law education.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.75MKey Investors
U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNASA
2024-07-16Grant· $0.75M
2023-06-23Grant
Leadership Team
Andrea Jekabsons
Chief Human Resources Officer
Brian Hopkins
Deputy CIO for Academic Technology
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