Responsible for the management and organization of student retention and success
Work directly with senior leadership to develop new initiatives for student retention and success
Evaluate current structure, initiatives, committees, and reports and make recommendations to provide strategic direction for creating a seamless structure to support retention and persistence practices
Analyze, monitor, and improve the retention of the student population
Collect, analyze, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data to implement innovative practices and strategies around retention and student success
Work closely with Student Services, Student Affairs, Academy Resource Center, Institutional Effectiveness, Enrollment Management, and Financial Aid and provide strategic vision and leadership to the University
Monitor student advancement across careers toward degree completion and graduation rates and develop a comprehensive plan for improving student retention and graduation rates and report this information each semester to all units and personnel involved in retention efforts
Serve as a liaison between Student Services, Enrollment Management and Academic Departments to build opportunities for collaboration and persistence partnerships
Support outreach strategies that contribute to engagement and development of students from a range of backgrounds, particularly minoritized populations
Collaborate with constituencies on campus to create, support, and assess initiatives and programming designed to increase retention and graduation rates
Establish targeted strategies, initiatives, and programming for first generation, underserved, and minoritized students, Pell-grant recipients, high achieving students, international students (mentoring, team building, navigating college sessions, specialized support, and co-curricular activities)
Demonstrate and support effective intercultural engagement among employees and students and foster an inclusive atmosphere
Report to the Executive Vice President of Student Affairs
Willingness to travel to campus as needed
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree required
Master’s Degree preferred
Five to Ten years of directly related experience working with student retention and success
Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and creative problem-solving skills
Ability to work individually and to collaborate well with high-level administrators, faculty, staff, and students
Strong understanding of admissions, financial aid, registrar, student accounts, and student support services
Ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize quantitative and qualitative data for the purposes of implementing innovative practices and strategies around retention and student success
Ability to appropriately budget for and monitor the financial cost of new retention initiatives
Current knowledge AND PROVEN TRACK RECORD of evidence-based best practices related to retention and student success in a for-profit university
Demonstrated commitment to a culturally and socio-economically diverse learning environment
Align initiatives created and data reported to University Strategic Plan
Benefits
full-time employees health insurance
401k options
paid vacation based on years of service (15 days' accrual at start)
paid holidays
paid sick leave
commuter benefit program
opportunity to take one undergraduate course tuition free each semester
access to multi-lane swimming pool, two fitness centers and recreational programs
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