Job Summary

This position is responsible for assisting the Director and Assistant Director for the Honors Community with all aspects of the Honors Community leadership.

It also provides administrative support for the Honors Community and the Departments of History, Political Science, Psychology, & Sociology.

About Union University Union University is a private, coeducational liberal arts-based university offering bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.

The campus is located in Jackson, Tenn., with additional campuses in Germantown, Hendersonville, and Memphis, Tenn., and enrolls about 2, students.

Union University stands as a national leader among colleges and universities in promoting a Christian worldview and a Christ-centered approach to education.

Union is consistently ranked among the nation’s premier Christian universities and has been recognized as a top-tier institution each year since by U.

S. News & World Report, which also recognized Union at a national level for undergraduate teaching excellence. Essential Job Duties Responsibilities for Honors Community

• Pray for the Honors Community : students, faculty, and alumni.
• Prepare and present qualitative and quantitative reports on Honors demographics, retention, course evaluations, and graduate outcomes.
• Process Discipline-specific Honors paperwork each semester.
• Process Honors scholarship applications, DSH fund requests, and HSA reimbursements.
• Track General Honors & Discipline-specific Honors enrollment and completion.
• Support Honors recruiting and admissions efforts.
• Coordinate ongoing communication with alumni and maintain the Honors Community Alumni database.
• Manage registration events and processes for Honors students.
• Plan and execute extra-curricular events.
• Coordinate logistics for Honors co-curricular student travel and for guest lecturers.
• Recruit, train, and supervise student workers.
• Coordinate Honors Campus & Community Day projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities for Academic Departments

• Be a warm and accessible first point of contact for student drop-ins.
• Process financial paperwork accurately and confidentially.
• Provide administrative support for departmental and university-wide events.
• Provide clerical support for departmental instruction.
• Maintain up-to-date departmental files : curriculum maps, course catalogues, course schedules, syllabi files, advising materials, and student handbooks.
• Manage departmental communication with students.
• Seasonally deep clean and organize office kitchens, copy rooms, and storage rooms.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisors listed above.

Other Job Duties Required Qualifications Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree or comparable experience.

This position requires excellent interpersonal, verbal, and writing communication skills; strong organizational skills; demonstrated experience in Microsoft Suite : word, Excel, and Publisher;

discretion and confidentiality; imagination to create and streamline efficient systems; time-management skills; detail-oriented, good memory, and a clear sense of deadlines.

• Preferred Qualifications Familiarity with high-achieving student populations; ability to work with students and faculty with diverse backgrounds and abilities;
• Mental Health First Aid certification; ability to lift 50lbs; master’s degree or comparable experience; basic graphic design skills;
• familiarity with social media; ability to adapt and quickly learn new methods and systems; ability to streamline and improve existing methods and systems;

resourcefulness. Christian Requirement Successful candidates must be professing Christians who are active members of a local church, enthusiastically support Union University’s Identity, Mission, and Core Values, and articulate a Christian worldview in their work and life.

Last updated : 2024-05-16