What are the responsibilities and job description for the Acad Success Suprt Cntr Coord position at NMSU Conference Services?
- 502951
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Staff
- Staff Full-time
- Closing at: Jul 1 2026 - 23:55 MDT
Position Title: Acad Success Suprt Cntr Coord
Employee Classification: Acad Success Suprt Cntr Coord
College/Division: Student Success & Enroll Management
Department: 520800-STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER
Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants
Location: Las Cruces
Offsite Location (if applicable): Alamogordo High School
Target Hourly/Salary Rate: Commensurate with qualifications.
Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt
Summary: Join the team with the TRIO Upward Bound Alamogordo Program!
Classification Summary
Plans, coordinates and supervises academic success programs for a college/community college undergraduate programs. Provides coordination and supervision for academic programs such as academic student advising, proficiency/evaluation testing, student admissions, financial aid, and/or student retention. May supervise special tutors for students with language barriers or students requiring remedial education. Serves as a liaison with academic administrators and faculty.
Classification Standard Duties
Supervise, direct, delegate, and evaluate work of assigned staff. Advise students, solve problems. May perform degree checks, degree plans. May assist or advise student preparation of Financial Appeals/Satisfactory Academic Progress Appeals. Develop learning communities and strategies for student success. Develop method to identify at risk students. May develop and present training workshops. Perform related duties as required.
Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
Required Education:Bachelor's degree in a related field.; Required Experience:Three (3) years of professional experience related to the standard duties as outlined.; Equivalency:None; Required Certification/License:
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
KNOWLEDGE:University and department policies and procedures; principles and practices of organization and administration; principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.; SKILLS:Short- and long-range planning; problem analysis and resolution; report preparation and presentation; public contact and relations; oral and written communication.; ABILITIES:Direct, evaluate, train, and supervise the work of assigned personnel; develop and maintain effective working relationships; maintain accurate and orderly records; use independent judgment and initiative; organize and direct activities; analyze and evaluate information.
Job Duties And Responsibilities
This federally funded position is comprised of recruiting, onboarding, and providing year-round TRIO Upward Bound educational services to motivate first-generation, economically disadvantaged, and academically high-risk students from the target high school in Otero County to complete secondary and post-secondary education. The position is responsible for enhancing the futures of high school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in the target area. The position is in charge of planning, developing, coordinating, and delivering several student support programs. The diverse TRIO Upward Bound curriculum includes but is not limited to after school meetings at the target high school, Saturday Academic Sessions at NMSU, various Parent & Participant Workshops and Orientations, educational and cultural events, out-of-state College Regional Trips, summer programming that includes a six-week Summer Academy and a residential five-week Summer Bridge program that transitions participants from high school to New Mexico State University.
Preferred Qualifications
Special Requirements of the Position
Department Contact: Veronica Jackson
Contingent Upon Funding: Contingent upon external funding
Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)
If Not a Standard Work Schedule
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.
Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.
Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
Recruitment Summary
We are New Mexico’s land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research public service and outreach at all levels. NMSU is a welcoming community of talented faculty, staff and students who are working together to make a difference. We are a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI) and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico. We offer an accessible education that shapes bright futures.
NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices located in each of New Mexico’s 33 counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education.
NMSU Global Campus
Since 1888, NMSU has proudly embodied this tradition, building relationships that last a lifetime while serving students who want to earn their degree and grow in their field. Today, NMSU Global Campus provides flexible, career-focused online education that helps our students transform their lives – and the lives of the people they love – through over 70 degree and certificate programs, skill-building microlearning courses, and career and talent development.
NMSU Main Campus
Located in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University's 900-acre main campus is located at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25 in the Southwestern United States. As a thriving center of higher education, deeply rooted in the regional tradition, its role as a comprehensive university is recognized throughout the state.
Doña Ana Community College
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Alamogordo Campus
Established in 1958 to serve the needs of the airmen and families stationed at Holloman Air Force Base located only 10 miles west of Alamogordo, NMSUA is a community college with a long history of excellence that is supported by a caring community of hard-working students and dedicated faculty and staff. The campus is situated “on the hill” above Alamogordo and provides inspiring views of the city and the Tularosa Basin, offering the perfect venue for creative and motivated learning.
Grants Campus
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