What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Success Coordinator for Engineering position at University of Indianapolis?
Job Description
The Student Success Coordinator (part-time, grant-funded) will work with faculty and students in engineering and math to promote student success. This includes working specifically with student cohorts in the Academic, Mentoring, and Professional Development (AMP) program and with students in their first year of college. The coordinator will be responsible for supporting the various needs of the AMP project.
Experience
REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential Functions
Thank you for your interest in the University of Indianapolis! The University is a private, liberal arts university located on 65 acres just minutes from downtown Indianapolis. With more than 700 faculty and staff, it is a place where you can become part of a close-knit campus community that emphasizes the importance of community partnerships in the future growth of the University.
UIndy’s mission is to prepare its graduates for effective, responsible, and articulate membership in the complex societies in which they live and serve and for excellence and leadership in their personal and professional lives. The motto of "Education for Service" provides the foundation for our work to better our communities, both near and far.
As University employees, we know the work we do is important to our students and our communities. To accomplish our mission, we welcome talented, civic-minded, and diverse individuals from all career levels to help maintain our high standards of excellence and quality. If you want to join our dynamic environment and experience hard work, creativity, and teamwork, we welcome your application!
The University of Indianapolis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The University of Indianapolis does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission as required by Title IX.
Benefits
The Student Success Coordinator (part-time, grant-funded) will work with faculty and students in engineering and math to promote student success. This includes working specifically with student cohorts in the Academic, Mentoring, and Professional Development (AMP) program and with students in their first year of college. The coordinator will be responsible for supporting the various needs of the AMP project.
Experience
REQUIREMENTS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Significant experience in a role working directly with high school students
- Experience using Learning Management Systems (LMSs)
- Experience in working with peer groups in an experiential educational setting
Essential Functions
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Assist with recruiting for the AMP program. This could involve helping at outreach events, school visits, or larger-scale campus visit events.
- Oversee group communications, facilitate group activities, and encourage group participation in cohort activities.
- Create and maintain an AMP Brightspace page.
- Create and administer surveys.
- Assist with planning and implementing an introduction gathering for AMP students and faculty.
- Assist with the Math Success Camp: this event is traditionally scheduled just prior to the first day of school.
- Assist with ENGR 185 (Orientation to Engineering) and similar intro/orientation courses in STEM fields.
- Track required participation of AMP students and other first-year students in events such as maintaining overall GPA requirements, attendance at required and optional events, tutoring usage (engineering and math tutoring), etc.
- Assist with events for AMP students, including career fairs, local conference travel, etc.
- Assist with publicity as co-author on appropriate papers, directing or creating social media posts, working with UIndy communications and marketing, etc.
- Follow the guidance and direction of supervisor(s).
- Demonstrate respectful, ethical, responsible behavior.
- Abide by the University’s policies, procedures, and rules.
- Perform employee responsibilities as detailed in employee handbooks and policies.
- Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
- Other duties, including special projects, as required or assigned.
Thank you for your interest in the University of Indianapolis! The University is a private, liberal arts university located on 65 acres just minutes from downtown Indianapolis. With more than 700 faculty and staff, it is a place where you can become part of a close-knit campus community that emphasizes the importance of community partnerships in the future growth of the University.
UIndy’s mission is to prepare its graduates for effective, responsible, and articulate membership in the complex societies in which they live and serve and for excellence and leadership in their personal and professional lives. The motto of "Education for Service" provides the foundation for our work to better our communities, both near and far.
As University employees, we know the work we do is important to our students and our communities. To accomplish our mission, we welcome talented, civic-minded, and diverse individuals from all career levels to help maintain our high standards of excellence and quality. If you want to join our dynamic environment and experience hard work, creativity, and teamwork, we welcome your application!
The University of Indianapolis is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, citizenship status, military status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. The University of Indianapolis does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission as required by Title IX.
Benefits
- Free Parking
- Onsite Health & Wellness Center
