Student Services Coordinator-Traditional Aged Student Specialist

12 month 1.0 FTE position

The Student Services Coordinator-Traditional Aged Student Specialist works as a team member within the Student Services Office at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County (UWMWC), reporting to the Assistant Campus Dean for Student Services.  The position has a primary focused aimed at facilitating the transition, success and retention of traditional aged students. Duties include, but not limited to: academic advising of traditional-aged/high school students , coordination of new student orientation, coordinator of student activities, co-coordination of Student Ambassadors, coordinator of Connections program, Wisconsin Covenant liaison, International Student Advisor, and Youth Options.

Work Schedule: (40+ hours/week)

Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Weekend and evening hours as required

RECRUITING & RETENTION (100%)

Recruiting (20%)

• Orientation
• Coordinate student orientation programs from the campus (to include New Freshmen, Transfer, and Youth Options) and work collaboratively with the Adult Student Coordinator for returning adult orientations.

Retention (80%)

• Advising
• Provide comprehensive, on-going academic and career advising services to students with primary focus on Returning Adult Students.
• Assess individual student needs in relation to preparation for post-secondary education, and provide advising assistance in course selection, including developmental assistance.
• Assist in the financial aid process
• Advise in the Student Success program and maintain data for the program.
• Serve as the main advising contact for International Students on campus.  Assist with paperwork and processing in order successfully proceed as a student on campus.
• Connections Program
• Coordinate the Madison Connections program for campus.  Serve as the liaison to UW-Madison.
• Coordinate other 4-year Connections programs.
• Assist in recruiting qualified applicants into the program.
• Student Activities
• Oversee the student activities program on campus.
• In collaboration with the Student Senate Advisors, maintain proper paperwork for student groups.
• Promote opportunities for student groups on campus.
• Advise the Student Activities Committee.
• Student Ambassador’s
• Co-advise the campus ambassadors program.
• Recruit future ambassadors into the program.
• Serve as a member of the Student Leadership Committee
• Provide training and updates to the group in order to insure the best campus tour, information, and overall representation for the campus.
• Collaborate with other campus staff to determine campus needs and uses for the student ambassadors.
• Wisconsin Covenant Liaison
• Serve as the Covenant Liaison for the campus.
• Collaborate with the Covenant coordinator for UWC in communication and information for the Covenant students.
• Youth Options
• Work with the recruiter and ADSS to advise and transition all high school special, youth option, dual credit, etc.. Students to college.
• Provide guidance and career counseling to these students, and provide options for future attendance at UWMWC.
• Communicate with high school counselors about these students.
• Other
• Assessment
• Develop mechanisms to track student academic performance, persistence, and actual transfer data.  Aggregate information will become s subset of institutional research on success and retention of nontraditional and at-risk students.
• Evaluate programs and implement changes when appropriate.
• Serve of campus committees
• Participate in campus shared governance
• Serve on Colleges-wide committees as appropriate
• Participate in campus-sponsored events
• Other duties as assigned by the Assistant Campus Dean for Student Services.

TO APPLY:  For assured consideration please apply by December 23, 2011.  Applications received after that date may be reviewed until the needs of the position are met.  Send a letter of interest, resume and three references to Quin Knuteson, quin.knuteson@uwc.edu.

Questions regarding the position can be directed to Anna Komanecki, UW-Marshfield/Wood County, Executive Assistant to the Dean, 715-389-6538, anna.komanecki@uwc.edu

In accordance with Wisconsin’s open records law we are required to provide, upon request, a list of all nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identities remain confidential. The names and titles of all finalists for the position must be disclosed upon request. The form to request confidentiality is available at http://www.uwc.edu/jobs

The University of Wisconsin Colleges is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution committed to diversity and inclusiveness among its employees and in its programs, and actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities and persons with disabilities. It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment.

A criminal records review will be conducted for final candidates. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the University does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record. Convictions and pending charges will be considered only if they are substantially related to the circumstances of this position.

Employment is contingent on establishment of identity and verification of employment eligibility as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.