Academic Coordinator

Position Summary:

The SSS Academic Coordinator is primarily dedicated to academic advising, grade tracking, maintaining academic progress, and coordinating cognitive skill development. This role directly targets the academic barriers facing underrepresented students, ensuring student complete the academic and career goals.

Proactive Academic Advising and Intervention:
Execute proactive academic advising models utilizing the university’s Workday data system to review student records, academic schedules, and cumulative GPAs. Conduct monthly mandatory advising meetings with participants to connect with academic advising to map out academic schedules and evaluate milestone metrics.

Early Warning and Grade Monitoring:
Coordinate the project’s response to the university’s “Academic SOS” early alert system. Actively track mid-term and monthly grade reports, indicating grades below a “C” to deploy immediate corrective action plans and academic counseling.

Plan of Action (POA) Management:
Collaborate with each participant to build a structured, dynamic individualized Plan of Action (POA). Conduct continuous monthly progress reviews to adjust academic strategies and align milestones with graduation timelines dynamically.

Tutor Hiring and GTLC Early Intervention

Collaboration:

Mage the hiring process for student tutors and establish a direct collaboration with the Grizzly Testing and Learning Center (GTLC). Coordinate seamlessly with the GTLC to implement proactive early interventions and ensure SSS students' access to support.

Curriculum & Assessment Development:
Design, review, and implement academic assessment standards and placement for participants.

Data Entry & Compliance Tracking:
Accurately log advising notes, contract hours, and academic data into the BLUMEN student database to compile tracking metrics for federal Annual Performance Reports (APR).

Recruitment & Summer Scholars Bridge Program:
Support the intake, interview, and rubric evaluations, and identification of the 175 grant participants. Collaborate with residence hall staff and summer instructors during the 3- week Summer Scholars Bridge Program to ease the transition of new students.

Bachelor’s degree in Education or a closely related field Experience in postsecondary educational standards, student assessment models, and database management. Minimum 1 year of experience coordinating student assessment, student advising projects, and academic curriculum development. Minimum 1 year of experience in direct college-level academic advising or equivalent experience, and collaboration across campus support networks. Experience in implementing retention strategies designed to improve cumulative GPAs.

Master’s degree in Education or a closely related field Individuals from backgrounds similar to the target population (low-income, first-generation, or individuals with disabilities) Bilingual Spanish/English

To be considered for this role, candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note that Adams State University is unable to provide sponsorship, transfer, or support for employment visas (such as H-1B, TN ect.) for this specific opening.

On-site in Alamosa, CO

The salary range for this position is $39, .

• In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans.

For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service. We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and…