Assistant Director- Academic Success Center

Overview

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 10,500 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

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Location

Augusta University-

Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

The Academic Success Center (ASC) empowers students to realize their academic goals and personal potential by delivering student-centered support grounded in excellence, collaboration, and innovation through intentional tutoring, coaching, and skill-building programs that foster an environment of learning and promote persistence, achievement, and holistic student success.

The Assistant Director (AD) of the Academic Success Center, is a leadership position within the unit. The AD develops and monitors peer education programs, workshops, and academic enhancement opportunities while cultivating positive relationships with students, faculty, and staff. Reporting to the Director of ASC, the AD also serves as primary administrator of technology systems and provides leadership and assistance in data collection, management, web-based technology, and reporting.

The AD provides supervision for full time Academic Success Coaches (professional staff) in the department.

• SUPPORT THE GOALS OF THE ASC:
  Collaborates and communicates with faculty regarding subject matter content to ensure tutoring supports academic course content. Works with Peer Educators (PE) to provide workshops for students on topics such as study strategies, time management, and test preparation. Provides feedback and follow-up with faculty on student progress. In conjunction with the Director, serving as liaison and collaborating with appropriate University programs, services, organizations to develop programming to promote students' academic success.
• ENGAGE IN DATA COLLECTION AND DEVELOP PROGRESS REPORTS:
  Assesses impact and effectiveness of ASC programming through data collection and analysis. Contributes content to assessment plans and reports. Creates regular reports on tutoring services.
• DEVELOP A VIRTUAL PRESENCE FOR ASC:
  Develops online learning modules in academic specialty field to supplement general education coursework. Creates and maintains academic web content for workshops/seminars etc.
• ENGAGE WITH STUDENTS TO PROMOTE ACADEMIC SUCCESS
  
  SKILLS:
  
  Contributes to development and submission of proposals to support tutoring, mentoring, and other programs that increase retention, persistence, and academic success of students. Provides one-on-one and group workshops in academic content areas. Provide one-on-one support to students in academic life skills as needed. Teaches a minimum of two ASII 1101 Learning for Success courses a year.
• MANAGE ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAMMING:
  Manages full-time professional staff including assigning student caseloads, responsibilities, mentoring, and performance evaluations. Serves as primary coordinator for activities related to undergraduate academic success, including PE tutoring schedule, Course Learning Assistants (CLAs), workshops in special topics, PE training and regular…