Ast Director Orientation and Transition Programs

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Augusta University

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

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

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Orientation and Transition Programs is a key leader within the Office of New Student and Family Transitions, playing a central role in Augusta University's student retention initiatives and Strategic Enrollment Management plan. This position provides strategic vision and oversight for early-stage student transition, guiding new students from admission through their first weeks at Augusta University. The Assistant Director develops, updates, and assesses curriculum across all components to ensure alignment with institutional learning outcomes and successful student transition.

Additionally, this position recruits, trains, supervises, and develops all orientation student leaders and teaches student staff in the Certificate in Leadership course sequence in conjunction with the Assistant Director of Family Programs.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SUPERVISION:
Recruit, train, and supervise student and temporary staff to support new student orientation and transition initiatives. Student staff may include graduate assistants, student interns, student coordinators, and orientation leaders. Develop a comprehensive orientation leader training curriculum, including spring semester retreats, pre-summer training, and ongoing professional development. Design curriculum for the Certificate in Leadership course sequence (LDRS 2000/3000) delivered through a cohort model.

Serve as instructor for Certificate in Leadership course sequence, facilitating courses with NSFT student staff enrollment, to integrate leadership development with practical application. Execute student leader development initiatives in collaboration with campus and community partners.

ORIENTATION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY:
Lead planning, implementation, and evaluation of all early-stage transition programming leading up to LEAP Week Extended Orientation with a focus on New Student Orientation. Lead the development, updates, and assessment of Online Welcome pre-orientation modules (Advantage Design Group platform). Plan and execute all aspects of in-person and virtual new student orientation sessions for freshmen, transfer, and special population students. Lead the creation and maintenance of post-orientation D2L modules supporting the early weeks of transition.

Collaborate with campus partners on learning outcomes and presentation content. Create multi-year orientation schedules in collaboration with Enrollment Management leadership. Collaborate with Academic Advising and Student Success units on advising/registration program integration. Develop and implement specialized orientation programming for commuter, transfer, and first-generation populations. Collaborate with the Assistant Director of Family Programs on family components of orientation.

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