Senior Academic Program Coordinator, McCombs Success Scholars

Senior Academic Program Coordinator, McCombs Success Scholars

Purpose:

The Senior Academic Program Coordinator provides leadership, coordination, and assessment for donor‑funded initiatives designed to enhance student persistence, academic success, and degree completion for McCombs Success Scholars (MSS). This position plays an important role in implementing MSS initiatives and collaborates closely with MSS staff, academic advisors, and campus partners to strengthen the academic success, engagement, and overall student experience of undergraduate business students.

• Coordinate planning and implementation of MSS initiatives funded through external gifts or institutional support.
• Develop program logistics, schedules, and engagement strategies that support academic success, professional development, and community building.
• Work collaboratively with MSS staff to ensure new initiatives integrate with existing programming and student support structures.
• Serve as liaison with University Housing to support the MSS Living Learning Community, including coordination of programming and student engagement opportunities.
• Support development of workshops, learning experiences, and community‑building activities that strengthen students’ connection to McCombs and to the MSS cohort experience.
• Coordinate supplemental academic support initiatives that complement classroom instruction and reinforce key concepts in selected BBA courses in partnership with the BBA Persistence Coordinator.
• Collaborate with faculty and instructional teams to ensure supplemental academic resources align with course expectations and learning objectives.
• Assist in organizing structured review sessions, academic workshops, and peer‑led study opportunities designed to support student learning.
• Work with graduate assistants and peer academic coaches who support course‑related academic programming.
• Meet with students participating in MSS initiatives to discuss academic progress, engagement opportunities, and available campus resources.
• Collaborate with academic advisors, learning specialists, and other campus partners to promote student persistence and degree progress.
• Connect students experiencing academic or personal challenges with appropriate university resources.
• Support coordination of initiatives funded through donor gifts that enhance student persistence, academic success, and professional development for McCombs Success Scholars.
• Assist with preparation of materials, updates, and program summaries for donor partnership meetings and program briefings.
• Maintain documentation related to donor‑supported programming and help ensure activities align with the goals of the gift agreement.
• Track student participation and engagement in donor‑funded initiatives and related program activities.
• Assist in collecting and summarizing data related to program participation, student outcomes, and retention trends.
• Develop and administer student surveys assessing sense of belonging, campus engagement, and perceptions of academic success.
• Support preparation of annual program summaries highlighting student engagement, academic outcomes, and program impact associated with donor‑funded initiatives.
• Collaborate with MSS leadership to identify opportunities to strengthen program effectiveness and expand the impact of donor‑funded initiatives.
• Participate in Advising and Student Success team meetings and cross‑functional planning discussions within the BBA Program Office.
• Collaborate with advising staff, persistence initiatives, International Program team, and BBA co‑curricular programs to enhance the MSS student experience.
• Contribute to planning and execution of MSS events and engagement opportunities.
• Assist with special projects and program initiatives that support the broader mission of the McCombs Success Scholars program.
• Participate in university‑wide and school‑wide events (e.g., commencement).
• Participate in professional development activities (e.g., Academic Counselors Association).
• Other related functions as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience working with college students, or a master’s degree with…