Student Success Program Manager; SCND

Student Success Program Manager (SCND)

Job

Location:

UWG Recruiting Location

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

The University of West Georgia (UWG) is a leading residential, doctoral comprehensive university located in Carrollton, Georgia, serving more than 16,000 students across more than 100 programs. UWG is committed to innovative academic programs and a student-centered business model.

• Develop and implement outreach strategies to engage stopped‑out students and recruit them to return to UWG to complete their degree.
• Provide holistic support to students in developing degree completion plans, collaborating with academic units, advising, CAS, Student Financial Services, and the Registrar.
• Offer proactive, ongoing support to students as needed, helping them navigate curricular and other academic and financial services.
• Monitor progress of returned students; maintain a database and track strategic/process revisions.

• Master’s degree.
• Experience working with college students in an academic context (advising, academic coaching, instruction, etc.).

• Familiarity with the institutional structure typical of higher education academic affairs and with higher education curriculum.

Proposed Salary: $60,000–$65,000 annually (paid monthly).

• Effective oral and written communication skills with adaptability for different audiences.
• Strong understanding of higher education institutions and functions of different divisions.
• Self‑directed and proactive approach to curriculum planning for students, considering goals, constraints, and university services.
• Aptitude for managing multiple ongoing tasks simultaneously.
• Attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset and experience working across multiple departments.

Physical Requirements:

Lifting up to 15 lbs; typical office environment.

The University of West Georgia is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity, and affirmative action institution. It is the policy of the University of West Georgia to recruit, hire, train, promote, and educate persons without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status as required by applicable state and federal laws (including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, Sections 503, 504, ADEA, ADA, E.O. 11246, and Rev.

Proc. 75-50).

Employment offers are contingent upon completion of a background investigation, confirmation of credentials, reference checks, and a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre‑employment drug test.