21st Century Scholar Success Coordinator

As a part of a diverse community of faculty and staff who represent many faith systems and worldviews, Marian University seeks a 21st Century Scholar Success Coordinator to promote our Catholic Franciscan mission and identity by supporting, advising, and advocating for 21st Century Scholars while fostering their academic success, personal development, and engagement within the Marian University community.

The 21st Century Scholar Success Coordinator reports to the Assistant Vice President of Transformational Leadership and serves as a key member of the Transformational Leadership team. The Coordinator is a student-centered professional with strong relationship-building and communication skills who is committed to supporting student persistence, success, and belonging. This individual will collaborate with faculty, staff, and campus partners to connect students with resources and opportunities that contribute to their overall educational experience and achievement.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Actively engage the Catholic Franciscan mission and identity of Marian University by modeling the Franciscan Sponsorship Vales and honoring the legacy of the founding congregation through transformative education, unity in diversity, leadership through service, integrating faith and life, and institutional policies

* Serve as an academic success coach to state aid recipients through providing culturally relevant coaching offering individualized support

* Support the Marian Leadership Initiative and the Unity Center through career and leadership related programming and workshops

* Support the Indiana Commission for Higher Education's commitment to close the achievement gap by 2025 by staying up to date on the college equity reports and attending workshops related to promising practices in equity and inclusion

* Support the Retention Scholarship Initiative and provide coaching to students through this process

* Facilitate group coaching sessions, workshops, and cohort meetings

* Lead focus groups to gather student feedback and assess Scholar experience

* Develop initiatives based on student needs and trends

* Oversee summer academic engagement initiatives for Scholars enrolled in summer coursework

* Support Frank O'Bannon Recipients / 21st Century Scholars through the appeal process when scholarship expectations are not met

* Monitor the academic progress for all Marian University 21st Century Scholars and Frank O'Bannon students utilizing early warning alerts, midterm and final grades, and other metrics to ensure retention and on time completion

* Partner with the Academic Commons, Marian Leadership Initiative, Counseling and Consultation Services and the Exchange to program culturally relevant academic, career, and wellness initiatives

* Support early move-in orientation programs

* Serve as a liaison to key departments across campus such as the Office of Financial Aid, the Registrar, and the Business Office to ensure retention of Frank O'Bannon Recipients / 21st Century Scholars

* Maintain office hours for walk-in appointments

* Perform other duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic work environment

University Expectations:

* Knowledge of and a commitment to the mission of Marian University

* Adheres to Marian University's policies and procedures

* Regularly engage in training to stay sharpened on culturally relevant and inclusion practices

* Shows courtesy and respect in interactions with fellow employees, students subordinates, and supervisors

* Communicates regularly with supervisor about Department issues

* Meets department productivity standards

* Participates in developing department goals, objective, and systems

* Assists to establish department measurements that align and support the accomplishment of the University's strategic goals

* Adheres to the department budget

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, leadership, psychology, social work, communications, or related field

* Experience with supporting and advocating with racially diverse student populations especially in predominantly white institutions

* Experience supporting and advocating with low-income students

* Demonstrated success programming culturally relevant events designed to promote inclusion and foster a sense of belonging for historically disenfranchised students in an educational setting

* Demonstrated commitment to one's own ongoing development of peace and justice values and actions

* Preference will be given to:

* Candidates with a master's degree in education, counseling, leadership, psychology, social work, communications, or related field

* Bilingual applicants

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