Odyssey Beyond Bars Program Manager
Listed on 2026-09-17
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Professional Development, Academic
Job Category:
Academic Staff
Employment Type:Regular
Job Profile:Academic Program Manager
Job Summary:The University of Wisconsin-Madison is a public, land-grant institution that exemplifies the Wisconsin Idea that the resources of the university should benefit all the citizens of the state. The Division of Continuing Studies provides and supports high-quality continuing education, outreach, service and scholarship related to personal enrichment and professional development.
Under the general direction of the Odyssey Beyond Bars Director, and in coordination with other staff and faculty of the UW Odyssey Project and the Prison Education Initiative, the Program Manager is responsible for developing and administering the Odyssey Beyond Bars academic program, with special emphasis on communications with other UW-Madison units involved in prison-based education, Department of Corrections staff, and other partners.
Odyssey Beyond Bars offers UW-Madison courses and advising to students incarcerated in Wisconsin prisons. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to: liaising with prison-specific DOC staff, collaborating with the Prison Education Initiative to plan and coordinate academic offerings, developing processes to support our instructors in a rapidly expanding higher education landscape, developing and maintaining tutor, volunteer, and intern support systems, orienting new students each semester, and creating mechanisms to support program alumni and track program metrics.
This position requires work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work
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