Director of Academic and Library Resources

The Director of Academic and Library Resources provides strategic leadership and administrative oversight for Oklahoma Panhandle State University’s academic support services, including the McKee Library, Academic Resource Center (ARC), El Centro, Writing Center, tutoring services, career readiness initiatives, peer mentoring initiatives, and other student academic support programs. This position combines administrative leadership with direct student engagement through academic advising, intervention, and support services.

The Director advances OPSU’s mission of cultivating and empowering learners, leaders, and innovators by developing integrated academic support systems that promote student success, retention, persistence, and academic achievement.

This position works collaboratively across Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, faculty, and community partners to align services with OPSU’s strategic priorities, particularly Student Success and Retention, Academic and Operational Excellence, and OPSU Identity and Regional Brand.

The Director reports to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

• Provide leadership and vision for academic resource and support services that align with OPSU’s strategic plan and institutional mission.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures, and initiatives that enhance student learning, engagement, retention, and completion.
• Foster a student-centered culture focused on accessibility, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Utilize institutional data and assessment practices to evaluate effectiveness and guide evidence-based decision-making related to student success initiatives.
• Collaborate with university leadership to strengthen cross-functional approaches to advising, tutoring, mentoring, and academic support services.
• Provide administrative oversight for the Academic Resource Center (ARC), El Centro, Writing Center, tutoring services, peer mentoring programs, and related academic support initiatives.
• Provide direct academic advising to students, assisting with academic planning, course selection, degree progression, referrals, and student success strategies.
• Assist students in navigating academic policies, institutional processes, and support resources.
• Coordinate student support services designed to improve persistence, academic performance, and degree completion.
• Support the development and implementation of proactive intervention strategies for at-risk students.
• Collaborate with faculty advisors, deans, student support personnel, and community partners to coordinate student intervention and retention efforts.
• Support career readiness initiatives through collaboration with faculty, employers, and campus partners.
• Assist students with connecting academic planning to career and workforce goals.
• Coordinate or support student access to career exploration resources, resume support, internship opportunities, and career preparation programming.
• Ensure academic support programs are accessible, responsive, and aligned with the needs of OPSU students, including first-generation students, adult learners, transfer students, veterans, and concurrent enrollment students.
• Promote collaboration among academic support units to provide integrated and efficient student services.
• Oversee the operation and strategic direction of the McKee Library.
• Supervise library services, collection development, instructional resources, and learning technologies that support teaching, learning, and research.
• Ensure library resources remain current, accessible, and aligned with academic program needs.
• Collaborate with faculty and academic departments to support curriculum development, information literacy, and research initiatives.
• Explore innovative approaches to library and learning resource services that enhance the student experience.
• Assist in the development of institution-wide student success and retention efforts aligned with OPSU’s strategic priorities.
• Coordinate programs that support academic preparedness, study skills, time management, and student engagement.
• Support early alert and intervention efforts through collaboration with advisors, faculty, and student support…