Assistant Director, Tartan Scholars Program - Student Academic Success Center - Office Provost

Position: Assistant Director, Tartan Scholars Program - Student Academic Success Center - Office of the Provost
The Student Academic Success Center team focuses on creating spaces for students to engage in their

coursework and approach to learning. Through academic coaching, tutoring, Supplemental

Instruction, effective communication strategies, the Tartan Scholars program, accommodations for

students with disabilities, and language support for multi-lingual learners, we offer a wide variety of

opportunities for students to deepen their understanding of who they are as learners, communicators

and, ultimately, scholars. The Student Academic Success Center values delivering a positive

experience of student-centered support and resources while being equity-minded, asset-oriented and

data-informed. The Assistant Director, Tartan Scholars Program will report to the Director of Tartan

Scholars Program.

The Tartan Scholars Program is designed to meet the unique needs of high-achieving students who

experienced opportunity gaps prior to their enrollment at Carnegie Mellon. The program intentionally

offers support and resources proven to amplify Scholars' success skills. The Assistant Director, will

demonstrate a commitment to inclusion ensuring all students have what they need to thrive,

designing success initiatives through data-informed decision-making, and demonstrate a record of

success providing developmental support to undergraduate students across the span of their

university experience.

The Assistant Director's role will collaborate with Success Center partners to manage academic resource initiatives (e.g. Six Weeks to Success), serve as the point of contact for Tartan Scholars experiencing challenges, and serve as the program's point of contact for students on leave from the university for personal or academic reasons.

The Assistant Director will collaborate with the Director on signature Tartan Scholar initiatives that

define the Tartan Scholar experience including summer connections with incoming students, the Pre
- Fall experience, the Winter Conference and Senior Celebration, as well as support the Director of

Tartan Scholars Program in advocacy related to equity issues impacting students from limited
- resource backgrounds to support the academic success and retention of Tartan Scholars.

Core responsibilities include:

* Academic Support & Resource Referral Initiatives - Engage Tartan Scholars to support academic success, retention and personal development, including: determining and

interpreting student support needs on an individual basis; monitoring academic progress

each semester and progress towards degree, and supporting Tartan Scholars experiencing

academic concerns; lead programmatic efforts for Tartan Scholars experiencing academic

challenges and serve as the program's point of contact for Scholars on leave from the

University for personal and/or academic reasons; initiate referrals to appropriate resources

within the Success Center and across the University, managing intentional handoffs and

follow up referral efforts for Tartan Scholars; collaborate with Success Center partners to

manage academic resource initiatives (e.g. Six Weeks to Success)

* Collaborate on Enhancing the Tartan Scholar Experience - Collaborate with the Director on signature Tartan Scholar initiatives that define the Tartan Scholar experience,

including: summer connections with incoming Scholars, the Pre-Fall Experience, the Winter

Conference and Senior Celebration. Advocate for issues impacting students' ability to

navigate systems and thrive successfully. Work collaboratively with the Director and

Success Center colleagues to plan, develop, implement, and assess day-to-day initiatives

that define the Tartan Scholar Experience; recruit and supervise the student Family

Ambassadors, who serve as peer mentors for small groups of first-year Scholars

* Success Center and University-wide Collaboration and Support - Represent the Director in meetings and collaborations as needed; collaborate with colleagues in

Enrollment Management, Student Affairs and the University's six undergraduate colleges on

the development of the Tartan Scholar experience; develop, in collaboration with campus

partners, new initiatives

* Success Center Responsibilities - Support the…