Major Gifts Officer

First Year Experience Coordinator.

Full-time

Reporting to the Dean of Student Success, the First-Year Experience (FYE) Coordinator supports academic transition, success, and belonging for first-year and transfer students  FYE Coordinator is a member of the Center for Student Success staff, provides coordination for First-Year Experience programming, manages early alert and outreach efforts focused on belonging, oversees transfer initiatives that foster community, assists students with academic issues, and serves as a resource to all students.

• Program Development and Coordination:
  Coordinate and implement comprehensive first-year Experience (FYE) programming that supports the academic, cultural, and social needs of first-year and transfer students (e.g., workshops, events, and co-curricular activities across the first year). Ensure the programming aligns with institutional priorities related to student success, equity, and retention.
• Develop and coordinate transfer initiatives that promote belonging and successful transition (e.g., transfer welcome events, affinity programming, mentoring, targeted communications).
• Develop initiatives that foster success and belonging for first-generation college students, in collaboration with campus partners and student success staff.
• Collaboration and Community Building:
  Collaborate with faculty, staff, and student leaders to design and facilitate programs that foster a sense of community and belonging among first-year and transfer students.
• Promote a welcoming, inclusive environment that fosters student engagement and connects students to campus resources.
• Actively seek ways to be accessible to students through campus outreach, programming, and one-on-one meetings.
• Serve as a liaison to FYS
  100 faculty, working closely with course instructors to align FYE programming, FYS
  100 content, and student support resources.
• Serve on the new student onboarding committee; assist with planning and implementing new student orientation and welcome week activities to support a smooth transition for incoming students.
• Support student retention efforts and serve on committees related to first-year, transfer, and student success initiatives as assigned.
• Student Support and Outreach:
  Coordinate outreach and follow-up for first-year and transfer students who are flagged for concerns related to belonging (e.g., social isolation, campus disengagement, cultural or social adjustment), via the university's retention/alert system.
• Maintain student records in accordance with FERPA and institutional policies.
• Assessment, Supervision, and Reporting:
  Assess the effectiveness of FYE and transfer initiatives by tracking data such as student participation, program and learning outcomes, and attainment of goals; prepare reports as required.
• Select, train, supervise, and evaluate FYE Peer Mentors.
• Teach FYS
  295/395/495 peer mentor training course.

• Master's Degree, in Counseling, Education, or related field
• Experience working with undergraduate students in a teaching, advising, or student support capacity.
• Understanding of retention best practices

• Experience designing or facilitating first-year or transition programs that emphasize belonging.
• Experience supporting transfer students or transfer-student initiatives.
• Experience with retention management or early alert system (such as Starfish)