Director of Student Services - Davis College Office of Academic Affairs - Division Land-Grant Engagement

Job Description
- Director of Student Services
- Davis College Office of Academic Affairs
- Division for Land-Grant Engagement (30421)

Director of Student Services
- Davis College Office of Academic Affairs
- Division for Land-Grant Engagement 30421

Description

The Davis College Office of Academic Affairs within the Division for Land-Grant Engagement at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Director of Student Services.

This Director of Student Services position provides leadership and oversight of Student Services including Recruitment and Retention related activities as part of the Davis College Academic Affairs Office. The position creates and complements other campus-wide programs that focus on recruitment, advising, retention, student success and timely progress toward degree completion. This position supervises full-time professional staff and graduate teaching assistants and works closely with professional staff in the Dean’s Office, Academic Affairs Office, and the academic department faculty within the Davis College in addition to colleagues across campus.

• 18 sick days per year(for when you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof)
  WVU offers a range ofhealth insurance and other benefits
• 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information ? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ’s.
• Wellness programs

• Coordinate student engagement activities, including but not limited to, the Davis College Welcome Back BBQ, Success Center Pop-Ins, the Snack Rack at Davis, the end of term/graduation celebrations, etc.
• Support the College’s Living-Learning Community, including program planning, budgeting, and assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Oversee Davis College Student Council in an effort to coordinate with student organizations to enhance engagement and student development opportunities.
• Coordinate Davis College’s participation in Commencement (May and December), New Student Orientation, Academic Day, Mid-Year Academy, and other academic events and workshops as necessary.
• Collaborate with College and WVU recruitment teams on the overall recruitment plan for the college.
• Oversee services and programs that impact students’ experiences such as advising and success coaching.
• Manage the Davis College Advising Teams, used to communicate important information and updates related to policy, registration dates, advising times and programming.
• Develop, implement, and conduct periodic assessments of academic advising, student success coaching, and other programming designed to promote student learning and success.
• Oversee specialized programs for “at-risk” students, academic notice and probation, first generation, and other special populations with an emphasis on retention and graduation.
• Oversee the planning, course content and curriculum for First-Year Seminar and Grow Your Mindset courses.
• Serve as the College’s point of contact to the University Registrar, Student Financial Services, Admissions, Student Success Office, and various other support units across campus.
• Participate in College and University meetings, task forces and committees that focus on undergraduate academic experience, student services, and retention.
• Oversee the undergraduate and graduate student enhancement grant…