Assistant Director, Honors College

Salary: $45,000.00 - $47,000.00 Annually
Location : Youngstown, Ohio
Job Type: Professional Administrative
Job Number:
Division: Academic Affairs
Department: Honors College
Opening Date: 04/01/2026
Bargaining Unit Status: Association of Professional Administrative Staff (APAS)
Salary Grade: A4
Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

Summary of Position
Assists higher level administrators with management, development and implementation of strategies for the Sokolov Honors College and YSU-Bacc Med program. Develops, implements, and oversees honors events, including honors only orientation programs, Open House, senior ceremony, CCP in Honors, alumni and community engagement programs. Implements and manages procedures for daily operations and programs associated with the Sokolov Honors College. Coordinates recruitment processes for the Sokolov Honors College and serves as a primary point of contact for prospective students and families from initial inquiry through matriculation.

Oversees communications with parents, faculty, students, alumni, donors, and other key constituents. Compiles and analyzes data for assessment, annual reporting purposes and data-informed decision making. Assists with the execution of data management systems associated with the college in support of the strategies related to the University's Strategic Plan.

Position Information
Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Develops and oversees the planning for honors programs to include: CCP in Honors, Honors Open House, Honors only orientation, senior ceremony, and alumni networking opportunities.
Oversees implementation of honors recruitment efforts. Manages prospective student visit requests and engages with prospective students and their families during visits. Responsibilities include coordinating individualized honors prospect visits and meeting with prospective students and families to communicate program value and fit. Represents the Sokolov Honors College and Cliffe College at high school visits and recruitment events, cultivates relationships with school counselors and strengthens prospective student pipeline.

Leads Honors and Cliffe College Ambassador Program; recruits, mentors students, and coordinates opportunities to share YSU experiences publicly with home communities. Tracks prospect engagement and recruitment metrics across the enrollment cycle and prepares reports to inform strategy and decision-making.
Establishes communications with parents and school counselors for recruitment purposes. Oversees ambassador program. Prepares necessary reports to internal and external stakeholders. Develops and monitors communication plan and emails correspondence for prospective students in CRM Recruit. Engages in professional development activities supporting this function.
Oversees communications with key groups including parents, faculty, students and alumni. Curates content, manages distribution, and monitors data analytics for newsletters including CCP in Honors, Healthy Futures, Alumni Phil, and Faculty Phil. and Weekly Phil. Develop and monitor communication plan and email correspondence for prospective students in CRM Recruit.
Updates and maintains honors student handbook and Honors Student SharePoint site.
Provides input with CRM Advise to the honors team with outreach from flags raised with students experiencing difficulties.
Assists with donor relations efforts and programming in conjunction with YSU Foundation.
Collaborates with the Office of Community Engagement and Tressel Institute for Leadership and Teamwork with ongoing community partnerships as part of the honors experience. Assists in execution of OCE and TILT events as well as Summer Honors Institute. Managing the execution of community engagement opportunities originating within the Honors College, community partner opportunities for student and alumni education and engagement. Supervises students serving as community fellows and develops and conducts related training and serves as administrative liaison to community partner.

Provides support using the YSU Penguin Pulse platform for community engagement including event creation and data analysis.
Contributes to the recruitment…