Department: Academic Success

Position Category: Staff Full Time

Job Description

Under the direction of the Assistant Vice President for Academic and Student Support Services, the Executive Director for Academic Success oversees general undergraduate Academic Success initiatives, the Cornerstone Program, the USDOE grant-funded TRIO Student Support Services Trio program, and all Tagge Center functions; coordinates tutoring and academic assistance initiatives with faculty; evaluates and reports on effectiveness of all academic success activities to Institutional Research & Effectiveness; coordinates undergraduate student success and retention initiatives; serves as a collaborative division head in the division of Academic and Student Support Services (along with the Dean of Students, the Title IX Coordinator & Institutional Compliance Officer, and the Executive Director for Counseling and Accessibility); collaborates with Academic Affairs to ensure academic success is integrated with faculty input and participation; manages budgets for all Tagge Center/academic success departments; recruits, evaluates, supervises, and monitors all academic success staff; operates within a broad framework of standard University policies and procedures; convenes the Academic Success Advisory Council and utilizes input provided therein to better Academic Success performance and outcomes; supervises supplemental instructional success services in a classroom environment to ensure success services meet the needs of groups of or individual students; schedules, evaluates, and conducts courses, trainings, and test review sessions; and fulfills other tasks and duties as assigned by the Assistant Vice President.

Required Qualifications

Terminal degree (or pursuit thereof); prior experience in higher education strongly preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in academic support, success, or related field; proven experience in data analytics.

Campus: Harrogate

Posting Number: S03480P

Job Open Date: 03/20/2024

Job Close Date: 08/31/2024

Open Until Filled: No

About the Institution

Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The main campus is located in Harrogate, Tennessee. For more information about employment opportunities, contact the Office of Human Resources at 423-869-7112 or humanresources@lmunet.edu.

AA/EEO Statement

Lincoln Memorial University is an Equal Opportunity education institution. Lincoln Memorial University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability, veteran status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in all University programs and activities.

Background Check Statement

The University will conduct criminal background checks on all employees. Background checks may include but are not limited to confirmation of the individual's identity, credit information, motor vehicle driving record, review of an individual's criminal conviction record (if any), verification of any license, and certificate or degree required for the position.

Job Duties

• Oversee general undergraduate Academic Success initiatives, the Cornerstone Program, the USDOE grant-funded Student Support Services Trio program, and all Tagge Center functions;
• implement, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of operational procedures and activities of academic success
• Design and oversee production of marketing and informational materials regarding Academic Success and its services
• Recruit, supervise, evaluate, and direct the day-to-day operations and activities of academic success staff; advise staff members with respect to appropriate management of programs
• Coordinate with other University staff and faculty to provide needed academic success initiatives
• Develop and disseminate academic success information regarding services provided
• Promote academic success services to faculty, administrators, students, and others
• Coordinate communications between academic success and other University departments
• Maintain the Academic Success and Tagge Center webpage
• Provide professional development to individual staff members and/or groups of staff and academic tutors and participate in division head trainings
• Maintain currency on developments in the field of academic success. Maintain required records of academic success services
• Oversee the administration of required assessments and work with faculty and administration on new initiatives as requested
• Keep required records on the operations of all academic success programs
• Participate on University committees as assigned by supervisor Budget Summary Budget Summary GL Name
• Other duties as assigned.

LMU's hiring policies are in accordance with EEO regulations and policies. LMU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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