Academic Programs & Student Success Manager

University of Utah; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning seeks an Academic Program Manager to lead college-wide academic initiatives, support student success, scholarships, and strategic programming. Reporting to the Associate Director of Student Services, this role partners with departments, leadership, faculty, and campus partners to deliver operational leadership for student services.

This position focuses on advancing Activate priorities, coordinating academic programs, and ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or related area plus three years of experience in budget, grant and program management.
• Three years of experience in budget, grant and program management or equivalency.
• Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with academic leadership, faculty, and staff to strengthen student support services across the College of Architecture + Planning.
• Coordinate regular meetings of Academic Program Managers to foster collaboration, share best practices, and develop graduate student tracking and administrative processes.
• Engage with students through surveys, focus groups, and other assessment methods to identify trends, recommend improvements, and enhance the student experience.
• Assist departments with permission code tracking, particularly for Design Foundations courses.
• Support academic processes including admissions, petitions, exceptions, withdrawals, and approvals.
• Manage the College’s semiannual scholarship cycles using Scholarship Universe and serve as the primary liaison with the Scholarship Universe team.
• Collaborate with the College budget team to monitor scholarship expenditures and ensure timely distribution of funds.
• Maintain scholarship records and establish consistent processes for creating, implementing, and managing scholarship funds.
• Supervise the College Honors Graduate Teaching Assistant and coordinate Honors student engagement activities.
• Plan and manage college-wide events including Career Expo, end-of-year showcases, graduation, and admissions events.
• Support Activate initiatives focused on student access, engagement, belonging, and academic excellence, and monitor outcomes with leadership.

Skills

Budget management

Grant management

Program management

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, or related area

Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, or related field

Job description

The University of Utah’s College of Architecture + Planning seeks an Academic Program Manager to lead college-wide academic initiatives, support student success, scholarships, and strategic programming. Reporting to the Associate Director of Student Services, this role partners with departments, leadership, faculty, and campus partners to deliver operational leadership for student services.

This position focuses on advancing Activate priorities, coordinating academic programs, and ensuring