Associate Director, Student Success & Engagement

University of Utah; Campus (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Utah seeks an Associate Director of Student Success to lead and coordinate college‑level student success initiatives within the College of Humanities. You will report to the Dean and develop, coordinate, and evaluate programs supporting recruitment, transition, engagement, retention, persistence, and graduation.

You will collaborate with departments, programs, and the Dean’s Office to ensure quality student services across a distributed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalency.
• Six years of progressively more responsible management experience; demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads college student‑success planning and implementation.
• Develops and implements student‑service objectives consistent with College and University goals, with emphasis on recruitment, retention, persistence, timely graduation, student engagement, and access to University resources.
• Coordinates student‑success services across the College and works with departments, programs, faculty, and staff to establish consistent processes.
• Leads college‑level recruitment, orientation, retention, and engagement initiatives and coordinates participation in yield activities and orientation.
• Provides leadership for college student affairs processes, developing escalation and referral pathways and working with university offices on specialized matters.
• Serves as a primary liaison with LAS and university student‑success partners, coordinating with Undergraduate Affairs, Graduate School, Career Services, and others.
• Coordinates student communications and access to resources, ensuring timely, accurate information about opportunities and services.
• Develops and evaluates student‑success programs with clear measures and uses data to inform priorities and resource decisions.
• Provides functional leadership for distributed student‑success work across multiple College offices.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Management experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration

Master’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

The University of Utah seeks an Associate Director of Student Success to lead and coordinate college‑level student success initiatives within the College of Humanities. You will report to the Dean and develop, coordinate, and evaluate programs supporting recruitment, transition, engagement, retention, persistence, and graduation.

You will collaborate with departments, programs, and the Dean’s Office to ensure quality student services across a distributed environment.