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Assistant Director Recruitment--LAS Student Academ

at University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Assistant Director Recruitment--LAS Student Academic Affairs

Assistant Director Recruitment--LAS Student Academic Affairs

Hiring Department: LAS Student Academic Affairs

Location: Chicago

Requisition ID: 1025315

Posting Close Date: May 30, 2024

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

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Job Summary:

The Assistant Director, Recruitment implements the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences prospective and admitted student recruitment and yield programs and manages daily operations of the College's first-year enrollment initiatives. The Assistant Director will build and support pipelines and new initiatives with targeted high schools to increase yield and enrollment. The Assistant Director will oversee the College's new student recruitment scholarship award process and work closely with LAS Advancement and the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.

Job Responsibilities (Essential Duties):

-The Assistant Director implements recruitment and yield programming for prospective students and recently admitted first-year students across the array of undergraduate academic programs that span the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, interdisciplinary programs, and pre-professional preparation area

-In partnership with College Student Affairs' administrators, prospective and admitted student yield programming will include the value of a liberal arts and sciences education in preparation for active citizenship and career development

-The Assistant Director will collaborate with campus recruitment, student success programs, faculty, directors of undergraduate studies, departmental staff, LAS Student Academic Affairs staff, and current undergraduate students

-Create partnerships with top feeder LAS high school teacher and high school counselors to increase first-year enrollment determined by LAS College data analytics and research

-To build and support our high school to LAS pipeline, the Assistant Director will collaborate with campus support programs and Enrollment Management to support recruitment, enrollment, and retention rate of the targeted students

-The Assistant Director will help develop strategies for the College to retain these students with wrap around support, including yield communication to track their completion of next steps to enroll and register for classes

-Manage the LAS Recruitment Scholarship process with LAS Advancement and Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships to recruit future LAS students

- Develop and implement a full-range of recruitment and yield strategies to attract prospective first-year students, to meet the enrollment needs and targets of the College, including Open House, Ignite: UIC Admitted Student Day, Preview Days, LAS Admitted Visits, virtual events, and more

- Design strategic practices that can improve enrollment efforts in the College Liberal Arts and Sciences, including outreach, special events, and communication strategies

- Develop new initiatives to connect with LAS prospective and admitted students, including, innovative recruitment strategies to reach diverse student populations

- Meet with prospective and admitted students and families, provide insight about life as a Liberal Arts... For full info follow application link.

The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.   Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

The University of Illinois Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity 
institution/employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or disability status, height, weight, or marital status in employment or the provision of services.

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Job Posting: 11902963

Posted On: May 15, 2024

Updated On: Jun 03, 2024

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