Director, First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (Re-Announcement)

The Director of First-Year Experience provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the institution’s First-Year Experience (FYE) program. This position ensures the successful implementation of the university’s first-year degree requirement and supports a seamless academic transition for first-time, full-time students.

The Director serves as the central point of accountability for all FYE initiatives, including faculty recruitment and approval, course scheduling, enrollment management, student tracking, early alert interventions, budget oversight, assessment, and institutional communications. The Director supervises professional staff and coordinates cross-functional partnerships to promote first-year student success.

In addition, the Director provides institutional leadership in the development, coordination, and assessment of new and evolving transition programs that support the success of other student populations, including second-year students, first-generation students, and transfer students.

Doctorate preferred in any field, and the following experience is also preferred:

• Experience leading first-year, transition programs, or student success initiatives
• Experience with enrollment management systems and student tracking software
• Experience working with students in an advising, mentoring, or coaching capacity

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree in any field and supervisory experience are required, in addition to experience managing budgets and fiscal processes. Candidates with an equivalent combination of experience and/or education are encouraged to apply.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Knowledge of student development theory and first-year transition best practices.
• Ability to design, implement, and assess student success programs.
• Ability to manage complex enrollment processes and scheduling systems.
• Knowledge of Banner or comparable student information systems.
• Fiscal management skills.
• Ability to analyze data and implement targeted interventions.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, and student support units.

All applications must be submitted online

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