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Department:
General Studies
Job Summary:
This is a Coordinator of Student Recruitment II position in the Office of General Studies that will heavily interact with prospective undergraduate students who may be interested in our Freshman Studies, Multi-Disciplinary Studies, and University Studies programs.
Represents General Studies academic programs on various campus committees and at a wide variety of events.
Periodic travel will be involved, including in-state, out-of-state and some overnight travel.
This position works closely with Outreach's and the University's Marketing and Communications teams as well as other campus partners to promote our programs and increase enrollment at the university.
This position also coordinates our unit's student ambassador program.
This position requires excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as event organization skills.
Job Description:
Attend all on-campus browse fairs for prospective undergraduate students and follow up with attendees; week-long Jackson, MS schools tour; any Hotty Toddy tours; and off-campus-fairs
Meet with students inquiring about our programs and determine program eligibility
Attend counselor luncheons (typically off-campus)
Recruit, hire, train, and organize student ambassadors (Freshman Studies and Multidisciplinary Studies)
Attend all Academic Recruitment Committee Meetings
Act as unit representative for meetings where we are asked to share about our programs (new admissions counselor in-services, CSSFYE annual in-services, Regional campus annual meeting, etc.)
Work with our Division’s and University’s marketing teams for outreach to Freshman Studies admitted students for the future academic year (multiple times throughout the year)
Order and maintain all needed flyers, brochures, give-aways
Attend monthly meetings with Outreach Marketing and Communications leadership
Regularly give information to our social media staff to promote on our platforms; monitor our social media
Keep our websites up-to-date
Assist in creating videos for our programs
Organize majors fair for Freshman Studies students (once per year)
Plan/organize/staff the Office of General Studies' booth for Mississippi Day
Organize and attend Office of General Studies' portion of all Admitted Student Days
High involvement in summer orientations for Freshman Studies students
Follow up with graduates to determine what our students are doing with their degrees 6 months post-graduation
Monitor and respond to emails in freshmanstudies@olemiss.edu account
Collaborate with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to set up individual meetings or to speak in front of visiting groups about Freshman Studies and Multi-Disciplinary Studies
Work with student ambassadors to involve them in communicating with prospective students (social media, email, postcards, phone calls, etc.)
Network with Admissions Counselors across UM schools
Attend at least one professional development conference related to recruiting each year
Assist with regional campus recruiting events
Develop an annual calendar for recruiting/ordering materials/etc.
Must include resume and cover letter.
Job Responsibilities:
Substitution Statement: An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role. Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.
Education Qualifications:
Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
Relevant experience | 3 Years | Required
Compensation:
$51,604.80 - $77,396.80
Interview Requirement:
Interview Requirements: Any candidate who is called for an interview…