Program Coordinator, Graduate Recruitment & Admissions

Job Posting Title

Program Coordinator, Graduate Recruitment & Admissions

School of Nursing

All Applicants

40

Exempt

Immediately

Expected to Continue

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Purpose

This role will assist the Office of Student Services (OSS) with activities and duties pertaining to graduate student recruitment and admissions Graduate Students Committee (GSC) support; and student scholarships coordination and processing.

Assists the Director for Graduate Program Advising & Admissions with duties, including:

• Providing administrative support for recruiting packages and maintains records on admissions and recruitment
• Preparing and sending acceptance/denial letters and program literature
• Supporting prospective student and admitted student campus visit events
• Facilitating information sessions for prospective graduate applicants
• Coordinating admissions processes and resolve related problems and issues for graduate applicants and enrolled students
• Compiling and provide applicant data to Graduate Admissions and Programs Committee (GAPC)
• Attending select GAPC meetings to provide details on the data compiled for GAPC
• Communicating admissions decision to the Graduate School and to notify applicants of missing material and admissions decision
• Assisting faculty with student advising and students with advising, registration, course add/drops, withdrawals, and leave of absence forms and documentations
• Performing prerequisite transcript evaluations
• Coordinating admissions processes and resolve related problems and issues for graduate applicants
• Coordinating admissions decisions, notify Graduate School and applicants, request any missing materials.
• Assisting with advising graduate students on program requirements
• Providing information and clarification of institutional and program rules and requirements.
• Participating in student recruitment activities, including traveling to recruitment events.

• Maintaining records and databases on applicants to graduate programs (e.g., program, concentration, class enrollment, and application information)
• Maintaining records and databases on current graduate students
• Composing letters and reports related to current students. Compile information and track program, concentration, and class enrollment
• Maintaining listservs for current graduate students
• Serving as a contact for prospective, current, and alumni communities, answering all inquiries, including general academic and procedural information
• Maintaining programs of work for graduate students
• Advise students on faculty advising, registration, course add/drops, withdrawals, and leave of absence forms and documentation
• Assisting graduate students with forms and documentation for Qualifying Exams, dissertation proposal meetings, candidacy, and final dissertation meetings
• Providing forms and maintain a repository of graduate students’ applications and curricula vitae for graduate student employment (e.g., Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Assistant Instructor, Clinical Teaching Assistant); distribute and collect employment materials; and provide information to faculty and to School of Nursing (SON) Human Resources for processing the hiring of TAs, GRAs.
• Coordinate with SON Human Resources to complete Assistant Instructor (AI) petitions, when needed, to the Graduate School at the start of each semester
• Coordinating procedures leading to student graduation, including certifying students eligible to graduate, applying for graduation, and certifying programs of work.
• Coordinating with SON evaluator to distribute graduation surveys and provide list of students or graduates.
• Assisting with accurately and timely documentation of OSS processes and procedures.

• Sending request for agenda items to all GSC members and guests prior to meeting
• Preparing agenda and sending it to GSC chair for approval
• Sending GSC meeting notice with agenda, minutes from previous meeting, and any pertinent documents
• Attending each GSC meeting and…