Assistant Director, Pre-Tippie Programs

The Tippie College of Business seeks candidates for an Assistant Director in their Undergraduate Program Office (UPO). This position is responsible for working with prospective Tippie students, assisting with Pre-Admission Requirement, teaching Discover Business at Tippie section(s), co-leading Connect2

Biz program management, assisting in admission appeals, and serving as a member of the admissions team.

Responsibilities will require occasional time outside the 8:00am to 5:00pm workday to support recruiting activities and events.

The Undergraduate Program Office encourages students to learn by doing—engaging students to broaden their world view, communicate with clarity, gain business skills and knowledge, value the differences of others, and work together to achieve common goals. We are committed to developing socially responsible and innovative leaders who do things the right way.

The Assistant Director for Pre-Tippie Programs will support the UPO’s culture of optimism, collaboration, proactive problem solving and work collaboratively with multiple constituents within the Tippie College of Business and the University.

Since 1847, the Tippie College of Business has cultivated a legacy of innovation, thought leadership, and excellence in business education. We have nearly 6,000 students within undergraduate, graduate, and PhD programs spanning six academic departments—accounting, business analytics, economics, finance, marketing, and management and entrepreneurship. We are eight centers and institutes, and four student-managed endowment funds. We’re over 59,000 alumni—and growing. Tippie is regularly listed in top business school rankings.

We also hold the gold standard of accreditations, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and have maintained the accreditation for over 95 years (since 1923).

But who we are is not just in the curriculum we curate—it’s also in the community we create. Our leadership embraces our responsibility to pursue academic excellence within a welcoming environment where every student can thrive. More than 150 years after our founding, we continue to be a place where students can grow and flourish in their professional or academic careers.

• Provide holistic advising to both prospective and current undergraduate students regarding: academics, registration, admission requirements, professional development, involvement opportunities, study abroad, graduation, and policies and procedures.
• Assist in the planning and implementation of domestic and international recruitment activities, including, but not limited to Hawkeye Visit Days, Admitted Student Days, Top Scholars Day, Transfer Days, Preview Iowa, Business Visit Day, Next Step Iowa, special recruiting presentations, Admission Information Sessions, and daily visits with prospective students and parents. Some recruiting events will require occasional time outside the 8:00am to 5:00pm.
• Co-lead Pre-Admission Requirement form students complete as part of their admission requirements.
• Supervise peer mentors for Connect2
  
  Biz LLC Discover Business at Tippie course on admissions requirements, academic programs, and tour presentations.
• Oversee updating and management of admission, website, and academic planning publications for Standard Admission.
• Build workshops related to academic planning for prospective students in collaboration with advising vertical in Tippie.
• Assist in facilitating campus updates to AAC each academic year and creating monthly meetings with their pre-business liaisons.
• Teach sections of our Discover Business at Tippie.
• Provide support to Associate Director budget for PAR and Admissions related materials (Connect2
  
  Biz).
• Co-supervision of LLC Peer Mentors for Connect2
  
  Biz program.
• Co-supervision of the Pomerantz Center Student Assistants (PCSAs).
• General supervision is received from the Associate Director, Pre-Tippie Programs.

To obtain the full job description including key areas of responsibility, technical competencies, and desirable qualifications, please contact joshua-gulick

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent…