CFA Associate Director, Student Services

Overview

The College of Fine Arts (CFA) Associate Director of Student Services is responsible for planning and executing strategic efforts to improve CFA student services, including student recruitment, leadership, belonging, curricular navigation, internships and industry partnerships, career preparation, degree completion, and alumni engagement.

• Lead CFA Student Services:
  Serve as the Dean's delegate for student services needs; serve on the CFA Executive Committee and Dean's Cabinet; collaborate and meet regularly with the assigned Directors of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies, Director of Advising and Academic Advisors; process student petitions.

• Ensure CFA students have access to proactive student support services, including: supervise CFA Administrative Assistant, CFA Internship Coordinator, and CFA interns/work study employees; coordinate staffing and supplies for campus wide events, including events related to recruitment, admissions, transfer success, and belonging; direct the CFA Create Success Initiative and assist students with admissions, registrar, income accounting, financial aid, making referrals to campus partners when necessary;
  
  administer CFA scholarship and fellowship process; coordinate communication/marketing to promote CFA student services, including Navigate campaigns, marketing and communication requests, and special initiatives (i.e., Activate); support CFA development efforts aligned with student services efforts.

• Serve as the CFA Student Data Analyst: in partnership with the CFA academic units and University Enrollment Management, anticipate student data needs related to recruitment, admissions, orientation, advising, persistence, curricular navigation, and graduation; develop and assess effective mechanisms for student data collection and dissemination to CFA leadership, academic advising, and career coaching; provide training for the effective use and analysis of student data;
  
  coordinate post-graduate alumni tracking with the CFA academic units and U Career Success on the university graduation survey (First Destination); serve as the CFA liaison with UAIR.

• Administer CFA student leadership programs:
  Arts Force, FAF Grant, & EE Jones Fine Arts House; serve as the advisor to the College Student Council; oversee Arts Force programming; advise FAF Grants representatives and administer the annual FAF Grants funding process in alignment with university policies; coordinate with Student Leadership & Involvement Office to ensure CFA student organizations are properly categorized; coordinate EE Jones Fine Arts House student selection process;
  
  participate in Housing & Residential Education and resident advisor meetings; coordinate arts programming for EE Jones Fine Arts House residents; prepare and disseminate an annual report of CFA student leadership programs.

• Oversee the student services planning and budget: participate in annual CFA budget planning and Academic Enterprise Planning; forecast annual budget needs to implement CFA student services efforts; maintain budget records and submit reports as needed.

• Represent CFA on campus committees: CFA College Council;
  Enrollment Management;
  Academic Advising Standards Council;
  Campus Recruitment Committee;
  Housing & Residential Education; and additional committees as needed.

• Minimum:
  Bachelor’s degree in Business or Public Administration, a related area, or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Six years of progressively more responsible management experience; and demonstrated leadership, human relations and effective communication skills also required.
• Preferred:
  Master's degree in Business Administration or related area.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.