Program Manager

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The Program Manager provides day-to-day administrative, strategic, and operational support for the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence programs, with a particular focus on student support. Reporting to the Program Head, this role supports students and faculty, manages program resources, and coordinates cross-campus initiatives. The Program Manager serves as a point of contact for students, partners with faculty and staff, and contributes to advancing program goals, visibility, and efficient program operations in close partnership with administrative program staff.

• Serve as the administrative and advising contact for undergraduate and graduate students, providing support for enrollment, degree planning, room scheduling, space reservations, course scheduling, and faculty coordination.
• Develop and coordinate student success, advising, peer mentoring, and wellness programming including community-building initiatives, professional development activities, and recruitment and retention strategies.
• Collaborate with student organizations such as the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Graduate Student Council and the Undergraduate Student Council to support students.
• Plan and administer program events such as Datathons, REU, WiDS, orientations, open houses, wellness initiatives, and graduation activities, including logistics, communications and marketing.
• Manage student information systems (Workday), admissions support (Slate), program resources and supplies, shared program spaces, and other daily operations for DS & AI academic programs.
• Maintain partnerships with diverse stakeholders and represent DS & AI programs during events, meetings, and industry or campus collaborations.
• Support the Program Head with reports, presentations, strategic planning, and operational initiatives for program growth and innovation.
• Manage academic and research space, including lab assignments, facilities requests, and access control in coordination with Facilities and IT Services