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Position Summary:
The Student Success Center ( SSC ) is a department in the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and reports to the Assistant Provost for Student Success Initiatives. The Student Success Center ( SSC ) designs and implements programs and services that promote the success and excellence of Virginia Tech students throughout their educational journey. The Assistant Director is a 12-month professional faculty position reporting to the Director. The Assistant Director provides leadership in and direct oversight for developing educational support programs and services, co-curricular initiatives and academic skills develop efforts intended to improve student's academic performance and persistence towards successful completion of the baccalaureate degree.
Duties/responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
- Assist the Director in the strategic planning and implementation of assessment measures for overall program effectiveness with a focus on access, retention and student success
- Provide guest lectures and class presentations as requested
- Develop and implement annual programming and signature events, ensuring that programs are intentional, collaborative, inclusive and effectively promoted campus-wide
- Perform outcome assessment and create a strategic plan to enhance programs and services
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships and collaborations with academic departments, faculty, campus and community partners and alumni
- Provide educational support and skill development to assist students in becoming independent and intentional learners
- Supervise and mentor undergraduate and graduate student staff members
- Promote the SSC to new and current students by coordinating the academic support sessions for University orientations
- Provide oversight for the programming budget
- Serve as interim program director for the Ujima Living Learning community
- Coordinate VT Black Male Excellence Network ( BMEN ) initiatives, a campus-wide initiative that promotes Black Male achievement
- Coordinate the Virginia Tech Uplifting Black Men Conference
- Assist undergraduate students with creating an individual plan for success and development of academic skills
- Coordinate the academic recovery programs, which serves students on university probation
- Design and implement co-curricular programs and initiatives
- Assist with curriculum design and teaching one or more sections of UNIV 1004: College Success Strategies, a 3-credit hour course that focuses on academic skills development
-Assist with curriculum design and teaching one or more sections of LAHS 1014: Academic Recovery, a 1-credit hour course that focuses on academic skills development for probationary students
-Serve as the SSC liaison to campus colleagues engaged in success initiatives, including but not limited to: Housing and Residence Life, Student Opportunity and Achievement Resources ( SOAR ), Office of Parents & Family, College Access Collaborative, Admissions and Campus Community Centers.
-Represent the Student Success Center on various University committees
-Prepare and deliver oral presentations to students, faculty and families as appropriate
-Additional duties, opportunities and projects may be offered or assigned based on departmental goals

Required Qualifications:
- Master's degree from an accredited institution, preferably in college student personnel, counseling, or a related field.
- Experience in higher education instruction, learning assistance, advising, academic support center management, or similar related experience
- Experience in designing and implementing academic support programs
- Experience working with students from first generation, low income, rural communities and other diverse backgrounds.
- Ability to effectively collaborate with academic departments, staff, faculty, and administrators.
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, leadership, and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:
- Undergraduate teaching experience
- Experience hiring, training and supervising undergraduate students in professional settings
- Ability to identify and respond to educational trends and institutional needs
- Knowledge and practice of adult education theory of teaching and engagement, as well as of student success theories
- Experience with program design and evaluation.



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