Director

Academic Center for Excellence and Success

Search 1487 - Posted September 15, 2023

Emporia State University is seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Director of the Academic Center for Excellence and Success (ACES) in Emporia, KS. The Director is a full-time, year-round, staff position, which reports to the Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success. The position often requires work hours that match the center’s hours of operation (ex. 10am-7pm).

Located in William Allen White Library on the ESU campus, ACES exists to enhance the student success of ESU students by providing free peer tutoring, embedded tutoring for specific classes, writing and research assistance, and individual and small group academic workshops and success coaching to meet the academic support needs of our diverse student population. The Director of ACES provides leadership and implementation for all ACES activities, services, and CRLA certification. Additionally, this position will direct the overall operation of the Center, including hiring tutors, meetings with students one-on-one, and assessment of student success initiatives, especially as they pertain to retention, progression, and graduation rates.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leadership Responsibilities:

• Participate in campus committees and other meetings pertinent to ACES and/or ESU student success
• Plan for the future: Create and develop efforts to increase student success for changing demographics
• Identify opportunities, partnerships and initiatives to further ACES’s goals and grow ACES’s offerings in support of student success
• Serve as a liaison and resource to faculty and academic affairs
• Provide leadership to the personnel and for the services of ACES
• Train ACES team regarding CRLA Certifications

Programming Responsibilities:

• Create, organize, and revise student success programs and services as needed
• Facilitate, analyze, and address assessments of all ACES initiatives and services
• Work with faculty, tutors and students to determine the specific needs to support students
• Schedule, track, and market ACES services

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the instructional functions of ACES, including tutoring services, embedded tutoring, academic assessment preparation, coaching and workshops
• Develop and administer the budget including grants and donor funds
• Administer financial tasks, including processing of timesheets for payroll and purchasing supplies
• Write and renew the CRLA level I, II and III certifications 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and at least five years of experience working with students.
• Knowledge of higher education student success and retention literature.
• Demonstrated success in planning and implementing success initiatives.
• Knowledge of teaching and learning strategies that are appropriate for tutoring, coaching, and mentoring.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD
• Experience with Banner
• Knowledge of CRLA tutor training certification
• Knowledge of Academia or other tutor tracking software
• Experience with EAB Navigate
• Experience evaluating program effectiveness and program learning outcomes
• Experience assisting students with learning disabilities and ADA accommodations

COMPENSATION:

• Salary: $53,000-$58,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Emporia State University offers a generous benefit package. Find out more about our health benefits, retirement options, paid time off, dependent and spouse tuition waiver program, and many other benefits at this link.

APPLY:

To apply, upload a letter of interest, resume, unofficial college transcripts and contact information for at least three professional references here.

A background check and official transcripts are required prior to hire.

Review of Application Materials will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For more information

Jose Pavon

HR Professional

jpavon@emporia.edu

620-341-6033

Emporia State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sex, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as an individual with a disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other factors which cannot be considered by law.