Student Services Associate
- Employer
- University of North Texas
- Location
- Dallas
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- Student Affairs, Student Activities & Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Welcome to the University of North Texas System, or UNT World as we like to call ourselves. UNT World includes the University of North Texas in Denton, the University of North Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region and we are committed to transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. Over the past decade, combined UNTS enrollment has grown by more than 25 percent to nearly 44,000 students.
Posting Title:Student Services Associate
Department:DAL-Registrar-521260
Job Location:Dallas
Full Time/Part Time:Full-Time
Salary Information:Salary Commensurate With Experience
Department Summary:The Office of the Registrar services areas including enrollment, academic records, degree certification and diplomas, grade collection and recording, transfer credit processing, student-athlete and veteran certification, course and classroom scheduling, academic curriculum and catalog, and much more.
Position Overview:The University of North Texas at Dallas invites applications for the position of Student Services Associate (Registrar’s Office).
This position is responsible for overseeing and supervising an area of the Office of the Registrar which may include: general Registrar services; transfer articulation; degree audit coordination; graduation processing; Veteran and athletic certification; degree verifications; or other specialized support within the Office of the Registrar.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Scheduling, reporting, and evaluation of services offered.
- Enforcing policies pertaining to assigned function.
- Maintaining security of materials and facilities.
- Interpreting and communicating a broad range of policy and procedural information to students, former students, faculty, staff, and all of campus community.
- Preparing, analyzing, and monitoring reports and maintaining statistical data in assigned area.
- Completing special assignments, projects, and tasks as requested.
Bachelor’s degree and one (1) year of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Thorough knowledge of University policies including FERPA and procedures related to the area of assignment
- Considerable knowledge (or ability to rapidly assimilate and retain) university operating procedures, organization and management policies.
- Working knowledge of sound business principles, practices, and techniques.
- Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- High level of competence using e-mail and search engines
- When required: Skill in typing at a moderately fast rate with few errors
- Knowledge of general safe working procedures related to work performed.
The preferred candidate will possess the following additional qualifications:
- Knowledge of PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, specifically the Student Records module.
- Experience with Degree Audit processes/ maintaining a database of course equivalencies and the creation of new degree plans, minors, and certificates in PeopleSoft.
- Experience evaluating and processing course substitutions and academic exceptions.
- Experience maintaining an Academic Catalog using Acalog from DigArc.
- Experience evaluating transfer credit, credit by exam, and military credit.
- Experience in the planning of a large commencement ceremony.
Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm
Driving University Vehicle:No
Security Sensitive:This is a security sensitive position
EEO Statement:The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.
Classification Title:Student Services Associate
Posting Number:S1184P
Quicklink for Posting:Organization
Working at University of North Texas
Since 1890, the University of North Texas has been a catalyst for transformation for its students and the North Texas region. As the nation’s 26th largest public university, UNT is dedicated to providing an excellent educational experience to its 36,000 students while fueling the intellectual, economic and cultural progress of one of the largest, most dynamic regions in the United States.
A student-focused public research university, UNT graduates more than 8,500 students each year from its 12 colleges and schools and offers 97 bachelor’s, 82 master’s and 35 doctoral degree programs, many nationally and internationally recognized. As UNT’s strengths in science, engineering and technology grow, the university continues to nurture its core areas of distinction in music, education, social sciences, business, the arts and humanities. Leading Texas public universities in the number of Goldwater Scholars and designated a “Best in the West” university by The Princeton Review, UNT is known for its academic excellence.
By providing access, welcoming diversity and strengthening collaborations with our many educational, business and community partners, as well as building new partnerships across the globe, UNT's faculty and staff work each day to prepare students for the challenges they will meet in our changing world.
Fostering global understanding and promoting cultural appreciation are central to preparing tomorrow's successful global leaders. Our strategic international partnerships seek to improve quality of life, facilitate the exchange of ideas and culture, and allow for important research addressing global issues. UNT's campus benefits from a rich diversity of about 2,500 international students representing 140 countries.
UNT faculty produce groundbreaking research in a wide range of disciplines spanning the sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology while also making nationally recognized contributions in the arts and humanities. The College of Music is one of the nation’s best music colleges with an internationally respected jazz program. UNT has the oldest program in emergency administration and planning and a unique program in applied philosophy and environmental ethics.
UNT also is home to many national centers and institutes, including the Net-Centric Software and Systems Center — a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center; the Center for Electronic Materials Processing and Integration; the Institute of Applied Science; the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling; and the Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity.
UNT has developed many state-of-the-art research facilities, such as the federally funded Center for Advanced Research and Technology, one of the nation’s most extensive facilities for powerful materials characterization and analysis; a high-performance computational facility; and a clean room/nanofabrication research facility (under construction). UNT’s research extends outside the academy as well, with field stations as close as a neighboring lake and as far away as southern Chile.
In addition, UNT is developing Discovery Park, a research park with technology incubator facilities on a 300-acre property near the main campus. The university also has developed a Design Research Center in the heart of the Dallas design district.
As the largest and most comprehensive university in the North Texas region, UNT is growing as a national leader in education, research and scholarship, student support and community engagement — the pillars of a great public research university. UNT’s ultimate mission is to give a green light to greatness by helping its students, region, state and nation excel.
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