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Administrative Specialist - Academic

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Georgia State University
Location
Atlanta, GA
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Administrative Specialist, Academic

First-Year & Transitions Program

Atlanta Campus

Monday - Friday | 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM 

These are exciting times at the First-Year & Transitions Program Department. We are growing and we are thrilled that you are interested in being a part of our team. We are surrounded by individuals empowered to use their expertise and talents to achieve our mission to pursue excellence.

Are you ready for us? Are you seeking an opportunity with purpose and direction? If you are, we have the perfect opportunity for you!  We hire great people from a wide variety of educational, career, and personal backgrounds, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a stronger team. 

The First-Year & Transitions Program Department is seeking (4) Administrative Specialist, Academic to join the already awesome team taking the First-Year & Transitions Program Department to the next level of excellence!

WHAT MAKES The First-Year & Transitions Program Department A GREAT PLACE?

·     A flexible work environment

·     Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.

·     A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.

·     Professional development opportunity and mentorship

·     A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

First-Year & Transition Programs in the Office of Student Success seeks an Administrative Specialist, Academic who will focus on retention by helping students make successful transitions in critical academic program areas through various interventions and initiatives.  The role will assist with delivering programs focused on undergraduate students' needs, primarily those in their first year. The support of these kinds of retention initiatives is an essential part of Georgia State meeting the Strategic Plan's goals.  This position is on the front line of the institutions' commitment to helping students from all backgrounds succeed at high rates. The selected individuals will work in conjunction with all resources on behalf of First-Year & Transition Programs to support undergraduate students' academic progression.

 Essential Job Functions

·         Provide administrative management of strategic University programs and coursework aimed at student success, which may include, but is not limited to Early Alert, Student Success Coaching, GSU 1010, Success Academy, Perimeter Academy, Panther Excellence Program, and/ or State Farm Scholars.

·         Administer and support retention and success programs, activities, and initiatives focusing on the support of undergraduate students and the university.

·         Be highly accessible to individual students, groups of students, and student organizations as advisors and mentors on academic and personal concerns that impact academic performance.

·         Serve as an academic coach to help students identify their academic potential and eliminate obstacles to their goals and objectives.

·         Provide programming, support, resources, and outreach to students in special populations.

·         Maintain records and provide narrative and/or written progress reports as directed, including program assessments/evaluations, budget reports, and program reports.

·         Use data and predictive analytics to design timely and strategic interventions for student support.

·         Partner with academic, enrollment, and student affairs departments on retention, progression, and graduation-oriented programming.

·         May assist with hiring, training, and supervision of graduate assistants, staff volunteers, student assistants, peer mentors, and volunteers.

·         Provides support to the wide range of programming within Student Success Programs and First-Year and Transition programs.

·         Assists in the construction, design, and distribution of Student Success programming publication and resources.

·         Facilitates academic success workshops.

·         Effectively communicates with university partners, external partners, students, and families.

·         Answers email inquiries from the relevant First-Year and Transition Programs email accounts sent by students, instructors, faculty, and staff.

·         Supports First-Year & Transition Program’s initiatives and events including presentations, workshops, events, outreach, administrative processing, and other duties as assigned.

·         The Administrative Specialist, Academic will be expected to represent First-Year & Transition Programs at New Student Orientations and to teach GSU 1010.



Qualifications

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and four years administrative experience; or a high school diploma or GED and eight years administrative experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Qualifications: 

Preference may be given to those who have experience in creating and implementing programs for retention & progression to graduation and success for all students.

Experience presenting to small and large groups; effective verbal and written communication. 



College/Business Unit
Open until filled

College/Business Unit: Provost & VP Academic Affairs
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 01/31/25, 5:00:00 AM

Organization

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.georgia_state_university1.jpg

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

georgia_state_university2.jpgThe University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.

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