First-Year Seminar Coordinator

Job Summary:

The Office for Student Transition and Family Engagement (OSTFE) is looking for an Academic Engagement Coordinator to develop and manage the one-credit Wisconsin Experience course. This role will focus on creating a curriculum that implements high-impact practices to support the development of new students at UW-Madison. The coordinator will collaborate with campus partners, including the Counseling Psychology department and the Office of Inclusion and Equity.

As a key member of the OSTFE team, the First-Year Seminar Coordinator will enhance the academic engagement of first-year students. This position administers a campus-wide extended orientation course for new freshmen and transfer students that is known as CP125: The Wisconsin Experience. The coordinator will supervise a team of 30-40 undergraduate teaching fellows and interns, mentor faculty and staff instructors, develop and evaluate course curriculum, and instruct course sections as needed.

Responsibilities:

Oversees the daily management of programs, services, activities, facilities, policies and/or processes in order to support student success in various areas of student affairs. Works under broad, administrative direction with significant responsibility for assigned area(s) of responsibility. Responds to inquiries from University departments, educational institutions, the community, and/or external agencies. Strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

• 20% Plans, organizes, administers, and manages processes and operations related to assigned area(s) of responsibility
• 5% Monitors, evaluates, and modifies processes, procedures, and/or standards, ensuring alignment with the Institution's mission, values, goals, and objectives, as well as all local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
• 15% Serves as the program or unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups
• 10% Schedules logistics and secures resources to support the operational plans of the program or unit
• 5% May monitor the program budget and approve expenditures
• 30% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• 15% Develops curriculum in support of high-impact academic program

Tasks:

• Manage detailed operations and logistics for course assignments for student and professional staff
• Serve as liaison to campus partners in support of new students
• Train and supervise student leaders, as well as providing administrative support to professional instructors
• Coordinate effective communication strategies for internal and external audiences
• Develop course content for the entirety of the Wisconsin Experience Seminar in conjunction with campus partners
• Create strategies for course enrollment management
• Assist in proposing and monitoring program expenses
• Monitor, propose, and implement operational policies and procedures
• Serve on departmental, student affairs, and campus committees as needed
• Develop and implement strategies to evaluate program success and recommend future improvements

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Master's Degree

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
-Minimum 2-4 years of professional experience in an Education setting related to teaching, first-experience or transition programs, curricular development, or faculty development
-Working knowledge of student learning and development theory and practice
-Experience in the recruitment, selection, training, and supervision of undergraduate students and/or faculty/staff instructors
-Experience in course enrollment/management
-Experience in the development of educational program content

Preferred Qualifications:
-Strong written and oral communication skills
-Strong facilitation skills and ability to work effectively with numerous stakeholders
-Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team
-Ability to manage logistics of complex programs and/or processes

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location upon supervisor and department/Student Affairs division approval.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $56,112 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

The Office of Student Transition and Family Engagement (OSTFE) supports the successful transition of all new undergraduate students to UW-Madison and provides ongoing outreach, communication, and events to their families. As campus leaders in student transition and family engagement, we facilitate this work through a long-term inclusive strategy of intentional programming, ongoing communications and services, and collaboration with campus partners.

OSTFE is part of Student Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, led by the vice chancellor for student affairs. Our staff is dedicated to serving students and to helping them succeed in and out of the classroom in areas including health and well-being, identity and inclusion, leadership and engagement, and student advocacy. Student Affairs includes departments led by the dean of students; departments that provide identity-based spaces and leadership resources; the Wisconsin Union; University Health Services; and University Recreation and Wellbeing.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

How to Apply:

To begin the application process, please click on the "Apply Now" button. As part of your application, you will need to upload the following documents:

1. A current resume.
2. A cover letter that addresses your experience and qualifications relevant to this position.
3. A list of at least three professional references, including their contact information.

The application must be completed and submitted by the deadline to be considered for this position.

Contact:

Angel Cartagena
angel.cartagena@wisc.edu
608-890-2570
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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Official Title:

Stdnt Affairs Mgr(AE193)

Department(s):

A04-STUDENT AFFAIRS/ADMINISTRATION/CFYEX

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

314472-AS

 

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