Details
Posted: 28-Jul-22
Location: Hamden, Connecticut
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Postsecondary College/University
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
Senior Assistant Director of Admissions (Mid-Atlantic Region)
Overview:
Quinnipiac University is hiring a Senior Assistant Director of Admissions for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Reporting to the Director of Admissions, the Senior Assistant Director of Admissions will focus on the recruitment and enrollment of first year / transfer students from the greater Mid-Atlantic region, inclusive of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C, Virginia, and West Virginia. This is a remote position with the ideal candidate located in the Mid-Atlantic area able to travel to the Quinnipiac campus a minimum of three times per year.
This is a remote position with the ideal candidate located in the Mid-Atlantic area able to travel to the Quinnipiac campus a minimum of three times per year.
About Quinnipiac:
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 6,800 full-time undergraduate and 3,000 graduate and part-time students in more than 140 degree programs through its Schools of Business, Communications, Computing and Engineering, Education, Health Sciences, Law, Medicine, Nursing and the College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report's America's "Best Colleges" issue. Quinnipiac also is recognized in The Princeton Review's "The Best 387 Colleges." Quinnipiac has been named a "Great College to Work For" as determined by a comprehensive industry survey. Please visit qu.edu for more information. An education at Quinnipiac embodies the university's commitment to preparing graduates for 21st-century careers and citizenship, creating an inclusive, excellence-driven community, nurturing and positively impacting internal, local and global communities, and fostering lifelong connections and success. The university believes in educating a diverse student body to become valued and contributing members of their communities through vital and purposeful educational programs. Students engage with real-world issues through practice and considering different perspectives. The university's innovative curriculum further prepares undergraduate and graduate students to understand their roles and responsibilities as members of the Quinnipiac community as well as the larger national and global communities.
Responsibilities:
- Identify and foster relationships with high schools, community-based organizations, and other potential sources of prospective students in assigned recruitment territory
- Utilize data both internal and external to develop a strategic plan for growing Quinnipiac enrollments from the Mid-Atlantic region
- Participate in the development of inquiry, application, admit, and deposit goals for the region
- Plan recruitment travel and represent the university at in-territory recruitment events
- Review undergraduate applications and conduct presentations, interviews, and information sessions as appropriate and necessary
- Evaluate academic credentials, complete transfer credit articulations for AP and college courses, and review applicants for admission from recruitment territory
- Coordinate and manage communications with prospective students and their families from assigned territory through email, phone calls, face-to-face meetings, etc
- Building relationships through extensive interaction with prospective students and their parents, high school and independent counselors, and community-based organizations
- Create and lead an on-going high school counselor advisory group within the region
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
- Other duties as assigned
Education Requirements: - Bachelor's degree required
- Experience may substitute for some of the above education qualifications
Qualifications: - A minimum of 5 years of experience in admissions and/or experience with Technosolutions Slate
- Valid Driver's License required
- Ability to work remotely to manage a regional recruitment territory, which includes substantial travel, including evening and weekends
- Ability to work independently, efficiently, and strategically to build a new recruitment territory.
- Ability to think creatively, strategically, and collaboratively
- Experience with Admissions information systems (i.e. Technolutions Slate, and preferred experience or like data system with Ellucian Colleague)
- Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds of prospective students
- Ability to communicate clearly with prospective students, their parents, high school and independent counselors, and community-based organizations
- Ability to understand and present essential information about Quinnipiac and its programs
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations and a commitment to diversity and inclusion
Special Instructions to Applicants:
TO APPLY:
Applications must be submitted electronically and include a resume, cover letter addressing how your experience supports the requirements of this position and Quinnipiac's commitment to diversity and inclusion, and contact information for three references on the application form.
Quinnipiac University has a strong commitment to the principles and practices of diversity and inclusion throughout the University community and welcomes candidates who enhance that diversity.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package for full-time faculty and staff which includes tuition remission and a culture that is inclusive and driven by excellence.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: Please note that the university has a COVID-19 vaccination requirement. For more information, please visit www.qu.edu/health-wellness-and-safety/covid-19-resources/
To apply, visit: https://career.qu.edu/cw/en-us/job/494350/senior-assistant-director-of-admissions-midatlantic-region
Quinnipiac University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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