Position Summary:

Specific Job Duties (Essential Functions and Responsibilities):

• Serves as the Office of Admissions expert on transferability and awarding of credit based on credits submitted for transfer consideration, prior learning (PLA), work experience, portfolio, etc.

• As part of the Admissions team, ensures that the University complies with the State Policy on Transfer and adheres to all current guaranteed admission or articulation agreements.

• Serves as a member of the internal quality assurance team to help ensure data and record integrity related to enrollment credentials.

• Utilizes online degree analysis tools to determine eligibility for coursework completed at other higher education institutions.

• Maintains and continually reviews Adams State University’s transfer equivalency database.

• Articulates credits earned elsewhere and posts them to the student’s academic record.

• Runs reports to identify potential duplicate credit, reconciles these instances, and notifies students accordingly.

• Develops and maintains positive and professional customer service and relations within the office and with all constituents across campus. Demonstrates a positive and professional attitude and treats everyone with dignity and respect, supporting the "Student First" value at Adams State University.

• Participates in cross-training initiatives to develop a general knowledge base of University and office functions to better guide and refer customers.

• Recommends and assists in the development of policies and procedures related to international student enrollment, transfer admissions, State Policy on Transfer, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and transfer equivalency tables.

• Collaborates with the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs and the university Registrar on Statewide transfer articulation agreements (STAAs), transfer articulation agreements and degree maps with specific institutions of higher education,  and the Bridge to Bachelor’s program.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor to ensure the success of the department 

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline 

• One or more years of relevant technical or administrative experience in an educational setting, preferably in an area responsible for the evaluation and awarding of credit

• Strong interpersonal, communication and customer service skills

• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks and meet deadlines

• Attention to detail and ability to handle confidential information with discretion. 

• Ability to collaborate with diverse internal and external constituencies.

• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to recruiting events including occasional evenings and weekends 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree and three or more years of relevant educational experience.

• Proficiency in a wide range of computer applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases, with the ability to adapt to new technologies and systems

• Experience using student information systems (e.g., Ellucian Banner, Workday Student, PeopleSoft).

• Experience using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems (e.g., Radius, Recruiter, TargetX, Slate, Salesforce).

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).

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Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $.  In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page. 

How to Apply: 

All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal.

No other format of application material will be accepted.

Completed applications include the following:

• Cover letter

• Resume

• Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be necessary at the time of appointment)

• Three professional references, including phone number and email for each

Review of completed applications will begin 7/8/2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Questions about the position may be directed to Jeff Storm at jdstorm@adams.edu

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives, experiences, skills, and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning, leadership, and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study, work, and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates, with varied language skills, who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations, and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income, first-generation, and Hispanic-serving, rural anchor university. Therefore, we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching, service, and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams State’s purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.

Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/
 

Disclosures:

In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.

Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's  sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed  procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at  https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/.  These  procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.  

Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.