JOB DESCRIPTION: The University of Central Arkansas’ established and successful learning communities require a creative, enthusiastic and intrinsically motivated person to serve as Assistant Director of Learning Communities.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Qualifications for this full-time, 12 month non-classified position include: Ph.D. preferred (Master’s Degree required), ability to communicate effectively with various constituencies, exceptional writing and organizational skills, experience managing budgets and databases, and a proven record of successful supervisory experience. Experience with Banner & Adirondack is a plus. ADLC must have considerable knowledge and experience about learning communities as a movement of educational reform.

The Assistant Director of Learning Communities is responsible for the daily, practical administrative efforts to help students transition from high school to the first-year and subsequently to graduation. The Assistant Director will work closely with a number of constituencies including (but not limited to) Admissions, Academic Affairs, the Academic Advising Center, Student Affairs, Housing & Residence Life, Special Projects, Instructional Technology, Institutional Research, Learning Community faculty & students, and the Calendar Office. The Assistant Director assists and reports to the Director of Learning Communities in the Division of Enrollment Management.  Specific duties include:

• Assisting in the implementation of the overall vision for learning communities at UCA

• Creating a seamless student transition through comprehensive recruitment and retention efforts for UCA’s Residential Colleges

• Assisting with the development of strategic marketing and recruitment efforts; serving as the point-person for recruitment opportunities (e.g. Bear Facts Day, Information Nights)

• Assisting with program budgets and fiscal planning

• Assisting with student data collection and analyses; conducting assessment studies on specific undergraduate student constituencies

• Developing student surveys and soliciting comprehensive feedback for program assessment

• Coordinating bulk recruitment correspondence and program acceptance letters

• Overseeing Residential College database management 

• Maintaining web-based materials and facilitating the productive use of social media

• Networking on- and off-campus to bring visibility to learning community efforts

• Teaching for university programs (in general) and learning community programs (in particular)

• Coordinating advocate and learning assistant training

• Providing guidance to faculty while planning for the academic year

• Overseeing annual revisions to the Residential/Commuter Colleges training manual

• Serving as a liaison with Housing and Residence Life staff

• Coordinating faculty-in-residence meetings and inter-residential college activities

• Serving as co-chair (staff) of the Hughes Leadership Institute (HLI)

• Maintaining and distributing curricular and co-curricular calendars 

• Indirectly supervising the learning communities Graduate Assistant

• Serving as proxy for Director of Learning Communities, as appropriate

• Accepting other duties as assigned

Please send an application (www.uca.edu/hr)  and resume to:

University of Central Arkansas

Dr. Jayme Millsap Stone

201 Donaghey

Harrin Hall 207

Conway, AR 72035

or via email at jaymes@uca.edu

Closing Date:  February 22, 2013 or until filled.

UCA is an AA/EOE.