Director of Student Success, Equity, & Inclusion (Stamford Campus)

About the role

The University of Connecticut seeks an innovative leader to serve as the Director of Student Success, Equity, & Inclusion (Student Services Program Manager 1) at the UConn Stamford campus. Reporting to the Executive Director for Access and Postsecondary Success, the Director will lead initiatives to promote educational equity and student success for underrepresented students.

Responsibilities

• Manages planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and administration of student access and success initiatives under the Center for Access & Postsecondary Success (CAPS) office on the Stamford Campus.
• Provides institutional advocacy through consultation and capacity building with key stakeholders to address barriers to access and transform climate to support the success of underrepresented students.
• Selects, trains, supervises, and evaluates professional, classified, and student staff associated with the program.
• Determines work assignments and work schedules to most effectively meet program needs; resolves personnel problems and reviews personnel actions to ensure compliance with collective bargaining agreements and with University, state, and funding agency regulations.
• Affords assistance in the management of all fiscal and business operations, including overseeing program budget plans.
• Develops annual budget requests.
• Prepares statistical analyses, evaluations, and reports of department processes, programs, and initiatives.
• Oversees the evaluation of Program Goals and Outcome metrics and makes recommendations for increasing student success and engagement outcomes for the targeted populations.
• Facilitates campus engagement and community-building programming in partnership with UConn Cultural Centers and Programs.
• Collaborates with the Stamford Center for Academic Success and Engagement to develop and facilitate peer leader programming to promote students’ successful transition, academic success, community-building, personal development, and post-graduation preparation.
• Promotes traditionally underrepresented student access and success on the Stamford campus.
• Assists with recruiting targeted student populations for participation in CAPS Summer Bridge Program, RISE, and other affiliated programs; advocates for current and prospective undergraduate students who demonstrate academic and/or financial need.
• Assists with course development for specialized First Year Experience (FYE) courses targeting CAPS, RISE, and other first-generation students.
• Instructs one or more sections of an FYE/UNIV course.
• Assists with fundraising, grant, and supplemental resource development to increase resources to support campus students.
• Publicizes and communicates program efforts through internal, external, conference, and other publication efforts.
• Serves on relevant University and external committees and task forces.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in higher education, counseling, or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in support of educational goals and/or working with students who are first-generation to college, from low-income backgrounds, and/or other populations traditionally underrepresented in higher education.
• Experience managing student records, interpreting data, and evaluating program effectiveness.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic direction, administrative leadership, and operational management of a unit, including budget oversight and management, personnel management, workforce planning, and working with/motivating a diverse staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in higher education or related discipline.
• Experience developing and/or managing successful federal, state, and foundational grant proposals.
• Experience in fundraising.