PROGRAM SPECIALIST/OUTREACH COORDINATOR (GRADUATE AND DOCTORAL NURSING)

Responsibilities

• Covers admissions responsibilities including coordinating admission process, serving as initial point of contact for admitted students, serving as intake coordinator for graduate applications, meeting with students regarding program-specific questions.
• Handles academic responsibilities such as coordinating academic activities and services within the master's and doctoral programs, providing linkages between these graduate programs and other SoN programs, assisting with course planning, advising graduate students, and assisting with enrollment management and accreditation requirements.
• Manages governance responsibilities by coordinating program planning, communicating and coordinating with faculty and staff, serving as the programs' advocate, seeking and coordinating site development for student clinical experiences, assisting with recruitment and retention of faculty, collaborating with committees for assessment activities, and planning marketing and recruitment strategies.
• Oversees finance responsibilities by providing input into program budgets.
• Assists with personnel and supervisory responsibilities by assisting SoN Deans in providing faculty orientation to the program.

Job Qualifications

• Necessary Education or Work Experience: Master’s Degree in Nursing, Education, or related field; experience in working with faculty development and administrative personnel; public and interpersonal communication and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to lead through collaborative decision-making and work effectively with internal and external constituents.
• PREFERRED: Licensed as a Registered Nurse; successful record of leadership and accomplishment in areas such as negotiating academic concerns, strategic planning, faculty leadership, curriculum design and development, and improving educational outcomes and student retention; experience integrating communication, technology, and information resources into teaching and operations; demonstrated success in attracting and retaining students and faculty of color and other under-represented groups.

Edgewood University, a Catholic university sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Candidates must demonstrate multicultural competence and actively support the University's core values.