Location: Moorhead, MN

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Employment Condition: Probationary

Job Description:

• Lead the campus learning community program, which requires marketing the program to students and parents, collaborating with faculty, campus administrators, numerous campus departments, and program assessment and evaluation.

• Serve on the campus team to develop strategies to intervene with students identified as retention risks through the campus early alert system.

• Coordinate departmental outreach and intervention efforts and provide direction to professional and student staff.

• Serve on the campus team to develop strategies to increase retention of unregistered students.

• Coordinate and provide direction to professional and student staff regarding implementation of academic success and retention strategies.

• Serve on the Housing and Residential Life leadership team and play a critical role in department operations and strategic planning.

• Provide direction to department professional and student staff on matters related to academic success and retention, as well as during campus crisis.

Required Qualifications:

• ​Master's degree plus one year of professional experience working with communities or residence life or academic/retention programs. OR Bachelor's degree plus two years of professional experience working with learning communities or residence life or academic/retention programs. OR Three years of professional experience working with learning communities or residence life or academic/retention programs or an equivalent of post-secondary training, education and/or professional experience.

• Experience developing and implementing strategies and interventions to promote academic success and retention

• Demonstrated commitment and ability to work with students and staff of diverse backgrounds

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• ​Master's degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education, or related field such as College Student Personnel, Educational Leadership, Higher Education Administration, or Counseling.

• Experience supervising or providing work direction to professional staff

• Experience working with learning communities

• Experience partnering with faculty on student engagement efforts that may include linked course assignments or co-curricular programming

• Experience collecting, analyzing, and reporting data related to GPA and retention, and using it for assessment and program improvement

• Experience serving in on-call duty rotation and/or responding to or providing direction during a campus crisis

Other Requirements:

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About Minnesota State University Moorhead

Minnesota State University Moorhead is a student-centered University that treats students as individuals with different experiences and aspirations, whether they are first generation college students, full-time working adults or a variety of traditional and nontraditional students. Our tuition, which is among the most affordable in the region, and our instructional quality combine to create an outstanding higher education value. We help students succeed by providing strong academic experiences as well as a full range of support services and social and community opportunities.Through challenging programs and guidance from faculty and staff with high expectations, we help students to discover and then reach their potential. We provide opportunities for significant student research, leadership development, service learning, creative production, and athletic competition. Further, we have strong, cohesive curricula that prepare students not only to participate in the workforce of today but also to create and lead the workforce and society of tomorrow.

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