The Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College at SC State University is hiring for an Executive Director of Academic and Scholarship Services. The Executive Director of Academic and Scholarship Services for the Honors College is responsible for supporting the Dean in the overall development, coordination, implementation, and assessment of the curriculum, programs, and services in the Honors College. This position also oversees annual scholarship budget planning, monthly scholarship budget reviews, and daily oversight of scholarship budgetary spending and management, including scholarship foundation accounts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Assists the Dean by maintaining an inviting atmosphere for students and faculty and administering the Honors College office in a customer-friendly, service-oriented manner.
2. Serves as the secondary academic advisor for 200 students in the Honors College; assists students with all aspects of educational planning, including orientation, progress towards graduation, major selection, course registration, and preparation for graduate study; assists with maintaining all student records and materials in compliance with university and FERPA regulations.
3. Assist with overseeing annual budget planning, monthly budget reviews and reconciliation, daily oversight of budgetary spending and management, including foundation accounts; and preparing budgetary transfer requests for academic departments during each academic semester.
4. Assist the Dean with the recruitment of students, including attendance at annual admissions events/fairs, preparation and publication of all program admission materials, review of all transfer student applications, administrative processing of admitted students in Banner, and individual advising meetings with prospective students and families.
5. Assist the Dean on various University Committees and serve as the Honors College liaison in the dean’s absence to the Technical Community College system.
6. Assist with curricular planning, including scheduling and constructing academic classes in consultation with academic departments, faculty recruitment, and appointment, enrollment management including class size, waitlist, and cancelations; liaise with Education Programs Abroad on Honors College overseas study programs; schedules and manages independent study course sections.
7. Manages and directs the University Fellowships/Scholarship Office: providing information on fellowship opportunities, program requirements, and application procedures; review and critique application essays, recommendation letters, and other application materials for applicants and faculty members; provide institutional endorsements for applicants nominated by internal selection committees; collect and submit institutional materials on behalf of applicants; stage mock interviews and committee panels for candidates selected for regional or national interviews; matching candidates with fellowship program alumni for mentoring purposes.
8. Assist the Dean and staff with student programming initiatives for the Honors Learning Community, including new student welcome, move-in activities, community service initiatives, academic events, and social community building efforts; represent the Honors College on the Advisory Board.
9. Assist with Honors College purchasing, including procurement compliance and reconciliation, purchase documentation and organization, approval of major purchasing requests, approval of requisition orders, and coordination of financial audits.
10. Assists the Dean with fundraising by cultivating donors.
11. Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and courses required by the Dean.
Minimum Requirements:
A master’s degree is required. An equivalent combination of years of experience and education may be considered to substitute educational requirements.
Preferred Requirements:
A doctorate is preferred in any discipline.