21st Century Scholar Success Coordinator

Description

As a part of a diverse community of faculty and staff who represent
many faith systems and worldviews, Marian University seeks a 21st Century Scholar Success Coordinator to promote our Catholic Franciscan
mission and identity by supporting, advising, and advocating for 21st Century Scholars while fostering their academic success, personal
development, and engagement within the Marian University community.

The 21st Century Scholar Success Coordinator reports to the
Assistant Vice President of Transformational Leadership and serves as a key member of the Transformational Leadership team. The Coordinator
is a student-centered professional with strong relationship-building and communication skills who is committed to supporting student
persistence, success, and belonging. This individual will collaborate with faculty, staff, and campus partners to connect students with
resources and opportunities that contribute to their overall educational experience and achievement.

Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:

• Actively engage the Catholic Franciscan mission and identity of Marian University by modeling the
  Franciscan Sponsorship Vales and honoring the legacy of the founding congregation through transformative education, unity in diversity,
  leadership through service, integrating faith and life, and institutional policies
• Serve as an academic success coach to state aid
  recipients through providing culturally relevant coaching offering individualized support
• Support the Marian Leadership Initiative
  and the Unity Center through career and leadership related programming and workshops
• Support the Indiana Commission for Higher
  Education’s commitment to close the achievement gap by 2025 by staying up to date on the college equity reports and attending workshops
  related to promising practices in equity and inclusion
• Support the Retention Scholarship Initiative and provide coaching to
  students through this process
• Facilitate group coaching sessions, workshops, and cohort meetings
• Lead focus groups to
  gather student feedback and assess Scholar experience
• Develop initiatives based on student needs and trends
• Oversee summer
  academic engagement initiatives for Scholars enrolled in summer coursework
• Support Frank O’Bannon Recipients / 21^st
  Century Scholars through the appeal process when scholarship expectations are not met
• Monitor the academic progress for all Marian
  University 21^st Century Scholars and Frank O’Bannon students utilizing early warning alerts, midterm and final grades, and other
  metrics to ensure retention and on time completion
• Partner with the Academic Commons, Marian Leadership Initiative, Counseling and
  Consultation Services and the Exchange to program culturally relevant academic, career, and wellness initiatives
• Support early
  move-in orientation programs
• Serve as a liaison to key departments across campus such as the Office of Financial Aid, the
  Registrar, and the Business Office to ensure retention of Frank O’Bannon Recipients / 21^st Century Scholars
• Maintain
  office hours for walk-in appointments
• Perform other duties as assigned, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in a dynamic
  work environment

University Expectations:

• Knowledge of and a commitment to the mission of Marian
  University
• Adheres to Marian University’s policies and procedures
• Regularly engage in training to stay sharpened on
  culturally relevant and inclusion practices
• Shows courtesy and respect in interactions with fellow employees, students
  subordinates, and supervisors
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about Department issues
• Meets department productivity
  standards
• Participates in developing department goals, objective, and systems
• Assists to establish department measurements
  that align and support the accomplishment of the University’s strategic goals
• Adheres to the department budget

Required Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in
  education, counseling, leadership, psychology, social work, communications, or related field
• Experience with supporting and
  advocating with racially diverse student populations especially in predominantly white institutions
• Experience supporting and
  advocating with low-income students
• Demonstrated success programming culturally relevant events designed to promote inclusion and
  foster a sense of belonging for historically disenfranchised students in an educational setting
• Demonstrated commitment to one’s
  own ongoing development of peace and justice values and actions
• Preference will be given to:
  • Candidates with a master’s
    degree in education, counseling, leadership, psychology, social work, communications, or related field
  • Bilingual applicants
  
  

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For Consideration All Applications Require:

1. Cover Letter
2. Current resume
   or CV
3. Contact information of three professional references. The reference contact information must be entered
   after the application is submitted in the “My Presence” section of the applicant profile.
4. Responses to the
   supplementary mission & identity questions.

Please Review Marian University’s Mission & Identity Statement before
responding to the supplementary questions on your application:

https://www.marian.edu/faith

Essential Functions:

Work hours necessary
to perform job requirements satisfactorily on a regular basis. Manage absence from work in responsible manner to ensure service to clients,
work teams, and coworkers. Comply with Marian University policies and practices and seeking clarification of them when necessary.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by
an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit;
use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, equipment, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand;
walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or
move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an
employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is
meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all
responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to
reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or signify can’t
risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the
only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions
and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and States Laws.

Requirements are
representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the
abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Marian University is
an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to
apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal
employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights
notice from the Department of Labor.

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