Assistant Dean of Students - NY Staffing : Job Details

Leadership & Supervision: Lead and supervise advisors, provide feedback, and assist with professional development and growth plans. Coordinate advisor performance appraisals with department chairs. Direct supervision of the following positions: 7 Academic Advisors, 1 Assistant Director of Student Engagement, 1 Part-time Assistant Director of Student Academic Success, and 1 Senior Staff Assistant, Student Services Academic Advising Strategy.

Academic Advising Strategy: Serve as CET Dean's Delegate for Advising. Communicate, lead efforts, and oversee advising and retention initiatives for the College. Serve on committees related to student success and retention. Coordinate College academic advising needs, develop and manage advising models. Provide student problem resolution guidance and policy interpretation. Manage effective advisor assignments and loads to support the students. Develop and enable effective partnerships between department chairs, curriculum committees, and advisors. Analyze and present College data to leadership, including a plan and actions needed to improve the rates.

Student Advocacy: Provide student-centered academic policy, process, and problem resolution for the College. Act as College liaison to units such as the Registrar and University Advising Office to resolve problems. Serve as a non-voting member of the CET Awards and Academics Integrity committee. Develop effective processes for scholarship and emergency fund disbursements. Serve as Dean's designee and initial contact to address student problems, including problem triage, investigation, and policy/process explanations, providing mediation, resolution, or referral. Provide guidance and next steps referrals/recommendations for issues such as academic integrity, academic appeals, student disciplinary hearings, Title IX, etc. Guide leadership, faculty, advisors, and departments through policy and processes related to students.

Student Success and Engagement: Provide leadership for student success and student engagement initiatives, including overseeing Peer Mentorship programs, Student Advisory Board, Women in Technology, CET C.A.R.E.S., and New Student Orientation. Drive collaborative initiatives to help CET attain persistence and 6-year graduate goals. Plan, coordinate, and execute retention and graduation related events (program fairs, open houses, commencement, etc.). As Honors Program and study abroad delegate for the college, coordinate honors and study abroad program/curricular offerings in collaboration with advisors, faculty, and department chairs. Other duties as assigned.

Employment Category: Fulltime

Required Application Documents: Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References

Additional Details: In compliance with NYS's Pay Transparency Act, the salary range for this position is listed above. Rochester Institute of Technology considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion in the workplace. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs, and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-###-#### or email your request to [email protected]. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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