COORDINATOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENT SERVICES/EHSRC

The Coordinator of Prospective Student Services serves as the College of Education & Human Services (CEHS) liaison between the Undergraduate Admissions Office and the academic departments to coordinate and lead prospective student initiatives within the college. This position also provides leadership for the EHS Residential College. In their role, the Coordinator will oversee the creation and implementation of recruitment events for prospective students including freshmen and transfer students and provide active participation on college and university committees as it relates to recruitment, college onboarding, and living learning communities. This position reports to a member of the Dean’s Leadership Team.

Bachelor’s degree.
Exceptional, demonstrated communication and presentation skills using a variety of formats.
Experience with creating and implementing events and programs.
Demonstrated organizational skills, including ability to plan, establish priorities, and handle multiple tasks and projects.
Team player who is energetic, highly motivated, and a self-starter.
Proven ability to relate and work well with diverse faculty, administrators, staff, students, families, volunteers, and the general public.
Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Willingness to travel locally and regionally.

Bachelor’s degree in student personnel services, student affairs, higher education, leadership, or a related field such as marketing or sales.
Three years of relevant experience which includes experience working directly with undergraduate and/or high school students.
One year direct recruitment experience and/or experience planning and implementing major events.
Understanding of the student enrollment and recruitment process, including conceptualizing, planning, and implementing admissions, recruitment, evaluation, technical, and yield activities.
Experience establishing and accomplishing short and long-term goals and objectives.
Experience in a higher education environment.
Familiarity with SLATE or other forms of CRM.

Coordinates with departments/centers to develop and implement college-wide and department specific recruitment events such as EHS Discovery Days, Behind the Curtain, and Think2Design.
Provides coordination within CEHS for University-sponsored recruitment events.
Partners with internal and external units in presenting to various prospective student audiences including transfer students and incoming freshman.
Coordinates recruitment communications with college and Undergraduate Admissions Office personnel.
Works closely with Advising and Admissions staff to ensure accurate presentation of academic programs, admission requirements, and financial aid/scholarship information.
Collaborates with Dean’s office staff to ensure that CEHS web site information for prospective students, EHS Residential College, and EHS Student Ambassadors is current.
Represents the CEHS on the Office of Undergraduate Admissions’ College Liaison Committee.
Engages with EHS leadership and chairs of academic departments to discuss enrollment and recruitment goals/initiatives.
Provides recruitment and yield data to college leadership.
Oversees the EHS Student Ambassador program including selection, training, and oversight of Ambassadors.
Coordinates the EHS Residential College (EHSRC), including setting long term strategic goals for this living/learning community related to recruitment and retention of undergraduate students and developing and implementing initiatives to achieve the program’s goals.
Networks with CMU departments to create opportunities for student engagement and professional development for EHSRC students.
Identifies and coordinates experiential learning and civic engagement opportunities for students within the EHSRC.
Develops and implements policies and procedures related to the EHSRC.
Delivers presentations and collaborates with EHS Coordinator of Marketing and Communications on preparation of EHSRC promotion materials.
Oversees the EHS Peer mentoring program including recruitment, selection, and leadership for the Residential College program.
Builds a sense of community within the EHS Residential College.

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Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.

Professional & Administrative -Hourly

$20.00 - $26.00 per hour

Academic Affairs

Education & Human Svcs, College of

Regular

Full-Time

1.0

12 month

Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and nights as needed

Mount Pleasant, MI

The College of Education and Human Services (CEHS) is home to six academic departments providing innovative online and face to face programs for 1700 majors, 700 minors, and 1100 graduate students. The CEHS also houses eight centers including the Center for Excellence in STEM Education, the Center for Community Counseling and Development, the Center for Leisure Services, the Center for Merchandising and Design Technology, the Child Development and Learning Laboratory, the Literacy Center, the Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools, and the Office of Educator Preparation Programs. More information about the College of Education and Human Services can be found here.

Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.