Athletic Academic Success Director

The Director of Athletic Academic Success oversees academic support services for all student-athletes while complying with NCAA and Division 1 requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervises professional staff in the Center for Student Success who work directly with student-athletes.
• Maintains a collaborative relationship with athletic directors, compliance personnel, academic deans, department chairs, and faculty to support student-athletes.
• Coordinates with Athletics to provide academic support for student-athletes.
• Maintains a schedule of all athletic events including practices and identifies potential course conflicts.
• Provides outreach to student-athletes referred to the Student Support Team.
• Provides outreach to high-risk student-athletes to create support mechanisms and programs.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in higher education, college student personnel, sports management or a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge base of theory and best practices related to NCAA student-athletes and academic success.
• Demonstrated experience in academic support services within intercollegiate athletics preferably at a Division 1 institution.
• Experience working with academic administrators and athletic directors preferred.
• Experience working with student-athletes and diverse undergraduate student populations.
• Proficiency with web-based applications; Microsoft Office (particularly spreadsheet, database, and word processing); and student information systems with a strong orientation to detail.