Admissions Specialist for Diversity Outreach & Strategic Partnerships (Ithaca or NYC)

The Opportunity:

The College has a multifaceted diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) framework to steer, implement, and continually evaluate AAP’s D&I initiatives. The Admissions Specialist for Diversity Outreach and Strategic Partnerships focuses on recruiting and enrolling a diverse undergraduate and graduate student body.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity and the Senior Director of Enrollment, the Admissions Specialist for Diversity Outreach and Strategic Partnerships plays is integral in implementing and maintaining recruitment programming and partnerships with internal and external organizations that support the college’s diversity and inclusion objectives with a focus on student access, preparation and success. The Admissions Specialist represents the college on university, college committees and with external constituents. Through these roles, the Admissions Specialist assists with implementing strategic recruitment efforts that align with the college’s and university’s mission and goals and works to raise awareness for the entire college.

As a member of the Admissions & Student Services team, the Admissions Specialist focuses on the recruitment, selection, and enrollment of AAP students with a focus on undergraduate and graduate students of color, first generation students, international students, and students from historically underrepresented backgrounds. They will provide support and advocate for students through outreach, programming, and advising through the application process.

In collaboration with the Associate Dean for DEIB and the Sr. Director for Enrollment, the Admissions Specialist will assist in the process of evaluating, assessing, and benchmarking existing recruitment and yield efforts and approach and build effective collaborations and relationships with college, university, and community partners. For example, they will work alongside the Department of Architecture to recruit and assist in the selection of Cornell Future Architect Award recipients. They will represent AAP on the University Diversity Outreach & Strategic Partnership working group.

Enrollment representatives within Cornell’s colleges, schools, and units regularly collaborate and partner with the Enrollment Division to accomplish the University’s enrollment goals.

This is a recruitment and enrollment focused role, with significant recruitment travel required during the fall semester. This role could be primarily based either in New York City or Ithaca; regardless of base, there will be required time in-person in Ithaca for important events (e.g., admissions selection meetings, open house and admitted student days, orientation, and commencement).

This position does not have visa sponsorship or relocation funds.

About the Department:

The Office of Admissions and Student Services at AAP provides strategic focus and superior quality services in the promotion of the college’s academic opportunities and resources essential to providing seamless support for students and faculty. The office is co-led by the Senior Director of Enrollment and the Senior Director of Student Experience, and is comprised of these collaborative teams:

• Admissions
• College Registrar
• Global Study
• Student Services
• Career Services
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

About AAP:

The College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University (Cornell AAP) is home to nearly 1000 students, 120 faculty, and 65 staff members who come together from around the world to take up some of today's most urgent challenges and advance research, inquiry, and approaches to designing, making, and doing that build a more just and sustainable future. 

A vital college at one of the nation's foremost research universities, Cornell AAP bridges fields and faculty with five departments, 20 degree programs, 18 faculty-led labs, and the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities, a platform for building partnerships that make change in our cities and communities nationally and internationally. 

Cornell AAP's departments include Architecture, Art, and Planning, as well as the new multicollege Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, jointly led by the S.C. Johnson College of Business, and the multicollege Department of Design Tech, administered by Cornell AAP in partnership with Cornell Bowers CIS, Cornell Engineering, the College of Human Ecology, and Cornell Tech. The college is housed across three locations (Ithaca, New York City, and Rome, Italy), each with world-class facilities and cutting-edge technologies.

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