Nexus Scholars and Summer Experience Grant Program Manager - Student Services Associate II - College of Arts & Sciences Career Development

The Career Development office is a division of the College of Arts & Sciences Student Services & Admissions office. The College of Arts & Sciences has 4,400+ undergraduate students, representing different under-represented backgrounds and cultures from across the U.S. and the world. Career Development serves all undergraduate students, as well as recent graduates up to 5 years after graduation, on all career related topics including internship/job search strategies, graduate and professional school admission, major and career exploration, interviewing, and job offer negotiation. Our very busy office serves ~2,500 unique students each year through individual appointments, workshops, and events. Career Development is also home to signature experiential learning programs, such as the Nexus Scholars program and the Summer Experience Grant.

   

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The Program Manager will provide programmatic and administrative support for the Arts & Sciences Career Development office, specifically managing the Nexus Scholars and Summer Experience Grant in the College of Arts & Sciences. 

Administer Student Services programs (Summer Experience Grant, Nexus Scholars,): in collaboration with Student Services leadership, manage and update applications, materials, and web content; process applications for staff to review; maintain data in Excel for application cycles; send notifications to applicants about decisions; execute follow-up and ensure paperwork is completed; collaborate with Business Services to ensure students receive funding in a timely manner; implement innovative strategies for enhancing office programs.  Advise students on summer funding opportunities through SEG/Nexus Scholars; communicate with students on application issues.  Assist in preparation of stewardship reports for donors and senior leadership.  Maintain websites to recruit students.  Reconcile and maintain all budgeting and financial information for programs.

Nexus Scholars Program: 

The Nexus Scholars Program provides undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side by side with faculty from all across the college (humanities, social sciences, and STEM) on their research projects. Along with the summer research experience, the program offers professional development workshops, career exploration events, and the chance to be part of a cohort from throughout the college who are passionate about learning.  Each year, we host approximately 100 students.

Contribute to the development of strategic planning for the Nexus Scholars program; help establish learning outcomes and administer tools for measuring achievement of learning outcomes.  Create and disseminate process maps and flows. Market the Nexus Scholars program to Arts & Sciences faculty and students; update the Nexus Scholars website, including faculty and student applications, and programmatic information.  Collaborate with Salesforce Administrator to implement all updates and process flows.  Read and evaluate applications.  Liaise with faculty mentors to choose students; implement an application review process and initiate matching of faculty members and students.  Plan and coordinate information sessions and programmatic activities; may recruit faculty and alumni to offer workshops and career development advice for students. Coordinate summer student employment and payroll processes.  Lead the Nexus Scholars working group, comprised of the Faculty Director, A&S Career Director, Nexus Scholars Student Assistant, and Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education.  Create meeting agenda and delegate assignments and tasks appropriately.  Supervise an undergraduate Nexus Scholars Assistant, who provides programmatic support part-time during the academic year and full-time over the summer. 

Assist in preparation of stewardship reports for donors and senior leadership. Assist in decisions concerning policy-setting, research, and planning for students.  Coordinate and maintain program budget. 

Summer Experience Grant (SEG): 

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