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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Office of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of the Liberal Arts is seeking a Student Awards Assistant to support processes to administer awards from endowed student scholarship accounts. 

What You’ll Do: 

• Using eSteward and other university systems, process scholarships, prizes, and enrichment and other awards to student recipients from endowed accounts. 

• Notify student recipients of scholarships, prizes, and enrichment and other awards. 

• Coordinate with and serve as the primary point of contact for the College of the Liberal Arts for Complete Penn State; Career Enrichment Network enrichment funding; department awards; scholarships, and prizes. 

• Update, use, and maintain the Liberal Arts scholarships database, including serving as a liaison for technical issues. 

• Monitor Liberal Arts scholarships service account e-mail address, including maintaining and issuing responses to frequently asked questions and responding to standard inquiries. 

• Assist with promoting Liberal Arts scholarships at activities and events. 

Skills You Have: 

• Excellent written and oral presentation skills 

• Strong attention to detail 

• The ability to maintain confidentiality 

• A willingness to work in a fast-paced, team environment 

• A commitment to fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging 

• Experience using enterprise software applications 

Additional qualifications include: 

• Exemplary track record of being process-oriented: demonstrated ability to develop and maintain clear and reliable processes, to take initiative to identify needs for new processes, and to teach others how to manage/utilize these processes 

• Excellent communication skills 

• Discretion and judgment when handling confidential and sensitive activities and financial matters 

• Demonstrated ability to work