Position Description University Retention Coordinator (H-H ...

Position Description University Retention Coordinator (H-H Title: Student Services Coordinator)

This position is part of a Title III "Strengthening Institutions" grant to improve student retention and graduation rates. The Retention Coordinator will be responsible for managing, developing, implementing and assessing a comprehensive retention action plan for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, as well as co-coordinating Title III program activities.

Campus-wide Retention ? Develop an annual retention plan using resources from across the University's Colleges and Divisions to create an actionable set of retention measures. ? Track in real time, activities across the campus related to the overall retention strategies and inform campus leadership regarding needed changes to mitigate any retention declines. ? Using a managerial matrix, manage the retention functions of the University and evaluate the University's wide array of retention programs to ensure student success and make recommendations for continuous improvements. ? Assess the prior year's retention annually utilizing a variety of data inputs from across the University. ? Develop measurable retention strategies and action plans for key student cohorts across campus. ? Identify priorities, strategic goals, and action plans to enhance student progress to degree completion. ? Identify campus policies and procedures that may lead to or contribute to attrition and propose changes. ? Collect, analyze, and report student persistence/learning/satisfaction data and compare it to internal benchmarks and national/peer institution data.

Title III Coordination ? Assess the prior year's Title III program activities and report to the Principal Investigator progress toward Title III goals. ? Recommend to the Principal Investigator changes needed in the Title III program activities to reach program goals. ? Respond to all Department of Education requests and reports including annual performance review.

Service Delivery ? Coordinate the Conditional Admissions program. o Communicate with potential conditional admits. o Ensure that the student cohort members complete the assigned retention activities within their conditional admission agreement. o Utilize MAP-Works to track the student cohort for potential retention risks. o Determine student status from conditional admission to full time student. o Assess/Track/Report student cohort success through to graduation.

? Manage Project Win-Win associate degree review and completion efforts. ? Develop re-recruitment efforts for withdrawn and stop out students. ? Work with the Enrollment Specialists and the various student support services, develop

action plans for re-admitted students who were previously suspended for poor academic performance.

Administration ? Meet regularly with the Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management and Student Affairs leadership teams to discuss plan initiatives and collaborative efforts necessary to ensure plan success. ? Bring disparate groups together to solve campus issues that affect student persistence. ? Serve as a liaison to faculty and staff in the development/improvement of programs that enhance student success. ? Develop, maintain and communicate a complete list of support services for faculty and staff to reference when needing retention assistance. ? Other duties as assigned

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