This position develops, executes, and manages programs and efforts that advance and support the outreach to and recruitment of highly qualified and diverse applicants to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM). Additionally, this position will support the admissions process of applicants to BSOM.
Required Qualifications::
Bachelor's degree and 3 years of experience OR Master's degree and 1 year of experience (part-time employment counts toward work experience).
Relevant work experience must be in one or more of the following areas: Higher Education, Admissions, Recruiting, Outreach, Communication, Program/Project Management, Customer Service, Administration or other related field.
Experience working with diverse populations or customer service experience.
Strong public speaking and excellent communication skills.
Professional writing, document editing, and file management skills.
Working knowledge of how to operate standard office equipment.
Ability to learn a variety of computer database systems unique to a medical education environment.
Reliable transportation is required due to travel.
Preferred Qualifications::
Familiarity with American Medical Colleges Application Service (AMCAS) or WebAdMIT Central Application Service.
Experience working with any of the following: Wright State University; higher education admissions; professional students.
Strong knowledge of health professions, student development, and academic programming.
Experience with Apple Computers.
Essential Functions and percent of time::
45% Outreach and Recruitment
Responsible for leading efforts to represent Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in the community, including involvement in developing outreach strategies.
Organize and engage in travel to high schools, college fairs, and expos and conferences to build relationships with highly competitive applicants and encourage qualified applicants to apply.
Build networks and generate leads in multiple counties to increase awareness of BSOM program offerings and services.
Oversee outreach and recruitment events like open houses, Q&A sessions, info sessions, recruitment drives, etc., designed to matriculate diverse and qualified candidates to the BSOM.
Develops and ensures admissions recruiting materials like the brochure, website, handouts, and other materials are current, informative, engaging, and available.
Works with campus partners to implement, support, and maintain pipeline programs like the Early Assurance and Bridge programs.
Serves as a point of contact for prospective students and provides admissions guidance, counseling, and general information
Continuously evaluate outreach and recruitment efforts and propose and develop solutions to increase efficiency and reach more mission-fit prospective students
25% Coordinate Medical Student Selection Process
Supports admissions interview days, selection meetings, and related activities.
Conducts holistic application screening for applications to the Medical Doctor (M.D.) program at the Boonshoft School of Medicine as part of the Admissions Committee.
Leads and organizes a sub-committee for admissions.
Supports the processing of applications via Web Admit technology.
15% Student Engagement and Events
Following established BSOM admissions processes and procedures, provides administrative support for the Director of Admissions, Admissions Committee Members, and the Office of Admissions student workers.
Under the supervision of the Director, support student events such as 'closer look', orientation week, and convocation.
Collaborate with DME, OSAA staff, BSOM faculty and other campus and community partners to plan and facilitate Admissions Department events.
Perform benchmarking research of student programming at other higher education institutions.
Design routine surveys to gauge student satisfaction and program effectiveness.
10% Support Compliance
Provide documentation for LCME accreditation reports as requested.
Maintains archive of data related to existing pipeline recruiting programs for the BSOM.
5% Other duties as assigned.
Working Conditions::
Typical university office environment; some evening and weekend events required.
To preserve the safety and security of the campus community and to maintain the integrity of university operations, it is the policy of Wright State University before making an employment offer conduct various background checks, such as a criminal record, credit history when job related and/or education verifications. Additionally, an administrative review shall be conducted whenever the university learns that an employee is charged with or convicted of a crime (except for minor vehicle violations). Frequently asked questions related to background checks may be found on the Human resources website at http://www.wright.edu/human-resources.
Effective July 1, 2017, per Policy 7230 Wright State University is tobacco-free. Tobacco use, including the sale, advertising sampling and distribution of tobacco products and tobacco related items is prohibited in all university facilities, on all university owned or leased grounds, university owned or operated residence halls and apartments, and at all university sponsored events regardless of location. Tobacco use is also prohibited in all university vehicles or on any equipment owned, leased or operated by Wright State University. This policy applies to anyone on campus including students, faculty, staff, visitors, consultants, vendors, patients, volunteers, and contractor
Wright State University serves nearly 18,000 students and offers more than 230 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degree programs through eight colleges and three schools. Located in the city of Fairborn in Greene County, Ohio, Wright State is conveniently situated adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and is less than 10 miles from downtown Dayton. One of our eight colleges, Wright State University–Lake Campus, is a university-operated regional campus on the shores of Grand Lake St. Marys in Celina, Ohio. The Wright State alumni community is more than 109,000 strong. For more information please visit www.wright.edu.