Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Serve as a member of the Vice President for Student Affairs' Leadership Team and the Student Affairs liaison to campus and community partners regarding student retention and success.
• Lead, integrate and align programs, staff, and service operations, which includes high impact practices/engagement and academic support initiatives for first- generation and FTIC; Career Development Center, New Maverick Orientation, Intercultural Student Engagement Center, International Education (Study Abroad, Global Engagement, International Scholar Services), Military and Veteran Services, Experiential Learning, and Student Transition Programs and Services (includes transfer, new student, former foster care, sophomore and junior transition programs and success initiatives).
• Serve as the primary Liaison Officer for Parenting Students, a role mandated and defined by the state of Texas Legislature for higher education institutions to support students who are pregnant or the parent or guardian of a child younger than 18 years of age. The role connects parenting students to resources and advocates their needs across the institution.
• Remain current in state and national trends regarding college student transition, retention and post-secondary success.
• Lead and align operational area strategies and resources with Division and University priorities. 
• Recommend and monitor the usage of budget, personnel, and facilities to ensure compliance with regulations and optimal service delivery to students.
• Collaborate with academic partners to integrate student success strategies in the curriculum. 
• Lead strategies to expand students' access to co-curricular high impact experiential learning opportunities.
• Lead and support institutional strategies to integrate career readiness strategies in student employment and co-curricular learning experiences.
• Serve as senior liaison for Enrollment Management and Student Success partnerships (e.g., recruitment, access programs, orientation, etc.)
• Collaborate with University partners to identify and cultivate external funding opportunities (e.g., state, and federal grants, donors, etc.) to support student success programs and initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned by the Vice President for Student Affairs.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Student Personnel, Administration of Higher Education, or related field and six (6) years of demonstrated supervision and management of personnel, departments, and budgets or the equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in field related to Student Personnel or Administration of Higher Education.  
• Seven (7) years of demonstrated progressive professional experience in Student Affairs field to include management of personnel, departments, and budgets. 

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Arlington

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About The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as... both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas. Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100. The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.

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