This position is responsible for high-level support of the Entrepreneurship (ENT) Department and Isabella Bank Institute for Entrepreneurship (IBIE), including, but not limited to support for: (1) the ENT faculty; (2) the ENT undergraduate programs; (3) the Master of Entrepreneurial Ventures program (MEV); and (4) the IBIE and all of its programs, including the New Venture Challenge (NVC). The Executive Secretary will assist ENT and IBIE with curricular development, promotion and recruiting, and student services, among other tasks.

High school diploma or GED.
Four years of qualifying experience or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.
Experience with Microsoft Word.
Customer service experience.
Spreadsheet and/or database experience.
Organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Demonstrated positive interpersonal skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to project a positive attitude. Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines with accurate results.
Ability to compose, proofread and edit correspondence.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Experience with student advising.
Experience with curriculum development and working with faculty to develop curriculum and courses.
Experience with enrollment management and projections.
Experience with course scheduling and long-term scheduling projections for on-campus and online programs.
Experience with recruiting graduate business students.

Provides support to ENT department chairperson and faculty, the MEV Director, and the IBIE Director and Program Manager. Serves as the face of the ENT department for internal and external stakeholders and operates as the first line of communication for all ENT department correspondence.
Responsible for coordinating and delivering student services for the ENT undergraduate program and MEV program.
Acts as direct supervisor of any ENT student assistants hired to support this position.
Serves as an active member of the NVC Planning team, providing support for NVC day and the events leading up to NVC. This includes sending invitations, email reminders, ordering supplies & gifts, and leading the registration and check-in process for the larger events.
Assists ENT advisor in providing advising to current and incoming students, including daily face-to-face advising appointments, telephone advising appointments, and e-mail advising correspondence to prospective students.
Assists ENT internship coordinator with receiving internship applications, providing information to students on the internship process, and email/phone correspondence with on-site internship supervisors.
Reconciles ENT and IBIE department budget accounts monthly along with credit card transactions and preparing related SAP & other reports.
Prepares purchase requisitions, invoice vouchers, equipment moving and maintenance requests, and orders supplies on behalf of the ENT and IBIE departments.
Maintains and distributes keys for ENT and IBIE department rooms and offices.
Prepares and provides record keeping for expense and reimbursement vouchers for all ENT faculty and IBIE director & program manager, coordinating with college professional development funds and department accounts.
Initiates ENT and IBIE department personnel transactions.
Assists ENT chair with class scheduling and with class changes, including transactions with the Registrars office.
Oversees room scheduling for ENT assigned class and meeting rooms.
Assists ENT Chairperson with all annual departmental reporting.
Assists ENT and MEV faculty with all annual assessment reporting.
Assists ENT faculty with the creation and revision of the ENT curriculum.
Conducts special projects and assignments as directed by the ENT department chairperson, MEV Director, or IBIE Director.
Assists ENT chairperson and faculty with enrollment, student information, and advising appointments for majors/minors.
Prepares Student Opinion Surveys for ENT courses and coordinates the processing of completed faculty RPT packets.
Assists ENT chairperson, faculty, and IBIE in scheduling and coordinating guest speakers on-campus, as well as speaking engagements and conference attendance off-campus.
Assists with scholarship applications, awards, and correspondence.
Attends training sessions to keep up-to-date on new (or changes to existing) university procedures. Participates in professional development, as needed.
Assists ENT Chairperson and MEV Director with the creation of promotional materials for those programs and with correspondence with the relevant supporting cast on-campus.
Assists MEV Director in evaluating application materials and makes admission recommendations to Graduate Student Services.
Prepares and follows up on Authorization of Degree for MEV Students.
Prepares Class substitution forms and issues Plan B sign off forms for graduating students.
Collects applications and performs preliminary evaluations for GA/TA, working with Chair and Faculty on final allocations.
Supports MEV Director with follow-up of students on academic probation.
Coordinates orientation sessions for new MEV students.
Corresponds with MEV program applicants. Responds to ENT and MEV program email.
Performs other duties as needed.

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Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.

We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.

CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.

Central is home to 17 mens and womens Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.

CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. Its part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the states largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.

Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions - Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more - are within easy reach of the citys central location in Michigans Lower Peninsula.

CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.

Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.

We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.

Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.