This position develops and supports the administration of programs that advance the recruitment of highly qualified and diverse applicants to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. This role supports the student experience by ensuring a smooth admissions process and helping to create an engaging environment through events.
Required Qualifications::
Bachelor's degree
Three or more years of work experience in higher education, admissions, or program management
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::
30% Coordinate Medical Student Selection Process:
Responsible for ensuring that admissions interviews, selection meetings and all related activities are as seamless as possible for both the students and the admissions committee.
Conduct holistic application screening for applications to the Medical Doctor (M.D.) program at the Boonshoft School of Medicine as part of the Admissions Committee.
Lead and organize a sub-committee for admissions.
Provide admission instruction to prospective students.
Respond to requests for information for prospective students.
Counsel applicants by email and phone regarding WSU requirements and processes.
Work with admissions coordinator for admissions related decisions that do not meet standard criteria, either makes decision or makes recommendation to Director for decision.
30% Outreach and Recruitment:
Represent Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in the community.
Engage in travel to high schools, college fairs, and expos as needed in order to recruit students.
Coordinate recruitment efforts designed to matriculate diverse and qualified candidates to the BSOM.
Implement and maintain Web Admit technology.
20% Student Engagement and Events:
Following established BSOM admissions processes and procedures, manages administrative support for the Director of Admissions, Admissions Committee Members, and the Office of Admissions student workers.
Under the supervision of the Director, manage 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.
Oversee the logistics of engagement and recruiting events. This includes but is not limited to event set-up and teardown, managing the general event flow, ensure appropriate inventory of admissions collateral, and troubleshooting campus software.
15% Support Compliance:
In compliance with the University and Liaison Committee of Medical Education standards (LCME), maintains permanent American Medical College Admission Service and established BSOM sponsored admissions records.
Direct the archiving of data related to existing pipeline recruiting programs for the BSOM.
Provide documentation for LCME accreditation reports as requested.
Working Conditions::
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 employees.
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.