Details
Posted: 05-Aug-22
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Salary: Unpaid
Internal Number: 22004268_1659562122
The Tippie College of Business seeks candidates for an Assistant Director in their Undergraduate Program Office. The position is responsible for the experiential learning initiatives that encourage Tippie students to learn by doing. The portfolio includes the oversight of the Tippie RISE (Research, Internship, Study Abroad, Experiential Course) experiential learning component, with a specific focus on research, experiential courses, and honors. Responsibilities will require occasional time outside the 8:00am to 5:00pm workday to support student activities and events.
Who we are.
It's hard to describe the Tippie College of Business in just a few words.
We are over 4,000 students, in programs spanning BBA to PhD. We are six academic departments-accounting, business analytics, economics, finance, marketing, and management and entrepreneurship. We are eight centers and institutes, and four student-managed endowment funds. We are 50,000 alumni and growing.
Our leadership is forward-thinking, pioneering, and embraces our responsibility to pursue excellence through diversity. Our advisory boards serve as eyes and ears to industry. Tippie is regularly listed in top business school rankings. We install the best technology to support our research and teaching mission, both in our on-campus facilities and at our remote locations.
We hold the gold standard of accreditations, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and have maintained the accreditation for over 95 years (since 1923). Explore Tippie's people, initiatives, programs, and more. There's a lot to learn, and a lot to love.
Responsibilities
Plan, design, and implement educational programs and events to strategically promote honors and research opportunities to fulfill the learning objectives of the Tippie RISE requirement.
Coordinate events to foster honors student engagement within the Tippie community by advising the Tippie Business Honors Society (TBHS), acting as the collegiate chapter advisor for Beta Gamma Sigma, supervising the Honors Ambassadors, and guiding students through the Honors in the Major (HITM) process.
Collaborate with Tippie faculty on experiential course designation, mentored research, and HITM, and partnering with the College's honors director on honors student support.
Monitor the academic, career, and personal goals of Tippie students to develop or promote available Tippie RISE opportunities.
Develop a strategic communication plan to build awareness about experiential learning, honors, and research in the Tippie community.
Manage enrollment process for BUS:3600 Mentored Research, including research interest form, database, matching students to faculty, research agreement form, and permission to enroll in the course.
Oversee updating and management of academic planning publications.
Facilitate the scheduled review of experiential courses and maintain database of approved courses.
Train new staff about honors advising and provide periodic updates about experiential learning to UPO staff.
Promote and showcase Tippie RISE learning opportunities including: internships, international, service-learning, honors, research, or other approved experiences to students. This may include teaching LS:1024 Hawkeye Service Breaks.
Serve as liaison to the University Honors Program and the University Experiential Learning Committee on matters including honors completion and best practices in experiential learning.
Coordinate and develop Tippie RISE presence on the TCOB website and social media. Collect student photos and stories for social media to engage prospective and current students, staff, faculty.
Plan and monitor the budget for the Tippie Honors Program (research grants, select honors scholarships, TBHS activities, and student stipends).
To obtain the full job description including key areas of responsibility, technical competencies, and desirable qualifications, please contact joshua-gulick@uiowa.edu
QUALIFICATIONS
Education Requirement
Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Qualifications
Typically, 1 to 3 years in a student services role supporting undergraduate success such as academic advising, academic support and retention, residence life, admission counseling, study abroad advising, career advising, student life or similar.
Experience fostering and promoting values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Working knowledge of and experience in program management and/or event planning and execution.
Expert knowledge of and ability to communicate effectively with individuals and large groups both verbally and in writing.
Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Desired Qualifications
Experience as a participant in a study abroad experience as a student.
Reasonable experience with planning, implementing, and assessing study abroad programs and their impact.
Reasonable experience working individually with undergraduate students in an ongoing advising or mentoring capacity.
Knowledge of University of Iowa policies and procedures related to undergraduate students.
Application Details:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Josh Gulick at joshua-gulick@uiowa.edu.
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, associational preference, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or status as a protected veteran.
