Assistant Director-Articulation - Grand Rapids - Davenport University

Description

Associate Director - Transfer Articulation

The Associate Director of Transfer Articulation is responsible for building and maintaining strong partnerships with other institutions that optimize transferability into Davenport programs that meet expected academic program standards. The role also takes a proactive approach in the discovery and evaluation of potential new partnerships and new program articulations.

The Associate Director collaborates with the university deans and department chairs to ensure that transfer equivalencies are in line with college level coursework within all articulation agreements. An integral member of the University Registrar team, the associate director also collaborates with CRO staff regarding optimization of degree plans and transfer evaluations to ensure accuracy and adherence to financial aid guidelines.

Associate Director leads the creation, maintenance and recording of articulation agreements for community colleges, high schools, career and technical education centers, Canadian partner schools and corporate entities. The role also provides formal and informal training of new articulations and updates within current agreements to appropriate stakeholders in academics, admissions and advising.

Additionally, the Associate Director is responsible for all updates to the Michigan Transfer Network including the website, front page, and database information and is an active participant in MACRO.

• 5+ years Higher Education experience required, preferably in an area that utilized or evaluated articulation agreements.
• Familiarity with curriculum required, familiarity with Davenport University curriculum preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work accurately and effectively with computerized data systems (databases, spreadsheets, SIS and degree planning software).
• Demonstrated motivational and problem-solving capabilities with a high degree of integrity, ethics, and dedication to the mission of the University.
• Willingness to travel, travel between locations required (own transportation). Overnight stays may be required.

Responsibilities:

1. Continuously evaluate the educational environment for potential partnerships to optimize transferability to Davenport University.
2. Formulate, in partnership with academics, innovative articulation agreements with community colleges, high schools, career and technical education centers, Canadian partner schools and corporate sites that are responsive to market needs.
3. Analyze and evaluate participation in articulation programs annually and provides suggested changes for review and approval by appropriate internal and external stakeholders.
4. Develop and maintain the timeline for articulation updates in conjunction with university schedules to optimize admissions and registration.
5. Engage with CRO staff in the development and implementation of articulation agreements to ensure Degree Plans and transfer evaluations are optimized.
6. Maintain an up-to-date database of community college, high schools, vocational tech centers and corporate site contacts and articulation agreements accessible to DU stakeholders.
7. Update the Davenport University Statewide Post-Secondary Credit Agreement (Articulation) information including POS, ASF, and website information.
8. Actively participate in MACRAO and communicate trends, issues and opportunities to academics.
9. Understand and abide by all external and internal regulations and policies. This includes NCAA, GLIAC and national affiliations associated within athletics or other role specific regulations.

Key Task Initiatives: Analysis / Evaluation / Documentation:

• Establish a regular meeting schedule with top 7 Community College Partners with the purpose of analysis and evaluation of potential new articulation opportunities.
• Review remaining top 10 Community College articulations annually and establish targets for growth.
• Provide regular communication to the Director - Record Systems of any and all changes occurring at Community College partner schools.
• Provide annual review to DU academic deans, associate deans and department chairs specific articulation plan utilization and opportunities.
• Appraise current usage of HS and Tech Center articulations relative to credits-per-student and participations by school to determine effectiveness and recommend updates.
• Evaluate the major transfer plan structures (A2B and 60+) formats annually for new opportunities for transferability.
• Implement "training-on-demand" options to provide for onboarding admissions and advising.

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At Davenport, we believe that engaging diversity, equity and inclusion is essential to achieving educational and institutional excellence. We invite you to join us as we band together to create an environment of equity and inclusivity that leverages diverse life experiences, ideas, backgrounds and perspectives.

We recognize that not all job seekers have all the preferred qualifications listed in the job ad, but we strongly recommend that you apply if you meet most of the criteria.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including people of color, people with disabilities, Veterans and the LGBTQ + community.

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