Student Success Coordinator Job at Bemidji State University
Position Details
Position Information
Classification Title
Student Success Coordinator
Working Title
Student Success Coordinator
Hire Types
Staff
Division
Academic & Student Affairs
Department
Student Life & Success
Unit
Student Life & Success
Location
Bemidji State University Campus
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Full/Part Time
Full Time
FTE
Employment Condition
Externally Funded
Work Shift
Work Schedule/Hours/Days
Monday – Friday
Posting Details
Grant Funded
Salary Minimum
Depends on qualifications; Range B ($37,108 - $64,576)
Salary Maximum
Salary Type
Hourly
Bargaining Unit/Plan
211, MSUAASF
Job Description
* 2 positions will be filled
*
Bemidji State University ( BSU ) invites applicants to join our team as the Student Success Coordinator. BSU’s vision is to educate people to lead inspired lives. To accomplish BSU’s vision, the University prioritizes creating a culture in which diversity is embraced and all people are safe, welcome, and validated. Centered between the three largest Tribal nations in Minnesota – Leech Lake, Red Lake, and White Earth – BSU also prioritizes increasing engagement with American Indian communities to become a destination university.
Bemidji State University ( BSU ) invites applicants to join our team as the Student Success Coordinator. BSU’s vision is to educate people to lead inspired lives. To accomplish BSU’s vision, the University prioritizes creating a culture in which diversity is embraced and all people are safe, welcome, and validated. Centered between the three largest Tribal nations in Minnesota – Leech Lake, Red Lake, and White Earth – BSU also prioritizes increasing engagement with American Indian communities to become a destination university.
Enrolling more than 5,000 students, BSU offers more than 70 undergraduate majors and nine graduate degrees encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. BSU is a member of the Minnesota State system of colleges and universities and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. BSU’s
Shared Fundamental Values include civic engagement and leadership, international and multicultural understanding, belief in the power of the liberal arts, and environmental stewardship. BSU is located amid the lakes and forests of northern Minnesota and occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. BSU balances rigorous academia with the opportunity to enjoy a fun, robust, outdoor culture. The proximity to the lake and the surrounding north woods allows easy access to an assortment of recreation.
The
Student Success Coordinator provides support for self-identifying American Indian (AI) students in any way that is contributing to their success at the collegiate level. This position will develop and maintain healthy communication and collaboration with a variety of student services across the BSU campus. This position will advocate for self-identifying American Indian student needs through the various departments across campus including, but not limited to: Academics Affairs, Admissions, Athletics, Financial Aid, Student Life and Success, Student Services, and Faculty. In addition, the Student Success Coordinator will work in conjunction with the Associate Directors to recommend new and creative solutions within the AIRC as it relates to the ever-growing recruitment, retention, and persistence efforts for American Indian students at Bemidji State University. More information can be found at
Minnesota State’s Institute for Indigenous Education & Practice.
Responsibilities of the Student Success Coordinator include:
Student Support. (40%)- Providing holistic wrap-around support and advising to self-identified American Indian (AI) students who are, but not limited to, conditionally admitted or placed on academic warning or suspension. Conducting assessments of AI students’ needs and barriers that may inhibit AI student success and completing academic success plans.
- Utilizing and working within the online student tracking system provided by the university, reaching out to students and providing accurate and quick decision-making processes to support their success.
- Establishing and assessing retention work, advising, and adjusting where necessary with supervisor approval.
- Working with students to provide direction and referrals to the Associate Directors in high stress and complex situations including, but not limited to, wellness checks, mental health needs, and various other University or community resources.
- Outreach Events. (40%)
- Participating as needed in the AIRC’s on campus outreach events of AI students.
- Working collaboratively with the Admissions team to ensure the AIRC and BSU are properly represented at Preview days, individual tours and on-campus recruitment events.
- Collaborating with Associate Directors to reignite Ojibwe Knowledge Bowl each Fall semester, and the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) preview practice each Spring Semester.
- Participating, as directed by the associate directors, ensuring the AIRC is represented at the Academic Advising & Registration (AAR) days and other large on-campus recruitment events.
- Documenting and managing the process to communicate with potential AI students from admissions application to enrollment (incoming/transfer).
- Accurately communicating/representing admissions requirements, academic programs and student activities/life opportunities to AI parents, students, families, and transfer students visiting campus.
- Assisting with the preparation and communication of professional recruitment materials to interested students, parents, schools, and other entities.
- Other. (20%)
- Participating in AI Student evens and AIRC events from preparation to completion including, but not limited to, the AI Student Awards Banquet, Annual Powwow, one pot meals, Scholarship Golf Tournament, etc.
- Serving as a proxy for on-campus committees that pertain to the recruitment and retention of AI students in collaboration with Associate Directors.
- Assisting with marketing efforts via social media and flyer preparation for AIRC events such as banquets and annual events.
- Other dues as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Minimum qualifications for this position include:
- Associate Degree in a related field and three (3) years of professional experience or an equivalent combination of post-secondary education, training, and/or professional experience.
- In-depth knowledge of American Indian Tribal culture and communities.
- Must demonstrate excellent oral and written skills.
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- A demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
- Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred qualifications include:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge in academic and personal matters that impact recruitment and retention of American Indian students.
- Experience in a Student Service Profession.
- Experience or proficient knowledge of Higher Education systems.
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your application and/or resume clearly demonstrate fulfillment of these minimum and preferred qualifications.
Other Requirements
Other considerations:
- All applicants must be able to lawfully accept employment in the United States at the time of an offer of employment.
- Official transcript(s) must be provided to Human Resources upon hire.
- Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty (MSUAASF) –see agreement.
- In accordance with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MinnState) Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, faculty and staff driving on college/university business, who use a rental or state vehicle, shall be required to complete a vehicle Use Agreement form and conform to MinnState’s vehicle use criteria and consent to a motor vehicle records check.
- BSU is a tobacco free workplace (see policy).
Apply online: https://bemidjistate.peopleadmin.com/
A complete application will include the following attachments:
- Cover letter, which addresses the required qualifications and your specific interest in working at BSU.
- Resume / Curriculum Vitae.
Inquiries about the position:
Chrissy Downwind, Executive Director of the American Indian Resource Center
Phone: (218) 755-2141
Email: c
hrissy.downwind@bemidjistate.edu
If you have general questions about this posting or submitting an application, contact Mary Miller at mary.miller@bemidjistate.edu
About
UNIVERSITY
/
COMMUNITY
WHY BEMIDJI :
Bemidji State University is nestled among the pines along the shores of Lake Bemidji, just blocks from a thriving downtown community. In this Northwoods setting, students, staff, and faculty have a variety of activities at their fingertips. Possessing all the charm and character of a college town, Bemidji remains a tight-knit community of good neighbors and engaged citizens who always come out to cheer for the Beavers. While the city of Bemidji — named after the Ojibwe Chief Shaynowishkung (nicknamed Bemidji) — is home to a diverse population of more than 15,000 people, it serves a regional population of more than 100,000.
WHY BEMIDJI :
Bemidji State University is nestled among the pines along the shores of Lake Bemidji, just blocks from a thriving downtown community. In this Northwoods setting, students, staff, and faculty have a variety of activities at their fingertips. Possessing all the charm and character of a college town, Bemidji remains a tight-knit community of good neighbors and engaged citizens who always come out to cheer for the Beavers. While the city of Bemidji — named after the Ojibwe Chief Shaynowishkung (nicknamed Bemidji) — is home to a diverse population of more than 15,000 people, it serves a regional population of more than 100,000.
Though quaint and historic, the city offers the urban conveniences upon which college students rely. Bemidji State is conveniently located minutes away from affordable restaurants, cozy coffee shops, grocery stores, city parks and more. Small, locally owned shops and art sculptures line the streets of downtown Bemidji, while national chains can be found in and around the Bemidji area, including an uptown selection of department stores and restaurants, students at Bemidji State University have the opportunity to experience a dynamic local culture and history. Bemidji also sits at the center of the legends of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. The famous statues of Paul and Babe greet students as they drive in from the south along Lake Bemidji.
The thriving downtown community presents ample opportunities for engagement off-campus. Among other things, there are fine-dining restaurants, cafes, and a natural foods co-op in downtown Bemidji. The historic Paul Bunyan Playhouse has a calendar of classic shows; restaurants and lounges offer weekly live music performances; the First Friday Art Walk provides a tour of new monthly art exhibits; and annual events such as the Loop the Lake Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Blue Ox Marathon, Bemidji Winterfest, and The Minnesota Finlandia bring the community together.
For those who love the outdoors, there are wooded, multi-use trail systems within minutes of campus and community parks with walking trails, playgrounds and a skate park. Lake Bemidji State Park and its miles of navigable trails is located directly across the lake from BSU, and the Buena Vista Ski Area — just 12 miles north of campus — offers downhill skiing and BSU-sponsored student transportation in the winter months. Further, the Mississippi River Headwaters is a mere 45 minutes from Bemidji.
For further information About BSU visit our website at http://www.bemidjistate.edu
Review a “special report on how this former lumber town has rebuilt itself as a high-speed, regional center of enterprise” at Bemidji 2.0
Other Resources:
- Visit Bemidji – https://www.visitbemidji.com/
- 218 Relocate / Greater Bemidji – https://www.218relocate.com/
- Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce – https://www.bemidji.org/
- Explore Minnesota – https://www.exploreminnesota.com/article/top-things-to-do-bemidji
Statement of Notice
Bemidji State University prohibits discrimination and sexual violence of any kind. Contact the Title IX Coordinator if you have concerns regarding discrimination and/or sexual violence.
Per
Minnesota State System Procedure 1B.3.1, all universities and colleges must provide contact information of their Title IX Coordinator.
Megan Zothman, Campus Human Resources Officer & Title IX Coordinator
Email:
TitleIX@bemidjistate.edu or
Megan.Zothman@BemidjiState.edu
Phone: (218) 755-2502
1500 Birchmont Drive NE, Deputy Hall, Room 335, Bemidji, MN 56601
Benefits Info
Link to benefits information: https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/human-resources/current-employees/benefits-2/
Employment for this position is covered by the Administrator’s Plan, which can be found at https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/msuaasf/wp-content/uploads/sites/105/2022/01/2021-2023-Final- MSUAASF -Contract.pdf
Employment for this position is covered by the Administrator’s Plan, which can be found at https://www.bemidjistate.edu/offices/msuaasf/wp-content/uploads/sites/105/2022/01/2021-2023-Final- MSUAASF -Contract.pdf
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
2023-041-BSU
Number of Vacancies
2
Re-posting
No
Desired Start Date
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
04/10/2023
Close Date
04/18/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Special Instructions Summary
Accept Applications
Yes
Posting Contact
Mary Miller at 218-755-2084 or mary.miller@bemidjistate.edu
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bemidji State University / Northwest Technical College are Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity Employers and Educators. This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities. Consumers with hearing or speech disabilities may contact us via their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service.
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