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EASTERN WASHINGTON Degree Completion Coordinator in CHENEY, Washington
Degree Completion Coordinator
About Eastern Washington University:
Eastern Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university with an enrollment of over 10,000 students, is one of six state-funded four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, each governed by its own board of trustees. EWU's 300-acre main campus is located in Cheney, a community of 12,000 residents 16 miles southwest of Washington's second largest city, Spokane. Eastern also offers programs in downtown Spokane at the innovative, energy-efficient Catalyst building, the SIERR building which is a hub for research, development and advancement of health sciences, and at Riverpoint, a campus shared with Washington State University. In addition, EWU programs can be found at select locations throughout the state, aligned with the needs of the community. Eastern contributes to the vitality of the region and the state through its wide array of bachelor's and master's degrees in over 100 fields of study, as well as applied doctorates in physical therapy and educational leadership, offering accessible pathways to career success and personal development to students of all socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds.
Eastern Washington University has been recognized for its commitment to helping undergraduate students learn, grow and succeed by https://collegesofdistinction.com/, a nationally trusted resource guide for college-bound students. The honor recognizes Eastern as a https://collegesofdistinction.com/best-colleges-of-distinction/ (CoD). Money magazine recently named https://money.com/best-colleges/profile/eastern-washington-university/.
Tribal Land Acknowledgement
Eastern Washington University resides within the traditional homelands of the Spokane People and other tribes who are connected through their shared history of this region. This land holds their cultural DNA and it is their Ancestors who are here and bring forth the knowledge of this place---the knowledge that comes from the land.
Job Summary:
The Center for Academic Advising & Retention is currently seeking skilled and team-oriented applicants for the following position: Degree Completion Coordinator
The Degree Completion Coordinator supports EWU's student success efforts ensuring the unique student needs of each college are represented in all programming. This role will link the Student Success Collaborative and Degree Completion office and centralized advising with college-level administration, academic departments, and faculty as well as between other university offices. This position is responsible for collecting and analyzing university- and college-level student success and retention data used to inform campus-wide programming and initiatives.
This position is responsible for supporting advising and retention programming and academic advising communication plans and strategies, with a special focus on students assigned to faculty advisors. The Degree Completion Coordinator will work with professional advisors, faculty advisors, and the college deans' offices to address university-wide college-level advising concerns.
This role may support any of EWU's campus-wide student success, retention and graduation initiatives and programs including but not limited to the early warning system, academic planning and registration and accompanying technology, the student-facing mobile application and other tools, a comprehensive faculty academic advising development and support program, and others. This also includes the ongoing monitoring and assessment of each program and initiative.
See Job Duties section for detailed description of the position's responsibilities.
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