Director Of Admissions

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Director of Admissions
Duties: Development and oversight of admissions office policies and supervision of admissions staff; planning special recruiting events on and off-campus for prospective and admitted applicants; the development and implementation of a coherent, unified strategy to maximize the breadth and quality of the application pool; counseling prospective applicants and conducting applicant interviews; participating, as a voting member, with the faculty admissions committee in the applicant evaluation and decision-making process; and working with faculty and committees as needed. Administers the College’s scholarship program, in cooperation with the University Financial Aid Office, including the selection of the scholarship award recipients and counseling students on availability of scholarships and general financial aid matters. Cultivates long-term relationships with strategic undergraduate institutions, pre-law advisors, faculty, and alumni to ensure that the goals of the admissions program are achieved. Serves as the primary and sole leader of law admissions processes and objectives and is responsible for meeting enrollment and budgetary goals. Supervising, evaluating, and training Associate Director of Admissions and administrative staff assigned to the admissions office; Overseeing admissions staff to ensure accurate processing of applications for admissions; Counseling prospective and admitted students, by phone, email, zoom, or in person regarding admissions requirements, the application process, and College of Law programs; Performing statistical analysis on applicants, the application pool, profiles, yields for demographic groups, projected enrollment, class composition and other data, and providing timely statistical information to the Dean, Associate Dean of Students, and Faculty Admissions Committee regarding all aspects of the applicant pool, as well as historical comparisons; Leading the evaluation and assessment of applicants and coordinating the file review process; Managing the issuance of federal immigration documents for College of Law international students with the University Office of Graduate Admissions and International Programs Office; Assuring the cooperation of the Admissions Office with various College of Law events; and Representing the College of Law before University committees and boards as needed. Strategically planning recruitment processes including travel to selected events and other recruitment activities to maximize the breadth and quality of the applicant pool; Representing the College of Law at recruiting functions; In consultation with appropriate IT personnel, designing and ensuring maintenance of all admissions and recruiting related web pages; Developing and implementing strategies and programs necessary to convert admitted students to enrolled students; Recruiting and managing team of law student ambassadors, alumni, and faculty to assist with recruitment activities such as giving tours of the law school and answering questions from admitted students to enhance the overall effectiveness of the recruiting program; In collaboration with appropriate personnel, planning, directing and carrying out a wide range of programs and services for prospective and current students, including admitted student events, new student orientation, law school application workshops, planning sessions, and other admissions and student services events; Developing and maintaining effective relationships with select pre-law advisors, undergraduate programs, and campus departments and advisors. Developing scholarship award and allocation strategy to maximize enrollment targets; Counseling current students about visiting other programs, financial aid, short-term loans and other needs; Maintaining and overseeing scholarship and financial aid information; Developing and maintaining comparative data on financial aid and scholarship awards. Developing procedures and processes to ensure accurate collection and entry of student application data and records; Overseeing staff to ensure consistent and accurate file maintenance of the applicant and admitted student pools, and serving as custodian of admissions documents and records; Designing and preparing statistical and narrative reports for various constituencies, including external agencies, University officials, law school administration, and the faculty; Overseeing and evaluating the use of appropriate computer applications to effectively manage the admissions program; Using information reports from data gathered above to develop annual strategic admissions plans in conjunction with the deans.

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