Degree and Transfer Specialist

Company Description:

SUNY Empire proudly serves 16,000 students through online, hybrid, and in-person instruction across New York state, the region, and the world. Established in 1971 as the innovative branch of the State University of New York, SUNY Empire is a recognized national leader in serving working adults - including parents, veterans, and military-affiliates - through flexible programs that meet workforce needs and provide support through mentoring and prior learning assessment. The institution offers a broad range of associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and certificate programs and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. SUNY Empire's 94,000 alumni are entrepreneurs, nurses, teachers, businesspeople, and leaders in their communities and their fields. Visit www.esc.edu and follow us on social media @SUNYEmpire.

SUNY Empire is committed to creating a multicultural, inclusive academic and work environment. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We believe that a diverse faculty is critical to academic excellence and prepares students to live and work in an increasingly global world.

Job Description:

SUNY Empire State College currently seeks a Degree and Transfer Specialist (State title: Staff Assistant) in the Office of the Registrar. The chosen candidate will work as part of a team whose primary responsibilities include reviewing and approving individualized degree programs. In addition, they will assist as needed in evaluating and applying advanced standing credit to student records, creating, and maintaining student degree audits and providing guidance regarding policy and procedures for the college community.

Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to:

• Participating in the review and approval of individualized undergraduate student degree programs
• Assisting in the creation and maintenance of undergraduate student degree audits using Degree Works
• Supporting academic review by researching answers and responding to questions regarding advanced standing credit and degree audit
• Evaluating transferability of prior learning from regionally accredited colleges, military experience; non- collegiate sponsored instruction evaluated by ACE and/or NCCRS, and other pre-evaluated professional learning
• Working with the Assistant Registrar for Transfer to create course equivalencies with input from faculty, assisting in the maintenance of the articulation tables, and applying transfer credit to student records
• Providing support within the office regarding technology for transfer and degree audit processes, including assisting with the transition to new technologies
• Working as part of a team and assisting with specific projects as assigned

The Office of the Registrar at SUNY Empire State College provides a wide range of services for students, alumni, faculty and staff, which include recording and reporting academic information, calculating, recording and reporting academic standing, graduation clearance, transcript services, transfer evaluation, enrollment verifications and certifications, collaboration on the academic calendar, enrollment reporting and forecasting, and publications including the term guide and the college catalog.  The office maintains all official student, alumni and curricular records for the college and it ensures the accuracy and integrity of the curricular and student records.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
• A minimum of two years' work experience in higher education
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to work independently as well as be a strong team player
• Strong attention to detail
• Clear and effective communication skills

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience utilizing student information software, particularly Banner and Degree Works
• Experience working in a distributed environment
• Experience with transfer credit and/or degree audit
• Demonstrated system-level thinking and problem-solving skills
• Experience working with an adult student population

Special Information:

• This position will be located in Saratoga Springs, NY
• VISA sponsorship is not available for this position

Additional Information:

Rank/Salary: SL2/$46,000.

Empire State College is an EOE employer.

We are pleased to offer our employees a generous compensation and benefits package. We also offer professional-development activities for professionals and support staff, as well as faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development.

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Application Instructions:

Applications Due By: Applications accepted until position is filled.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit the following documents, which are required for consideration by clicking on the APPLY NOW button:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Name and contact information of three references

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