Program Coordinator (Coordinator of Educational Programs)

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

The UIC Department of Physical Therapy is seeking a Program Coordinator (Coordinator of Educational Programs). The Program Coordinator works closely with the Director of Professional Education, Director of Graduate Studies, Director(s) of Clinical Education and faculty involved with the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, the Doctor of Clinical Exercise Physiology (DCEP) program, and the graduate admissions process. As a member of the Administrative Staff, the Program Coordinator shares responsibility to support all departmental programs and activities under the direction of the Director of Operations. This position reports to the Director of Operations.

The Program Coordinator has responsibility for supporting the Directors of Professional and Graduate education and the Directors of Clinical Education in the effective and efficient operations of the DPT, DCEP, M.S. programs, and Certificate programs. The Program Coordinator must be knowledgeable about educational programs at all levels (i.e., undergraduate, graduate and professional)

The Program Coordinator must have the software skills to facilitate data abstraction from admissions databases (including The Centralized Application Service, PTCAS) and provide reports on admissions scores. The Program Coordinator processes admissions applications in the Departments' academic programs and assists with the selection process under the Faculty Admissions Team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Admission support: managing admissions data for multiple programs; communicating with applicants from application submission through enrollment, including extending offers and recording replies; reporting application data to program directors and admissions reviewers; facilitating review processes by program; updating program information with PTCAS (application service); maintaining application data in PTCAS and in Slate (Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions); training and supervising student workers to check applicants' pre-requisites; and completing portions of annual accreditation report. Also calculates the admissions review data and develops list of candidates who will receive DPT offers.
• Clinical Education Administrative support: Update and maintain student and clinical site information in software systems such as Exxat and Castlebranch; Prepare communications, surveys and other correspondence for clinical partners and students using Exxat, Qualtrics and other software platforms; Work with the Director of Clinical Education and other university departments to support clinical education initiatives such as developing new and renewing existing contracts and transitioning to new software versions; Organize and synthesize clinical education data to inform decisions about the program; Schedule clinical education meetings and take meeting minutes.
• Develops, coordination of classroom and program schedules (each academic term). Collecting and filing syllabi.  Soliciting textbook orders from faculty, submitting them to bookstore and distributing to students.  Maintain room schedules for courses, meetings, etc. Post calendars weekly outside rooms.
• Assisting with student course registration and program registration; monitoring to ensure accuracy.  Maintaining class rosters and databases of student enrollment.   Enter course change and add requests in Course Request System (CRS).
• Maintaining records of student progress and generating reports on student progress each academic term.  Maintaining student information with national student licensing agency. Maintaining record of student advisers; communicating assignments to students and faculty.  Facilitating certificate program completion process.
• Assists with annual university and accreditation reporting.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree.
2. A total of one (1) year (12 months) of professional experience supporting undergraduate, graduate and professional education programs 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the structure, functions, systems, policies and procedures of the University of Illinois.

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