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Admissions Professional

Alma College is seeking an admissions professional. Salary and title are dependent upon experience and qualifications. This position reports to the Director of Admissions and coordinates recruitment activities and programming for northern Michigan. This professional role works on the development, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive student recruitment plans and serves as a resource for the campus. The individual hired will join a successful Admissions team which just recruited the largest class in the history of the College.

Duties and Responsibilities

Interview and counsel future students and their parents on College admission requirements and the overall college choice process. Represent and promote the College to external constituencies and participate in on and off campus Admissions activities including a specific recruitment territory. Provide oversight and direction for specialized admission area and/or program. Position requires significant travel during the fall. Work will also include targeted communication, telecounseling, and participation in admission campus events.

Minimum Qualifications

  1. Bachelor’s degree
  2. Strong communication skills (interpersonal and written)
  3. A minimum of one year of admissions experience
  4. A valid driver’s license and good driving record
  5. Self-motivation
  6. Sense of humor

Application

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, a current résumé, and the name, address, e-mail, and phone number of three professional references to Evan Montague, Director of Admissions, 614 W. Superior, Alma, MI 48801 or to . Résumés will be reviewed beginning July 16 until the position is filled.

Alma College offers a comprehensive salary, incentive, and benefits program and the use of a college vehicle. Alma College is an AA/EOE, and women and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

 

Thirty-four percent of Alma students participate in intercollegiate athletics. Alma College competes at the NCAA Division III level as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the oldest existing athletic conference in the nation.

 

Student Profile

Brett Seymoure

Brett Seymoure
Graduation: 2009
Major: Biology
From: Paw Paw, Michigan
Interests: Sports, Politics

Alma’s close faculty-student interaction provides numerous benefits such as the ability to do undergraduate research on a graduate level. Alma’s professors treat students more as peers welcoming student input and collaboration on faculty projects. When students are involved in research, faculty aggressively pursue publication of findings including students as co-authors.