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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 a specified territory. 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 include: 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

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 montague@alma.edu.

Résumés will be reviewed beginning immediately 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.

 

Alma College’s partnership with the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force, an EPA-sanctioned Community Advisory Group (CAG), was selected as a finalist for Michigan’s 2007 Carter Partnership Award. The Task Force is recognized as one of the most influential and active CAGs nationally and as having the largest membership of any CAG in the United States.

 

Student Profile

Terra Teague

Terra Teague
Graduation: 2008
Major: Business Administration
From: Monroe
Interests: Business Simulations, Athletics

Terra’s Spring Term experience in China is a tremendous help understanding the relationship the U.S. has with one of its largest trading partners. The business administration major from Monroe has seen first hand the economic effects on southeast Michigan of low-cost imports and Chinese monetary policies.