Admissions Assistant

Admissions Assistant

The Admissions Assistant will join the Office of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Student and Academic Services as a key member of the team, providing detail-oriented and service-focused support for DVM student admissions and recruitment activities. This position provides critical support to the Director of Admissions and plays an integral role in the successful execution of DVM student admissions and recruitment activities.

Working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, the Admissions Assistant will manage admissions systems and processes, support prospective student engagement, coordinate application activities, and contribute to recruitment initiatives that advance the college's enrollment goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage recruitment database systems, including data entry, tracking, report creation, and analysis to support admissions strategy and institutional research efforts.
• Respond to prospective student inquiries by email and phone, providing accurate and timely guidance on application requirements, admissions policies, and the DVM program.
• Coordinate the annual DVM admissions process, supporting more than 1,800 applications through application tracking, data management, applicant communications, technical support, and decision notifications.
• Serve as a liaison with the Veterinary Medicine IT team to support admissions systems and ensure effective application processing.
• Manage admissions communications, including email distributions, newsletters, mass communications, and website updates.
• Support admissions committee meetings, recruitment events, and other outreach activities through logistical planning, scheduling, and event coordination.
• Assist with office operations, including publication orders, workflow coordination for part-time employees and support staff, and other administrative responsibilities.
• Collaborate with Enrollment Division partners and representatives across Cornell colleges, schools, and units to support university-wide enrollment goals.

This is a full-time (39 hours/week) Contract College position that is based in Ithaca, NY and fully on-site. Work hours are 8:00am-4:30pm Monday through Friday.

About The College of Veterinary Medicine

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University is recognized internationally as a leader in public health, biomedical research, animal medicine, and veterinary medical education. Ranked consistently as one of the best veterinary colleges in the nation, the College's strength is due to its strategic breadth of focus areas and its depth of expertise in each of those areas; the achievements of its faculty, staff, alumni, and students.

What We Need

We are seeking a collaborative team member who is customer service-oriented, organized, and comfortable leveraging technology to support students, colleagues, and stakeholders. Additionally, you will have:

• An Associate's degree or equivalent with at least two to four years of related experience. Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Must have knowledge and experience in database management and reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a strong team member who clearly, openly, and frequently communicates with others;
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment;
• Experience interacting with varied clientele in a timely, courteous and professional manner at all times, as well as the ability and willingness to work in a team-based environment;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral);
• Strong organizational skills and detail orientation;
• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing;
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

If you possess these experiences and skills this may be the role for you! There are a few other qualifications we would view as incredibly helpful in this role, to include:

• Bachelor's degree preferred. Experience in an academic setting desired. Knowledge of web design and database programming preferred. Previous experience using admissions CRM technologies especially Peoplesoft system is a plus

A cover letter and resume are required for consideration for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

• This position is based in Ithaca, New York and fully on-site.
• Cornell receives national recognition as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: Understand Your Benefits | Working at Cornell.
• Our leave provisions include health and personal leave, three weeks of vacation and 13 holidays: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, and an end of the year winter break from December 25-January 1. To offer greater flexibility for observing faiths and traditions we also offer two additional floating holidays. Learn more about our generous leave provisions: Holiday and Accrued Time Off | Working at Cornell
• Cornell's impressive educational benefits include tuition-free Extramural Study and Employee Degree Program, tuition aid for external education, and Cornell Children's Tuition Assistance Program. Learn more about our extensive educational benefits: Education Benefits | Working at Cornell
• Follow this link to learn more about the Total Rewards of Working at Cornell: Total Rewards | Working at Cornell.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.