Coordinator of Readmission and Transfer (HR Title: Administrative Specialist I)

Salary Range: 

Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications

About SMU

SMU’s more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the University’s small classes, meaningful research opportunities, leadership development, community service, international study and innovative programs.

SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.

SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem – paired with entrepreneurial drive – creates an unrivaled environment for the University to deliver research excellence.

Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities. SMU’s relationship with Dallas – the dynamic center of one of the nation’s fastest-growing regions – offers unique learning, research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad for global impact.

SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic freedom and open inquiry.

About the Position:

This role is an on-campus, in-person position.

The primary role of the Coordinator of Administration in the University Registrar's Office's is to oversee the reinstatement and reactivation of SMU students. The position also supports transfer processing and veteran student services. This position helps processing requests to hire, and hiring/supervising student workers.

Essential Functions:

• Reinstatement/reactivation:
  Oversee the application, and reporting processes for SMU students; Create and maintain documentation of all processes related to reinstatement/reactivation applications and web pages; Work closely with campus partners to facilitate the reinstatement/reactivation process; manage communication with students pending reinstatement/reactivation.
• Transfer Services: 
  Support the Assistant Registrar for Transfer Services, including data entry and data review checks; Assist with special projects and events for transfer students, Oversee the advisement of the Tau Sigma Honor Society; Assist in coordinating the reverse transfer credit process for students.
• Veteran Services:
  Serve as a School Certifying Official (SCO) by certifying student enrollment for VA educational benefits. Provide assistance with answering benefit-related and enrollment questions for prospective VA benefit eligible students.
• Student Workers and Temporary Employees:
  Recruit, hire and manage student workers in the University Registrar's Office; Work with RO leadership to identify specific needs of the office; Schedule student workers to ensure office needs/coverage are met; Provide orientation and FERPA training; Coordinate student worker PAFs and timesheet approvals.

• In accordance with the SMU Strategic Plan, in the respective capacities of this position, contribute to the Registrar's Office efforts to support and facilitate the enrollment of high-achieving undergraduate first-year and transfer students; increase the annual number of new transfer students; integrate transfer students into the SMU community, strengthening retention of transfer students and timely completion of graduation.

• Other duties as assigned:
  Assist with student walk-ins to the Blanton-Transfer and Veterans Services suite. Assist with special projects and all Registrar office events, as needed